Effective Date: May 28, 2026

At SpeechMinutes.com, we prioritize your privacy above all else. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we do and do not collect when you use our website, and how we protect your data. This policy applies to all visitors and users of SpeechMinutes.com.

1. Your Script & Speech Data is 100% Private

We built SpeechMinutes as a purely client-side tool (JavaScript running in your browser). This means that any text, script, or speech you paste into our tool is never sent to our servers. We do not record, store, transmit, or share your typed content. Once you close the tab, your data vanishes completely. There are no databases, no cloud storage, and no third-party services that receive your scripts.

2. Local Storage & Theme Preferences

We use your browser's "Local Storage" strictly to save your preferred theme setting (Light Mode vs. Dark Mode) and optionally your last typed draft for accidental page refresh recovery. This ensures that when you return to SpeechMinutes, the site looks exactly how you left it. We do not use cookies to track your personal identity across the internet.

You can clear stored data at any time by clicking the "Clear" button on the calculator tool, or by clearing your browser's local storage via browser settings.

3. Third-Party Analytics

To understand how many people visit our tool and ensure it's functioning well, we may use standard analytics tools (like Google Analytics). These tools collect non-personally identifiable information, such as your general geographic region, browser type, referring website, and time spent on the page. They do not have access to the scripts you paste, and we do not share any personally identifiable information with analytics providers.

4. Cookies

SpeechMinutes uses minimal cookies strictly for functional purposes:

  • Theme preference — stored in local storage, not a cookie.
  • Analytics cookies — if enabled, these are set by Google Analytics and are subject to Google's privacy policy. You may opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Data Retention

We do not retain any personal data on our servers. Since all text processing happens in your browser, there is nothing for us to store, retain, or delete. Analytics data (if enabled) is retained per the analytics provider's standard retention policies, typically 14–26 months.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California, you have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Right to know what data is collected — as detailed above, we collect no personal data from your tool usage.
  • Right to delete — there is no data stored by us to delete. You can clear your browser's local storage at any time.
  • Right to opt out — of analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on linked above.

Since we collect no personal information, no data sale or sharing occurs under CCPA or GDPR definitions.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites (e.g., Toastmasters, NIH, YouTube). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing any personal data.

8. Changes to This Policy

If we ever introduce user accounts, cloud saving, or advertising in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly and display the date prominently. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, your data, or our practices, please contact us at: hello@speechminutes.com. We typically respond within 24 hours.