Privacy Policy

last updated — july 5, 2026

Karl is built so that your data never reaches us. We do not collect, sell, or share any personal data. We have no analytics, no trackers, and no servers of our own.

Your recordings and transcripts

• Audio never leaves your device. Recording, transcription, and summaries all run on-device using Apple's speech and language frameworks.
• Meetings, transcripts, and (if you enable "Keep audio") recordings are stored locally on your Mac or iPhone.
• If you purchase Karl Pro, your meetings sync between your devices through your own private iCloud database (Apple CloudKit). This data is encrypted in transit and at rest, belongs to your Apple Account, and is not accessible to us.

Microphone and system audio

Karl asks for microphone access to record your meetings, and on macOS for system-audio access so remote call participants end up in the transcript. Both are used only while you are actively recording and only for transcription on your device.

Purchases

Payments are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see your payment details. See Apple's privacy policy for how Apple handles purchase data.

What we receive

Nothing. Karl makes no network requests to us. The only network activity is Apple's: downloading speech models, iCloud sync (Pro), and App Store purchases.

Changes

If a future feature ever changes any of the above (for example an optional cloud summary service), this policy will be updated first and the feature will be opt-in.

Contact

Questions? Email [email protected].