CloudEx Inc. ("we", "us", or "our") operates the "Voice Shortcut" app (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you. By using the Service, you are deemed to have agreed to the practices described in this Policy.
1. Our Core Principle
Voice Shortcut lets you operate your phone by voice: open apps, start phone calls, have saved phrases read aloud, set timers, and more. Your speech is turned into text by the speech recognition service on your device, and the app receives only that text. The app does not record, store, or send your voice, and your shortcuts, phrases, and command history stay on your device. There is no account and no sign-up. We do not have access to any of the following:
- Your voice, or the words you say to the app
- Your shortcuts, saved phrases, and command history
- Your contacts, phone numbers, or the text of messages you draft
- The list of apps installed on your device
- The contents of your screen, of other apps, or of your clipboard
2. Microphone, Speech Recognition, and Reading Aloud
- When the microphone is used: Only while the listening screen is listening — after you tap the mic in the app, the Quick Settings tile, a widget, the notification button, or the floating microphone, or open it with your phone's assistant gesture or a headset button. If you turn on "Listen for a wake phrase" (Premium), the app also listens for the wake phrase, but only while the screen is on and unlocked; it stops after the time you set without hearing the wake phrase, can be limited to while charging, and a notification is shown while it is on.
- Speech recognition: Converting speech to text is done by the speech recognition service on your device (for example, Google's speech recognition), not by us. Depending on that service and its settings, audio may be processed on your device or sent to the service provider and handled under its privacy policy. If you turn on "Recognize on this device only" (on supported devices), the app uses on-device recognition. We never receive any audio.
- Reading aloud: Phrases, replies, and read-backs are spoken by the text-to-speech engine on your device. The text is passed only to that engine.
- What the app keeps: Only the recognized text and what the app did with it, in the command history on your device (Section 3.2). You can turn the history off.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information Collected Automatically
- Anonymous crash reports: Via Firebase Crashlytics. When the app crashes, we collect the stack trace, device model, OS version, and app version. This does not include personally identifiable information, your voice, your commands, your shortcuts, or your phrases.
- Purchase information: We use purchase tokens issued by Google Play to verify your one-time "Premium" purchase. We never receive any payment information such as credit card numbers.
- List of our other apps: To show our other apps, the app downloads their names, descriptions, and icons from our content server (static files hosted on Cloudflare Pages). The request contains no personal data from the app. As with any request to a web server, the server receives your device's IP address as part of the connection. Tapping an app in the list opens its page on Google Play.
The app does not include any analytics SDK or advertising SDK, and does not use your device's advertising ID.
3.2 Information Stored Only on Your Device
- Shortcuts and phrases: The shortcuts you create (their phrases and actions, including any contact name and phone number, message text, web address, or destination you enter) and your saved phrases and categories are stored on your device.
- Command history: The last 50 commands — the recognized text and what the app did — are stored on your device so you can review them. You can turn this off with "Keep history" in the settings.
- App names and nicknames: To open apps by name, the app reads the list of launchable apps on your device and matches what you say against their names on your device. Nicknames you choose for apps are stored on your device. The list of apps is never sent anywhere.
- Contacts: Only if you turn on "Search contacts", the app looks up the name you say in your contacts on your device when you say "Call …". When you pick a contact for a shortcut, the system contact picker is used and only the name and number you pick are saved in that shortcut. No contacts are copied elsewhere or sent anywhere.
- Clipboard: The clipboard is read only when you say a command such as "Read my clipboard", to read that text aloud. It is not stored or sent.
- App settings: The listening language, wake phrase, confirmation and read-back options, voice and speech rate, theme, and similar settings are stored on your device.
- Android backup: If backup is turned on in your device settings, Android may include your settings, shortcuts, and phrases in the backup it saves to your own Google account, and may copy them to a new phone when you transfer your data directly. The command history is always excluded. This is handled by Android; we have no access to it.
- When you uninstall: Uninstalling the app or clearing its data deletes the shortcuts, phrases, history, and settings stored on your device.
3.3 Information We Explicitly Do Not Collect
- Recordings of your voice, or the words you say
- Your shortcuts, phrases, or command history
- Your contacts, call history, or messages
- Your location
- The list of apps installed on your device
- Your name or email address (the app has no account or sign-up)
- The contents of your screen, of other apps, or of your clipboard
3.4 Permissions the App Requests and Their Purposes
Voice Shortcut uses the following permissions only for the stated purposes:
- Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO) — Hears your commands. Used only while the listening screen is listening, or while listening for the wake phrase (Premium) under the conditions in Section 2.
- Foreground service (microphone / special use) — Keeps listening for the wake phrase and keeps the floating microphone on screen (both Premium, both only when you turn them on). A notification is shown while it runs.
- Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS, Android 13+) — Shows the speak button in the notification shade if you turn on "Speak from a notification", and shows that listening for the wake phrase is on.
- Display over other apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) — Requested only when you use the floating microphone or the wake phrase (Premium), to show the mic button over other apps and to open the listening screen when you say the wake phrase. It does not read any screen content.
- Contacts (READ_CONTACTS) — Requested only if you turn on "Search contacts", to look up the name you say when you say "Call …". Used only on your device.
- Phone (CALL_PHONE) — Requested only if you turn on "Call right away". Otherwise the app only opens the dialer with the number filled in, and you place the call yourself.
- Set alarms (SET_ALARM) — Asks your clock app to start a timer when you say, for example, "3 minute timer".
- Run at startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED) — Puts the floating microphone back after your phone restarts, if you use it. It does not start listening by itself.
- Accessibility service — Used only for "Phone controls" (Premium), and only if you enable it in your device's accessibility settings, to perform back, home, recent apps, notifications, quick settings, lock screen, screenshot, and power menu actions when you ask by voice. The service is set up to receive no screen events and cannot read screen content, and we collect no personal information through it.
- Visibility of installed apps — Lets the app see which apps on your device can be launched, so it can open the one you name. The list stays on your device.
- Internet (INTERNET / ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE) — Used only for anonymous crash reports, Google Play purchase verification, in-app reviews and in-app updates, downloading the list of our other apps, and showing this privacy policy in the app. Your device's speech recognition service may also use the internet, depending on that service and its settings.
- Google Play billing (BILLING) — Lets you buy Premium through Google Play.
4. How We Use Information
The limited information we collect is used only for the following purposes:
- Operating and maintaining the Service
- Verifying your Premium purchase
- Diagnosing and fixing crashes
- Responding to support inquiries
- Complying with applicable laws
5. Third-Party Services
Voice Shortcut uses the following third-party services. Each service has its own privacy policy.
- Firebase Crashlytics (Google LLC) — anonymous crash diagnostic data
- Google Play Billing (Google LLC) — the one-time Premium purchase; payment is completed on Google Play, and we receive only a purchase token
- Google Play In-App Review and In-App Updates (Google LLC) — let you rate the app and install updates without leaving it; handled by Google Play
- Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc.) — hosts the static list of our other apps
Speech recognition and text-to-speech are provided by the services installed on your device (for example, Google's), which you choose in your device settings. They are not operated by us, and their handling of your audio and text is governed by their providers' privacy policies.
Voice Shortcut does not share your data with advertising networks.
6. Data Retention
- Crash reports: retained for 90 days, then deleted.
- Support emails: retained for 12 months after the last reply, then deleted (except where legally required).
- Your shortcuts, phrases, and settings on your device: kept until you delete them, uninstall the app, or clear the app's data.
- Command history on your device: up to the latest 50 entries; older entries are deleted automatically, and you can turn off the history at any time.
7. International Data Transfers
We are based in Japan. The infrastructure used for crash diagnostics and for hosting the list of our other apps may be located in various countries. When you use the Service, the minimal information described above may be processed outside your country of residence under standard contractual safeguards.
8. Your Rights
Depending on where you reside (e.g., the EEA, UK, California, Japan), you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the limited information we hold. You can:
- Turn off the command history ("Keep history") in the app at any time
- Delete shortcuts and phrases in the app, or uninstall the app or clear its data to erase everything stored on your device
- Turn on "Recognize on this device only" where available, or choose your speech recognition service in your device settings
- Withdraw the microphone, contacts, phone, or display-over-other-apps permission, or turn off the accessibility service, in your device settings at any time
- Contact us at the address below to make a request regarding the information we hold
9. Children's Privacy
Voice Shortcut is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age applicable in your region). If we inadvertently collect information from such a child, we will delete it promptly upon being contacted.
10. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version is always published at this URL together with its effective date. We will also notify you within the app of significant changes as appropriate.
11. Contact
For questions about privacy, data requests, or to report concerns, please email us at .
CloudEx Inc. (Japan)
Effective Date: October 31, 2026