1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for VoxForge is:
COBI Management SRL (trading as HighRoad Software)
Rue Haut Chemin 8
1370 Jodoigne, Belgium
Email: privacy@highroadsoftware.com
HighRoad is the controller for support and direct-sale fulfilment data it receives. Apple or a named direct merchant separately controls checkout information. HighRoad does not receive your locally processed audio, transcripts, or voice profiles.
2. What the App Does Not Upload
During local speech processing, VoxForge does not send your creative or source content to HighRoad:
- No VoxForge account or advertising profile is created.
- We do not record, upload, or transmit the audio you transcribe.
- We do not store or analyze the transcripts, summaries, or translations you create.
- We do not transmit the text you synthesize or any speech VoxForge generates.
- We do not upload voice profiles or reference audio managed in Voice Lab.
- We do not run analytics, session tracking, or usage telemetry.
- The app contains no behavioural analytics or third-party crash-reporting SDK.
3. On-Device Processing
All artificial-intelligence processing in VoxForge runs locally on your Mac:
- Speech-to-text: Audio is transcribed using on-device models (WhisperKit) on the Apple Neural Engine and GPU. Audio never leaves your device.
- Text-to-speech: Speech is generated using on-device models (Qwen3-TTS, Kokoro, Piper). The text you enter is not transmitted.
- Speaker diarization, summaries, and translation: Performed locally with on-device models.
- Voice Lab: Voice profiles, reference audio, and consent records are processed and stored locally.
4. Local Storage
All data generated by your use of VoxForge is stored exclusively on your device, in the app's sandboxed container:
- Projects & transcripts: Stored in a local SwiftData database under
~/Library/Containers/com.voxforge.app/. - App settings: Your preferences are stored locally using macOS standard user defaults.
- Model files: Downloaded ML models are stored in your Application Support directory.
- Voice profiles & consent records: Stored locally and permanently deletable from within the app.
None of this data is backed up to any HighRoad Software server. iCloud backup is controlled by your own macOS settings — HighRoad Software has no access to any iCloud data.
5. Model Downloads
On first use of a model, VoxForge may download it from a public repository such as the Hugging Face Hub. The host receives information inherent in an internet request, including your IP address and standard headers, under its own privacy policy. HighRoad does not receive your audio or transcript from this request. Downloaded models are cached locally.
6. Network Usage
VoxForge uses the network only for narrowly defined purposes:
- Model downloads: The user-initiated downloads described in Section 5.
- Video-URL import (VoxForge Pro only): When you explicitly paste a video URL, VoxForge Pro downloads that media from the source platform directly to your Mac, using a bundled helper. Only the media you request is fetched; no audio, transcripts, or voice data are ever uploaded.
- Purchase or licence validation: StoreKit handles Apple entitlements. A direct build may send a licence credential and an installation identifier, plus the IP address inherent in the connection, to the merchant's validation API. The live checkout will name that merchant.
No user data, audio, transcriptions, or voice profiles are ever transmitted over the network during normal operation.
7. macOS Permissions
VoxForge requests only the permissions it needs:
- Microphone (user-granted): For live transcription from your microphone. Audio is processed on-device and is never uploaded.
- File access (user-granted): To open audio and video files you select and to export results to locations you choose. The app does not request broad file-system access.
- Network access: For the purposes listed in Section 6 only.
VoxForge does not request access to your camera, contacts, calendar, location, or any other sensitive macOS permission category.
8. Voice Cloning & Consent
VoxForge's Voice Lab includes a mandatory consent gate before any voice-profile operation: you must confirm you own the voice or have the voice owner's permission. Consent records are stored locally alongside the voice profile, and you can permanently delete a profile — together with its reference audio and consent record — at any time. No voice data is ever transmitted.
9. GDPR
For support and fulfilment data, HighRoad relies on contract performance, legal obligations, and legitimate interests such as security and fraud prevention. Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection at privacy@highroadsoftware.com. You may also complain to the Belgian Data Protection Authority or your local authority.
10. Children's Privacy
VoxForge is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). Because we collect no personal data from any user, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
11. Data Security
Local project security depends on your macOS account, device access controls, and FileVault settings. The release build uses macOS sandboxing and a hardened runtime. HighRoad applies access controls to support and fulfilment records, but no storage or transmission method is risk-free.
12. Changes to This Policy
If we update this Privacy Policy materially, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We will never introduce data collection without making it clearly visible in the app and in the App Store description.
13. Contact
For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact:
HighRoad Software (COBI Management SRL)
Rue Haut Chemin 8, 1370 Jodoigne, Belgium
privacy@highroadsoftware.com
This policy applies to the VoxForge macOS application (bundle ID: com.voxforge.app) and the product website at highroadsoftware.com/apps/voxforge/.