Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Wink ("we", "the app") is built by Atakan Akbaba. This page explains what data Wink touches and what we never collect.

Your consent before any data is shared

Wink uses third-party AI services to translate. Before any text leaves your device, the app shows an in-app consent screen that discloses what data is sent, names the services it is sent to (Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude for translation, ElevenLabs for text-to-speech), and asks for your explicit permission. No text is sent to any AI service until you agree. If you do not agree, translation features are not used and no text is transmitted. These providers process the submitted text solely to return a result and provide protections equivalent to those described in this policy.

What Wink does

Wink is an AI translation and conversation assistant supporting 43 languages. It includes a keyboard extension, share extension, phrasebook, chat coach, and voice translation.

What we collect

Text you submit for translation is sent to our backend (Cloudflare Workers), which forwards it to Google Gemini API (primary) or Anthropic Claude API (fallback). We do not store your text after the response is returned.
Anonymous usage counters track monthly translation count per device via a random token. No personal identifiers are collected.
Apple receipt (subscribers only) is sent to Apple for purchase verification. We do not store payment details.

What we do not collect

No name, email, phone number, address, or Apple ID
No contacts, photos, location, or device fingerprint
No cross-app or cross-site tracking
No data is sold, rented, or shared for marketing

Advertising

Free-tier users may see ads served by Google AdMob. On first launch we request permission to use your Advertising Identifier (IDFA) via Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework. You can allow or decline at the prompt, and change this choice at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

If you allow tracking, the IDFA and limited device data (device model, OS version, coarse region, ad interaction events) may be shared with Google AdMob to personalize ads. If you decline, AdMob still shows non-personalized ads. Google's handling is governed by their privacy policy. Premium subscribers see no ads.

Subscription

Wink Premium is an auto-renewing subscription billed monthly through your Apple ID.

Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation.
The subscription renews automatically each billing period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price shown at signup (current price: $9.99/month USD; local equivalents apply in other regions).
You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time from iOS Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
Any unused portion of a free trial, where offered, is forfeited on purchase of a subscription.
No refund is provided for unused portions of an active billing period, except where required by law.

Keyboard & Full Access

iOS requires Full Access for keyboards that use the network. We use it only to read the clipboard when you tap "Translate" and send text to our backend. No keystrokes are logged. The keyboard does not run in the background.

Voice input

Speech recognition runs on-device via Apple's Speech framework. Audio never leaves your device. Only the transcribed text is sent for translation.

Infrastructure

Backend: Cloudflare Workers (global edge)
AI: Google Gemini API / Anthropic Claude API
Ads: Google AdMob
TTS: ElevenLabs
Payments: Apple App Store

Data retention

Translations are not stored. Usage counters reset monthly. Receipts are kept only to validate subscriptions.

Children

Wink is rated 12+ and not directed at children under 13.

Your rights

No personal data is collected, so there is no account to delete. Uninstalling removes all local data. To erase your anonymous counter, email us and we will process it within 7 days.

Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top reflects the latest revision.

Contact

wink@nakata.app