Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 16, 2026

Vaak is operated by Chirotpal Das, an individual developer based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, under the brand name SarthiAI. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it when you use the Vaak desktop app or the vaak.sarthiai.com website.

In this policy, "we," "us," and "our" refer to Chirotpal Das. "You" refers to the person using Vaak.

The short version

  • Vaak is free. There is no account, no sign-up, and no payment, so we never ask you for personal information.
  • Your voice is never recorded, uploaded, or stored by us. Transcription happens entirely on your Mac.
  • The Vaak app sends no data to us. It has no telemetry and makes no network calls about you.
  • The website collects only basic, aggregate analytics to count visits.
  • We do not sell your data. We do not use your data to train AI models.

1. Information we collect

From the Vaak app: nothing. Vaak requires no account and no sign-up. We do not record, transmit, or store any audio from your microphone. We do not store transcribed text. We do not track which applications you dictate into. The app sends us no telemetry and makes no network calls that identify you. Everything happens locally on your Mac.

From the website. When you visit vaak.sarthiai.com, our hosting provider keeps standard server logs (IP address, browser type, timestamps) for security and debugging, and we use aggregate analytics to understand how many people visit and which pages they view. This analytics data is not tied to your identity.

If you email us. If you contact support@sarthiai.com, we receive your email address and whatever you write, so we can reply.

2. How we use information

  • Operate, secure, and debug the website.
  • Understand aggregate website traffic so we can improve Vaak.
  • Respond to your support requests.

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or training AI models.

3. Third parties we rely on

We keep this list short and only use providers necessary to publish and distribute Vaak:

  • Railway: hosts our website.
  • Google Analytics: aggregate, non-identifying website traffic statistics.
  • GitHub: serves the Vaak app download through their content delivery network.

Each of these providers has their own privacy policy. Because Vaak has no accounts and no payments, we have no personal profile to share with them.

4. Data retention

We do not hold an account for you, so there is no account data to retain. Website server logs and aggregate analytics are retained by our providers according to their standard retention policies. Support emails are kept only as long as needed to resolve your request.

5. Your rights

Because Vaak has no accounts and we collect no personal profile, there is very little data about you for us to hold. You can still:

  • Ask what, if anything, we hold about you (for example, past support emails).
  • Request deletion of any support correspondence.
  • Stop using Vaak at any time, simply by deleting the app.

To exercise any of these rights, email support@sarthiai.com.

6. Cookies

The website does not use advertising or tracking cookies. Our analytics provider may set aggregate, non-identifying cookies to count visits. The Vaak app does not use cookies at all.

7. Security

We serve the website and the app download over HTTPS. Because Vaak runs entirely on your device and we store no accounts, payment details, or transcribed content, there is no personal database to breach. No system is perfectly secure, but we take this seriously.

8. Children

Vaak is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with information, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top. Continued use of Vaak after changes means you accept the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns? Email us:

support@sarthiai.com

Data controller: Chirotpal Das

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Operating Vaak under the brand SarthiAI.