Privacy Policy
Effective date: May 11, 2026
Fing is designed to be private by default.
- No account required.
- No telemetry or analytics.
- Your audio and transcripts never leave your device.
- Speech transcription runs locally using Whisper.
- Your microphone is active only while holding the hotkey or testing the mic.
- Transcript history is stored locally and auto-cleared after 30 days; you can disable it in settings.
Who We Are
Fing is an open-source project developed and maintained by jamdaniels.
Contact: contact@getfing.com
Website: https://getfing.com
Source code: https://github.com/jamdaniels/fing
What the App Processes
Audio
For dictation, your microphone is active only while you hold the hotkey. Fing may also access the microphone when you run the microphone test. Audio is processed locally on your device using Whisper. It is not uploaded anywhere — not to our servers, a cloud transcription service, or any third-party API. Fing does not store raw audio after transcription.
Transcripts
Fing converts your speech to text and pastes it into the active app, or makes it available to copy. Transcribed text stays on your device unless you choose to paste, copy, or share it yourself.
If transcript history is turned on, Fing stores transcripts locally so you can search and reuse them. You can turn it off during setup or later in settings, and it is automatically cleared after 30 days.
Settings and Dictionary Terms
Fing stores local settings such as your hotkey, language preferences, model selection, appearance, and custom dictionary terms. These are stored on your device and are never sent to us.
Network Connections
Fing does not use the network for transcription, telemetry, advertising, or analytics. It may make limited network connections for the following purposes:
Model Downloads
During setup, or when you choose to download a speech model, Fing downloads model files from third-party hosting providers such as Hugging Face. Those providers may receive standard technical information including your IP address, user agent, and request metadata, subject to their own privacy policies.
App Updates
After setup, Fing may automatically check GitHub Releases for updates, and you can also check manually. GitHub may receive standard technical information such as your IP address and user agent.
Website
When you visit https://getfing.com, the site is served through Cloudflare Workers. Cloudflare may process standard server log data such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages requested, referring URL, and timestamps, for security, performance, and delivery purposes. We do not use advertising trackers or cross-site tracking on the website.
What We Do Not Collect
We do not collect:
- Audio recordings
- Transcripts
- Keystrokes or clipboard contents
- Custom dictionary terms
- App usage analytics
- Advertising identifiers or location data
- Account credentials or payment information
Fing has no user accounts.
Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information. We do not share your audio, transcripts, dictionary terms, or local settings with third parties.
Limited technical data may be incidentally processed by third-party providers when you interact with their infrastructure: Cloudflare (website delivery), GitHub (releases and updates), and Hugging Face or similar providers (model downloads). Each operates under its own privacy policy.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where laws such as the GDPR apply, the relevant bases are:
- Performance of a service you requested — to provide local dictation and related app features.
- Legitimate interests — to deliver the website, maintain security, and provide software updates.
- Consent — where you choose to enable optional features such as local transcript history.
Data Retention
Fing stores app data locally on your device for as long as needed to provide the app's features. Optional transcript history is automatically cleared after 30 days. You can delete local app data by clearing history in the app, or by removing Fing's application data from your device.
Website logs, if any, are retained by Cloudflare according to their own retention settings.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information. Because Fing is designed not to collect your audio, transcripts, or app usage data on our servers, we typically do not hold that data ourselves.
You can control your data directly by:
- Disabling or clearing transcript history in the app
- Deleting custom dictionary terms
- Uninstalling the app and removing its local data from your device
To make a privacy request, contact us at contact@getfing.com.
Children's Privacy
Fing is not directed to children under 13, or the minimum age required by law in your country. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
International Users
Since Fing processes audio and transcripts locally on your device, international transfer of that content does not occur through Fing. Limited technical data related to website access, model downloads, and update checks may be processed by third-party providers in other countries.
Security
Fing is designed to minimize data collection. Keeping audio, transcripts, history, and settings local reduces exposure to external systems. You are responsible for the security of your own device, operating system account, clipboard, and any apps where you paste dictated text.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and publish the new version on this page.
Contact
jamdaniels
contact@getfing.com