Privacy Policy

Effective: 8 November 2026

This policy describes how the Translating Charm app, its Safari extension and this website handle data. In short: the developer does not collect, store or sell any personal data.

Data processed on your device

Text detection, recognition, erasing and typesetting of the manga images you translate in Safari or import in the app happen on your device. Results, translation memory and settings are stored in the app's storage on your device; you can delete them at any time under Cache.

Data sent to the translation service you choose

Translation needs a large language model. The app sends only the recognized text (plus a page thumbnail if you turn on Image-Assisted Translation) to the service you configure (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, OpenRouter or your own compatible server), using your own API key. The app asks for your consent before the first request. That service processes the data under its own privacy policy; the developer has no access to it.

Safari extension

The extension reads manga images on the current page only when you use it (Translate Page, swipe, auto-translate with the floating ball), and downloads them from the site that hosts them the way Safari does, with the page as referrer. It does not record your browsing history, read other page content, or inject ads or trackers.

Model downloads

On-device models are downloaded from Hugging Face when you choose to install them. Hugging Face handles those requests and, as with any website, sees your IP address.

Sync (optional)

Sync is off by default. When on, settings and (optionally) the translation cache are stored in your private iCloud Drive container or on your own WebDAV server. API keys sync end-to-end encrypted through iCloud Keychain, or are encrypted with your passphrase (AES-GCM) before upload to WebDAV. The WebDAV password and the passphrase stay in the device keychain.

What we don't collect

The app and extension contain no analytics, advertising or third-party crash-reporting SDKs, and need no account. This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics; the server keeps ordinary access logs (IP address, time, requested page) only as needed to fix problems and deletes them regularly.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect anyone's personal data.

Your rights

As the developer holds no personal data about you, deleting the cache, removing providers or deleting the app removes all local data; data synced to iCloud or WebDAV is managed by you in those services. Contact us with any questions.

Changes

Changes to this policy will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

support [at] app [dot] adultlily [dot] com