Last updated 28 September 2026
TownTalk is a language-practice game: you talk with characters in an illustrated town in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean. This policy explains what the app collects, why, and how to delete it.
You don't sign up. The app creates an anonymous ID so it can keep your progress. We don't ask for your name, email address or contacts.
The app records only after you tap the microphone, until you send or delete the recording. When you send an answer:
Recordings are processed and not kept by TownTalk. A short transcript of each conversation is stored with your progress so the results screen can show what you said; it is deleted automatically after 30 days, or earlier when you delete your progress. The copies of your recordings you can replay in the app stay on your phone.
This is stored on Google Firebase (Google Cloud) in the United States.
Town Pass is an auto-renewing subscription sold through Apple. Payment is handled by Apple; we never see your card details. We use RevenueCat to check whether your subscription is active, linked to your anonymous ID.
We share data only with the services that run the app: Google Firebase (storage, hosting, app backend), OpenAI (speech-to-text and understanding answers), Microsoft Azure Speech (pronunciation checks and the characters' voices), RevenueCat (subscription status) and Apple (purchases). We don't sell your data, show ads, or use it for tracking.
In the app, open Settings and tap Delete progress to remove your progress for a language. Transcripts are deleted automatically after 30 days. To have everything linked to your anonymous ID deleted now, email us and we'll do it.
TownTalk is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from them.
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date above. Questions: matthewchung74@proton.me.