PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

App: Translation Keyboard
Effective: September 3, 2026
Last updated: September 22, 2026

1. Operator and principle

The operator of this app is the Seller identified on its App Store product page. Translation Keyboard processes text that you enter or select on your device and is designed not to send it to a developer server.

2. Information the developer does not collect

The clipboard is read or written only when you choose Copy, Cut, or Paste. The app does not automatically retrieve or monitor clipboard contents, or send them to the developer. These actions require Full Access in the keyboard.

3. Information stored on device

Settings needed to provide the app, such as source and target languages and keyboard appearance, are stored on device. Source text and translations passed between the main app and keyboard for translation are saved temporarily on device. When selected text is replaced, the keyboard also temporarily saves the source text, translation, and information used to check the insertion position in its own storage so the original can be recovered. These records become unavailable after at most 15 minutes. Temporary files are excluded from OS backups. Files saved by earlier versions receive the same exclusion when they are read.

To check purchase and trial status, the app saves Apple-signed transaction information and on-device time records used to determine the trial's start, expiry, and elapsed time. These records contain no source text or translations. The developer has no server that retains source text, translations, or translation history.

Screen translation

Apple's on-device text recognition and translation process the selected region of a screenshot supplied by a shortcut you run. The app does not record the screen, capture screen content continuously, or process audio.

Screenshots are held temporarily in memory to check the region and translate it. This app does not save images to Photos or translation history. Original screenshots and input data managed by Shortcuts remain subject to their respective apps and the OS. Region coordinates, image aspect ratio, and source and target languages are saved on device for your next capture.

Each capture has its own history containing source text, translated text, and capture time. Folder names and history organization are also saved on device. Histories are excluded from backup and are not sent off device. Existing translation histories are preserved. Storage is limited to 100 histories, 500 entries per history, and 8 MB overall; reaching a limit displays an error without automatically deleting older histories.

4. Standard iOS dictation

Versions without the dedicated voice-drafting screen do not use the microphone or record audio. To enter text by speaking, use dictation on the standard iOS keyboard. Dictation processing and data handling follow your iOS settings and Apple's policies. This app works with the finished text you choose to translate.

Older versions with the dedicated voice-drafting screen use the microphone only when a person with an active trial or Pro starts recording in the main app. Apple's on-device speech recognition converts audio to text; recorded audio is not saved to a file or sent to an external server. You can revoke microphone permission in iOS Settings.

5. Full Access

Ordinary typing and translation within the keyboard with an active keyboard-translation trial or purchase do not require Full Access. Reading an already saved trial or purchase status does not require it either. Full Access is used to share language settings and to let the keyboard write translation requests and exchange text you choose with the main app. When it is off, the keyboard uses its locally saved language settings and saves trial-time records in its own on-device storage. It is not used to collect input, advertise, or track you. You can disable Full Access in iOS Settings at any time.

6. In-App Purchases and free trials

Apple's App Store handles one-time keyboard and screen purchases, the discounted bundle, existing Pro purchases, both free trials, and purchase restoration. The developer does not receive payment-card details. A trial starts when you activate it in the main app, not when you install the app. The 14-day trial includes both features. If you already used it and do not have screen access, you can choose an additional 7-day trial for screen translation only. Each period is based on the start date in its Apple-signed transaction, with stored on-device time and elapsed-time records used to check expiry. Restoring with the same Apple Account does not restart the trial.

The 14-day trial unlocks keyboard and screen translation; the 7-day trial unlocks screen translation only. When a trial expires, ordinary typing, source-text recovery, screen-region settings, and viewing saved histories remain available. New translations for a feature require a remaining trial or purchase entitlement; any feature already purchased stays unlocked. Translations already started and saved results remain subject to their own expiry times and review steps. The trial does not automatically become a paid purchase and has no automatic charge or renewal.

7. Third parties, advertising, and analytics

The developer does not sell or provide input or translation information to third parties. The app includes no external advertising or usage-tracking services. Purchases, restoration, and downloads of required translation data use Apple's services. Apple's handling of information is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

8. Retention, deletion, and withdrawing permission

Temporary data exchanged between the main app and keyboard becomes unavailable after its expiry time, which is at most 15 minutes after creation. Files are not erased by a timer at that exact moment while the device is inactive. They are deleted when the app or keyboard next checks the expired data, or as part of actions such as importing or discarding it. A source-text recovery record may remain after the source is restored to a draft, until it is explicitly discarded or its expiry is checked.

The 15-minute expiry does not apply to saved screen-translation histories. They remain after you leave the screen and can be deleted individually or together from Saved History. Deletion removes the source text, translations, times, and related records saved by this app; it does not change the source screen or chats in other apps.

You can change settings in the app. iOS manages removal of app storage when the app is deleted. Offloading an app keeps its data and is different from deleting it. Because the developer does not retain user data on a server, there is no developer account or server data for the developer to delete. You can withdraw Full Access permission in iOS Settings. Apple manages App Store purchase history under its own policies.

9. Changes

If app features or data handling change, this page will be updated and, when appropriate, notice will also be provided in the app.

10. Contact

The operator's formal Seller name appears on the app's App Store product page. For privacy questions, email info@tkgshoyu.jp. Do not send translated text, passwords, payment information, or other confidential information.