Mode confidentialité
Privacy Mode is an extra layer of protection for users who dictate sensitive content. When enabled, TalkWriter skips all server-side text processing, so your dictated words are never handled beyond basic transcription.
What Privacy Mode Does
| Feature | Privacy Mode OFF | Privacy Mode ON |
|---|---|---|
| Speech-to-text transcription | ✅ | ✅ |
| Audio retention | ❌ Jamais | ❌ Jamais |
| Text retention | ❌ Jamais | ❌ Jamais |
| TalkTone (AI polish) | ✅ Available | ❌ Disabled |
| Server-side text processing | ⚡ Minimal | ❌ Aucun |
| Personnalisé dictionary | ✅ | ✅ |
| Banglish transliteration | ✅ | ❌ Disabled |
In short: Privacy Mode gives you raw transcription with zero server-side text handling. The tradeoff is that AI-powered features like TalkTone are turned off.
How to Enable Privacy Mode
For Individual Users (Pro Plan)
- Ouvrez TalkWriter
- Cliquez sur le/la gear icon to open Settings
- Go to the Privacy tab
- Toggle Privacy Mode to on
- Fermez les Paramètres — Privacy Mode is now active
For Entire Organizations (Enterprise Plan)
- Log into the Admin Portal at admin.talkwriter.ai
- Go to Security → Policies
- Toggle Enforce Privacy Mode to on
- All team members will have Privacy Mode forced on — they cannot disable it
Use Cases
- Healthcare — Dictating clinical notes with patient information (PHI)
- Legal — Dictating privileged attorney-client communications
- Finance — Dictating notes containing non-public financial information
- Government — Dictating content subject to data sovereignty requirements
- Personal — Any time you want maximum privacy for sensitive content
How to Tell If Privacy Mode Is Active
When Privacy Mode is on:
- The TalkWriter dictation pill shows a shield icon
- The TalkTone selector is grayed out in Settings
- A "Privacy Mode" label appears in the bottom-left of the Settings window
FAQ
Does Privacy Mode affect accuracy? Nonn. Speech-to-text accuracy is the same with or without Privacy Mode. Only AI polish features are disabled.
Can I toggle Privacy Mode on and off quickly? Oui. Vous pouvez toggle it in Settings à tout moment. The change takes effect on your next dictation session.
Is Privacy Mode available on the Gratuit plan? Nonn. Privacy Mode requires TalkWriter Pro ($9.99/month) or Enterprise ($29/month).
Does the Enterprise admin override my preference? Oui. If your organization enforces Privacy Mode, vous pouveznot turn it off.