This Privacy Policy ("Policy") outlines the procedures through which TextToSpeech.ai ("we," "our," or "us") handles the Personal Data of individuals who utilize our services, encompassing our platform, websites (e.g., texttospeech.ai), applications, and other online services (collectively referred to as the "Services"). Furthermore, this Policy elucidates your rights and choices concerning the usage of your Personal Data, including avenues for accessing or modifying certain information about yourself.
For the purposes of this Policy, "Personal Data" denotes any information pertinent to an identified or identifiable individual, such as an individual's name, address, telephone number, or email address.
It's important to note that this Policy does not pertain to situations wherein we provide our Services and manage Personal Data on behalf of enterprise or business customers. The utilization of such data is regulated by our customer agreements.
Should you opt to create an AI voice clone of your voice, we advise you to refer to our Voice Processing Notice in Section 6 below. This section furnishes specific details regarding the collection, usage, disclosure, retention, and disposal of your Voice Data in connection with our voice modeling services.
When you create an account to utilize our Services, we request your contact details, including your name, email address, phone number, address, contact preferences, and date of birth.
We process any text or other content that you opt to share with us for the purpose of generating synthetic audio clips that read your text. This includes any Personal Data that you may choose to include in your text.
We collect any audio recordings of your voice that you decide to share with us. These recordings may contain Personal Data and are used to create a voice model capable of producing synthetic audio resembling your voice. You have the option to utilize your voice model to generate synthetic audio that mimics your voice.
If you opt to make your voice model accessible in the Voice Library, other users will have the ability to generate synthetic audio resembling your voice. We will also produce a sample synthetic audio for other users to preview how the voice will sound. Additionally, we may request further audio recordings from you to verify the authenticity of the voice featured in the provided audio recordings.
Upon signing up for our Services, you have the option to specify your intended use of the Services (e.g., professional use). If you choose to share your voice model with other users in the Voice Library, you can provide additional profile information, including your name, bio/description, social media usernames and corresponding links, and characteristics of your voice. This profile information will be visible to other users of our services.
When you reach out to us directly or express interest in utilizing our services, we collect Personal Data such as your name, email address, message contents, attachments, and any other information you choose to share. Additionally, if you subscribe to our newsletter, we gather Personal Data such as your name and email address. To enhance customer experience and improve our Services, we may track email opens.
If you register for any of our paid Services or elect to receive payment by sharing your voice model with other users, our third-party payment processor, Stripe, handles the collection and processing of your payment-related information. This may include your name, email address, billing address, credit/debit card details, banking information, or other financial data. For further details, please refer to Stripe's privacy policy here.
When utilizing our Services, we may deduce your general location information, typically through your internet protocol (IP) address.
We gather Personal Data regarding the device and software you utilize to access our Services. This may encompass details such as your IP address, web browser type, operating system version, phone manufacturer and carrier, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens.
Personal Data regarding your interactions with our Services is collected, including the content you view, actions taken, features interacted with, and timestamps of your visits.
We, along with our third-party partners, employ cookies, pixel tags, and analogous technologies to gather information. Our partners, such as analytics and advertising partners, may utilize these technologies to compile data about your online activities across various services and over time. Cookies, which are small text files containing alphanumeric characters, encompass both cookies and similar technologies in this Policy.
We may utilize session cookies, which vanish after closing your browser, as well as persistent cookies, which persist after browser closure and may be utilized by your browser during subsequent visits to our Services.
Cookies may collect various information, including unique identifiers, system information, your IP address, web browser, device type, and the web pages you visit immediately before or after using our Services. Additionally, they may record details about your interactions with the Services, such as the date and time of your visit and your navigation within the platform.
Certain Cookies are indispensable for providing access to our Services. These Cookies facilitate essential functionalities, such as login authentication and the identification of bots attempting to access our website. Without this category of Cookie, we are unable to deliver our Services to you effectively.
We employ Cookies for website and app analytics purposes, aiding in the operation, maintenance, and enhancement of our Services. These analytics Cookies may be proprietary or managed by third-party providers on our behalf. For instance, we utilize Google Analytics to gather and process specific analytics data, which assists us in comprehending how users engage with our Services. You can familiarize yourself with Google's practices by visiting Google's privacy policy.
Both ourselves and our third-party partners utilize Cookies to personalize advertising content and present relevant ads to you. These Cookies may also be utilized to showcase advertisements for our services, articles, or events on websites not owned or operated by us. They are designed to tailor advertising messages to your interests and prevent the recurrence of the same ad.
We gather publicly-available information from third-party sites to facilitate the training of our models and systems.
If you opt to register or sign in to our Services using your account with third-party platforms, we receive Personal Data about you from these third parties. Such information may include your name, email address, username, and profile picture
In certain instances, we may require the collection of your Personal Data to furnish our Services effectively. If this is the case, failure to provide the requested Personal Data may result in the inability to utilize our Services. We will explicitly inform you if providing such Personal Data is mandated by law or contractual obligations, as well as the potential repercussions of not furnishing it.
Depending on the country in which you are located, we will only process your Personal Data based on a valid legal ground. The table below describes the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and the legal grounds.
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| Purpose | Description | Legal Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Providing the services | Processing Personal Data to offer the services outlined in the applicable Terms of Service. | Necessary for entering into or performance of a contract to which you are a party. |
| Generating your voice model | Processing audio recordings of your voice to create a voice model that generates synthetic audio resembling your voice. | Consent provided by you. |
| Allowing others to generate synthetic audio | Allowing other users to utilize your voice model in the Voice Library to produce synthetic audio resembling your voice. | Consent provided by you. |
| Verifying your voice recordings | Verifying your voice in audio recordings for professional voice cloning services. | Consent provided by you. |
| Personalizing your experience | Personalizing your experience on our platform by suggesting relevant content and features. | Legitimate interest of us or a third party in personalizing your experience. |
| Communicating with you | Communicating with you, providing updates, responding to inquiries, and offering customer support. | Necessary for entering into or performance of a contract to which you are a party |
| Billing and accounting | Handling payments and maintaining payment records according to the Terms of Service. | Necessary for entering into or performance of a contract to which you are a party |
| Preventing fraud | Protecting against and preventing fraud, malicious, deceptive, or illegal activity. | Legitimate interest of us or a third party in preventing fraud. |
| Safety | Safeguarding our platform and ensuring security and safety. | Legitimate interest of us or a third party in ensuring security and safety. |
| Providing technical support | Offering technical support to address and resolve reported issues. | Necessary for entering into or performance of a contract to which you are a party. |
| Understanding usage | Analyzing usage patterns, trends, and preferences to improve services and develop new feature | Legitimate interest of us or a third party in understanding usage. |
| Aggregated Data Generation | Generating anonymized or aggregate data for lawful purposes such as publishing reports. | Legitimate interest of us or a third party in generating anonymized or aggregate data. |
| Compliance | Meeting legal obligations, such as compliance with accounting, tax rules, and court orders. | Necessary to comply with legal obligations, e.g., court orders. |
| Research and development of AI models | Researching, developing, and improving AI models. | Researching, developing, and improving AI models. |
| Other purposes | Any other purposes for which specific notice will be provided at the time of data collection. | Refer to relevant specific notice provided. |
Your personal data may be shared with the following entities:
We may share any personal data we receive with our current or future affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
We may share your personal data with third-party vendors and service providers who offer services such as website hosting, data analysis, advertising, IT infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and payments processing.
Your personal data may be shared with other users if you instruct us to do so. For instance, if you choose to make your voice model available to other users in the Voice Library or include a profile/description for other users to view. If you opt to share your voice model, we will also post a sample of the synthetic audio generated from your voice model for other users to preview.
We may access, preserve, and disclose your personal data to law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, public authorities, or pursuant to legal proceedings if we believe it is required or appropriate to comply with law enforcement requests, legal processes, or to protect your, our, or others' rights, property, or safety. Please note that disclosure of your personal data may occur if you use our Services to create any objectionable content.
Your personal data may be disclosed to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction such as acquisition, merger, sale, liquidation, or transfer of all or a portion of our assets.
Consent: We may also disclose your information with your explicit consent.
Our Services are hosted in the United States. If you opt to use our Services from a different jurisdiction, you are consenting to the transfer of your Personal Data outside of your jurisdiction and into the U.S. for storage and processing. Please be aware that the data protection laws in your jurisdiction may differ from those applicable in the U.S.
For Users in Europe
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland ("Europe"), your Personal Data may be transferred outside of Europe to other countries, including the U.S. We implement appropriate safeguards for such transfers, including:
For further details on how we transfer data outside Europe or to obtain a copy of the contractual safeguards utilized for such transfers, please reach out to us via the contact details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
We undertake measures to either delete your Personal Data or maintain it in a form that prevents identification when such information is no longer required for the purposes for which we process it, except where we are obligated or permitted by law to retain this information for an extended period. In determining the specific retention period, we take into account various factors, including:
This Voice Processing Notice elucidates the procedures through which we collect, utilize, share, retain, and destroy (collectively referred to as "process") the audio recordings you choose to furnish to us, which encompasses your Personal Data. These recordings are utilized for the purpose of crafting a voice model capable of generating synthetic audio resembling your voice (referred to collectively as "Voice Data"), as well as for verifying that the voice featured in the provided audio recordings belongs to you. It's important to note that residents of Illinois and individuals located in Illinois are prohibited from utilizing TextToSpeech’s' voice modeling services.
TextToSpeech.ai employs advanced voice modeling technology to analyze your audio recordings and generate synthetic audio that closely resembles your voice. When you provide us with recordings of your voice, our proprietary AI-based technologies analyze various speech characteristics to create a unique voice model that captures the nuances of your vocal traits. This voice model serves as a blueprint for generating synthetic audio that mimics your voice.
It's important to note that depending on your location, applicable laws may classify your voice model, along with any synthetic audio generated from it, as a biometric identifier or biometric information.
TextToSpeech.ai processes your audio recordings for the following purposes:
TextToSpeech.ai may also disclose your Voice Data to the following entities:
We retain your Voice Data for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above, unless mandated by legal requirements to delete it earlier or to retain it for an extended period (e.g., due to a warrant or subpoena). Upon the conclusion of the retention period, your Voice Data is permanently deleted from our systems.
Depending on your location or residence, you may have certain rights regarding the Personal Data we maintain about you, as well as options regarding the collection, usage, and communication of your Personal Data.
You can access and update many categories of Personal Data collected as part of our Services by logging in to your account and accessing your account settings. Alternatively, you can contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this Policy.
You have the right to opt out of our use of your Personal Data for training purposes or request the deletion of your account information. You can submit such requests using this link.
You may request to close your account and have your associated Personal Data deleted. You can initiate this process through your account settings or by contacting us using the contact details provided at the end of this Policy.
If you receive commercial emails from us, you have the option to unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions provided within the email. You can also opt out of receiving commercial emails and other promotional communications by using [this unsubscribe form](link to form).
Depending on your location, you may have additional rights as described below:
You have the right to request access to, receive information about, update, and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data. You may also request the restriction, objection, anonymization, or deletion of your Personal Data, as appropriate. Furthermore, you have the right to data portability to transfer your Personal Data to another company easily. You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been violated.
You may withdraw any consent you previously provided regarding the processing of your Personal Data at any time. Your preferences will be applied going forward, and this will not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to consent withdrawal. Please refer to the Voice Library Addendum for more information about withdrawing consent in the context of the Voice Library.
You can exercise these rights using [this online form](link to form). Before fulfilling your request, we may require reasonable information to verify your identity. Please note that applicable law may include exceptions and limitations to each of these rights.
Depending on your location, you may be required to provide consent for our use of Cookies (excluding strictly necessary Cookies). Additionally, you have the following choices regarding the use of Cookies:
Many web browsers provide options to manage your preferences regarding Cookies. You can configure your browser to refuse Cookies or delete specific Cookies. It may also be possible to manage other technologies similar to Cookies using your browser's preferences. Please be aware that blocking all Cookies may impact the functionality of our Services.
If you wish to opt out of Google Analytics' use of information collected on our Services through Cookies, you can download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on is available at Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We collaborate with third-party advertising partners to display ads that we believe may interest you. Some of these partners are members of the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance. If you prefer not to receive personalized ads, you can visit their opt-out pages to learn how to opt out of receiving web-based personalized ads from member companies. Additionally, you can access settings provided by your mobile operating system to limit ad tracking. Alternatively, you can install the AppChoices mobile app to explore further options for opting out of personalized ads in mobile apps.
Our Services may include links to other websites, products, or services that are not owned or operated by us. We do not control or endorse the privacy practices of these third parties. It's important to note that this Privacy Policy does not govern your interactions on these third-party services or any information you share with them.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services before providing any personal information to them. Your activities on these platforms are subject to their respective privacy practices and policies.
We employ reasonable security measures to safeguard and protect your Personal Data. For an up-to-date list of these measures and relevant audit certifications, please visit: TextToSpeech.ai. It's important to note that while we strive to maintain the security and privacy of your information, no electronic transmission or storage system can be entirely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security or privacy of your information to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or utilize Personal Data from individuals under the age of 18, and our Services are not directed towards children. If you believe that we may have inadvertently collected any Personal Data from a child through our Service, please notify us promptly at [email protected].
We may periodically revise this Policy. In the event of significant changes, we will provide advance notice or comply with legal notification requirements.
For any inquiries regarding this Policy or to exercise your rights, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].