This Privacy Policy explains how Shenzhen Jinyutao Technology Co., Ltd.
(深圳市金誉涛科技有限公司, “AOTAOREC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles
information when you use the AOTAOREC Recorder mobile application (the
“App”). The Android application identifier and iOS bundle identifier are
com.aotaorec.recorder.
1. Information handled by the App
| Information | How it is used | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Nearby recorder identifiers, device name, connection state, and signal strength | Find, connect to, distinguish, and reconnect to a recorder you select | Processed and stored locally on your phone |
| Recorder status and settings | Display battery, storage, recording state, firmware, and compatible settings | Transferred locally over Bluetooth |
| Recording names, metadata, and audio files | List, play, download, share, delete, or transfer files at your request | Stored on the recorder or in App-controlled storage on your phone |
| Listen While Recording audio | Play audio from your recorder while you actively use Listen While Recording | Transferred locally over Bluetooth; not saved or uploaded by the App |
| Audio selected for optional AI voice enhancement or transcription | Process audio on your phone to improve playback or create a transcript | Processed locally on your phone; recording audio is not sent to AOTAOREC or an AI service |
| Offline speech-model download request | Download a model only after you choose an offline transcription feature | HTTPS request to AOTAOREC's model endpoint or, if unavailable, the disclosed open-source model host |
| Firmware version, hardware model, and update request data | Check compatibility and download a signed firmware package | HTTPS request to AOTAOREC's firmware hosting provider |
| Optional support message and diagnostics | Investigate a problem you choose to report | Sent only when you choose to send an email using your email provider |
2. Recordings and local transfers
The App does not automatically upload recordings to AOTAOREC. Recorder files are transferred to your phone only when you start a download or enable the App's local automatic-download option. On supported phones, files you explicitly select from connected USB storage or the system file picker can be copied into App-controlled storage. The recorder firmware does not support sending arbitrary phone files back to the recorder.
When you use the system share menu, your selected destination app or service receives the file under that service's own privacy policy. AOTAOREC does not control third-party sharing destinations.
3. Optional support information
The App can prepare a support email only after you choose to contact support. The draft may include your question and optional diagnostics such as App version, recorder name, firmware version, connection/protocol state, signal strength, and phone operating-system version. You can review and delete the diagnostic block before sending. The App does not send the draft itself.
Support email is currently received at support@aotaorec.com. Your email provider and our enterprise email service provider may process the message to deliver and host email. We retain support correspondence only as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain service records, resolve disputes, and meet legal obligations.
4. Firmware, offline-model services, and technical logs
The App connects over HTTPS to the fixed AOTAOREC firmware service hosted at
firmware.aotaorec.com. As with ordinary web requests, the
hosting provider may process technical information such as IP address,
request time, requested file, and network security data. The App uses the
service only to check for and download signed, compatible firmware.
If you choose an offline transcription feature whose model is not installed,
the App first requests the model through
www.aotaorec.com/ai-models/. If that endpoint is unavailable,
the App may request the same verified open-source model from GitHub or
Hugging Face. Those providers may process ordinary request data such as IP
address, request time, requested file, and network security data. Downloaded
files are checked against the size and cryptographic hash built into the App.
Recording audio is not included in these requests.
The App does not include third-party advertising, behavioral analytics, or automatic crash-reporting SDKs in the current release.
5. Device access and permissions
- Nearby devices/Bluetooth: scan for and connect to compatible recorders.
- Location on Android 11 and earlier: required by those Android versions for Bluetooth scanning. The App does not use GPS location.
- Files or USB storage you select: import or manage only the files and storage location you choose through the operating system.
- Notifications: show active file-transfer or firmware-update progress and a stop action.
- Foreground service and wake lock: finish a user-started transfer while the screen is off, then stop when the task completes or is canceled.
- Internet: check and download signed firmware, download an optional offline speech model at your request, and open support resources.
The App does not request access to the phone's microphone.
6. Legal bases and choices
Where applicable, we process information to provide features you request, respond to your support request, protect the App and firmware service, and comply with law. You can decline optional permissions, stop Listen While Recording, cancel a transfer, remove downloaded files, clear App data, uninstall the App, or omit diagnostics from a support email.
7. Data sharing and sale
We do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. Information may be processed by service providers that support email, firmware delivery, or optional offline-model delivery; by a destination you select through system sharing; or when required by law or necessary to protect rights and safety.
8. International processing
AOTAOREC is operated from China, and our service providers may operate in other countries. If you contact support, your message may be processed in countries outside your place of residence, subject to applicable safeguards and law.
9. Security and retention
We use measures appropriate to the nature of the information, including encrypted HTTPS firmware and model delivery, signed update metadata, cryptographic model checks, App-private file storage, and saved recorder pairings. No method of storage or transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.
Local recordings and settings remain until you delete them, clear App data, uninstall the App, or the operating system removes them. Firmware-service security logs and support correspondence are retained only as reasonably necessary for their stated purposes and legal obligations.
10. Children
The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Contact us if you believe a child has provided personal information through support.
11. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of personal information held by us. Because the App has no user account and most data remains on your devices, we may only hold information that you voluntarily sent to support. Contact us to make a request; we may need to verify that the request relates to you.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when App behavior, service providers, or legal requirements change. We will publish the revised policy here and update the effective date. Material changes will be communicated in the App or through another appropriate channel when required.
13. Contact
Shenzhen Jinyutao Technology Co., Ltd.
深圳市金誉涛科技有限公司
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Email: support@aotaorec.com