Privacy policy
Effective November 10, 2026
Your scripts and recordings
Varbatim stores your scripts, emphasis formatting, preferences and recovery backups on your device. Completed videos are kept in Varbatim’s folder in Files and are also copied to Photos when you allow it. Incomplete or failed saves may remain in local recovery storage and are listed in Saved takes. The app does not operate an account system or upload this content to a Varbatim server.
Camera and microphone
Camera access provides the live preview and video recording. Microphone access supplies your video’s audio and, when enabled, Voice Follow. The app displays recording and microphone status. You can rehearse scripts without granting camera access.
Voice Follow
Voice Follow uses Apple’s Speech framework. Recognition runs on your device when supported. If on-device recognition is unavailable, Varbatim asks before using Apple’s online recognition service. If you agree, microphone audio and contextual words from your script may be sent to Apple for recognition under Apple’s privacy terms. Declining leaves tap-based and WPM scrolling available. Varbatim does not retain recognition transcripts or send them to its own servers.
No advertising or tracking
Varbatim contains no advertising, analytics SDKs or cross-app tracking. We do not sell your personal information or receive your scripts, videos, microphone audio or speech transcripts on our servers.
Sharing and system services
Content leaves the app when you choose to share or export it, when you enable Apple’s online speech recognition, or through system services you control. Photos, Files and device backups may sync to iCloud or another service according to your device and provider settings. Those services apply their own privacy policies.
Retention and deletion
Scripts and preferences remain until you delete them or remove the app. Deleting a script also removes it from the app’s rolling library backup on the next successful save. Damaged-library recovery copies may contain older scripts; use Settings → Delete recovery copies to remove them. Delete recordings separately in Photos or Files, including those services’ Recently Deleted areas when applicable. Removing the app removes its local container; exported content and existing system backups may remain under the controls of their respective services.
Your choices
You can turn Voice Follow off, revoke permission for online recognition in Varbatim Settings, and manage Camera, Microphone, Speech Recognition and Photos permissions in iPhone Settings. No account is required. Changes to this policy will be included in future app updates and the public policy page.
Contact
For privacy questions, email support@varbatim.io.