Information We Collect
When you use Babble, we collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: Email address for account registration and authentication
- Authentication Data: Encrypted passwords and login credentials
- Website Content: Only the specific text you select to convert to speech
- User Preferences: Voice settings, playback speed, and extension preferences stored locally on your device
- Payment Information: Billing details for premium subscriptions (processed securely through Stripe)
How We Use Your Information
We use your information solely to provide and improve our text-to-speech service:
- Convert your selected text to high-quality speech audio
- Maintain your account and preferences
- Process subscription payments
- Provide customer support
- Improve our service quality and performance
Data Storage and Security
Local Storage: Your voice preferences and extension settings are stored locally on your device using Chrome's secure storage API.
Server Storage: We securely store your account information and authentication data using industry-standard encryption. Text you convert to speech is processed temporarily and not permanently stored on our servers.
Payment Security: All payment processing is handled by Stripe, our PCI-compliant payment processor. We do not store full credit card details on our servers.
What We Don't Do
- We don't track your browsing history or monitor which websites you visit
- We don't access or store content from web pages unless you specifically select text for conversion
- We don't share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes
- We don't use your data for advertising or sell it to other companies
Chrome Extension Permissions
Babble requests the following Chrome permissions:
- activeTab: To access text you select on the current page
- storage: To save your preferences locally on your device
- scripting: To add our text-to-speech interface to web pages
- tabs: To manage speech playback across browser tabs
Your Rights and Choices
You have complete control over your data:
- Access, correct, or delete your personal information through your account settings
- Change your voice preferences and extension settings at any time
- Cancel your subscription and delete your account
- Contact us at [email protected] for any privacy-related questions
Data Retention
We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or regulatory purposes.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the effective date below.
Contact Us
If you questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]