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Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 11, 2026

Daogrove (“we”, “us”) is a voice-first tool for practising spoken Mandarin. This policy explains what we collect and how we use it. We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run the service.

What we collect

  • Your voice, during a practice session. When you start a session, your microphone audio is streamed in real time to Google's Gemini API to power the conversation. We do not record or store your audio on our servers. Live transcripts shown on screen are processed in your browser for the session and are not saved by us.
  • Email address — only if you submit it (e.g. a waitlist form), to contact you about the product.
  • Basic usage analytics — anonymous, aggregated page and event data (via Vercel Analytics) to understand how the product is used. No advertising trackers.
  • Technical data — your IP address is used transiently for rate limiting and abuse prevention.

Service providers

We share data only with vendors that help us run the service:

  • Google (Gemini API) — real-time voice conversation and scenario generation.
  • Vercel — hosting and anonymous analytics.
  • Upstash — storing waitlist emails and rate-limit counters.
  • When accounts and payments launch: Clerk (sign-in) and Stripe (payments). We never see or store your full card details.

How we use data

To operate and improve the service, respond to you, prevent abuse, and (if you opt in) send product updates. We do not sell your personal data.

Data retention

Voice audio is not retained. Waitlist emails are kept until you ask us to delete them or we no longer need them. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymous.

Your rights

You can ask us to access or delete your personal data, or unsubscribe from emails, by contacting hello@daogrove.com. Depending on where you live (e.g. EEA/UK/California), you may have additional rights under GDPR or CCPA.

Children

The service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes & contact

We may update this policy and will revise the date above. Questions? Email hello@daogrove.com.