Last updated: 1 October 2026
TaleTeller reads books aloud: you scan a book's pages, open a book file, or pick a free classic, and
listen. It is made by Telco & Software Services (founder and owner: Rahul Sharma), an independent developer in India ("we", "us"). This policy explains
what happens to your data. Contact: rprrahul18@gmail.com / contact@telcosoftservices.com.
The short version
- Page photos stay on your phone. The words on scanned pages are read on the phone itself, and the voice
that reads aloud is your phone's own.
- An account is optional. Without one, everything stays on your phone. With one, your family library and
your own progress are kept in TaleTeller's database so you can use them on any phone.
- The app shows ads from Google AdMob. Children get only child-safe, non-personalised ads. Adults get
personalised ads only if they allow it.
- I don't sell your data.
What stays on your phone
- Photos of scanned pages and the text read from them (until you share the book with your family library).
- Books you open from files, your library, your listening progress, bookmarks, saved words and settings,
when you're not signed in.
- The listening itself: the voice is your phone's text-to-speech; no audio is recorded or sent anywhere.
If you create an account
TaleTeller uses Google Firebase (Authentication and Cloud Firestore, servers in Mumbai, India) to keep:
| What | Why | Who can see it |
|---|
| Your name and email address | To sign in, and to show your name to your family | You; your name to your family members |
| Your year of birth | To show age-appropriate ads and content, and to hide shopping links from children | You |
| Your family's name, members and invite code | To share one library | Your family members |
| The family's books (title, author, genre, text) | So everyone in the family can listen on their own phones | Your family members |
| Your place in each book, listening time, bookmarks and saved words | So they follow you to any phone | Only you |
Page photos are never uploaded. Your password is handled by Firebase Authentication and never seen by me.
Things the app looks up on the internet
- Free books come from Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org). The app sends your search words and downloads the book.
- Word meanings come from Wiktionary (wikimedia.org). Only the word you tapped is sent.
- "Buy the printed book" opens the book's search page on Amazon (for your country) or Flipkart. TaleTeller
may earn a commission as an Amazon Associate and Flipkart affiliate; the price is the same for you. These links are
shown only to adults.
Ads
TaleTeller shows ads from Google AdMob: a small banner on the Library and Free books screens, an ad while the
reading is paused, and, for adults, an ad when the app opens. Ads are never shown while a book is being read aloud.
Google may collect your device's advertising identifier, rough location (from your IP address) and how you interact
with ads, as described in Google's policy.
- Children (under 13) and anyone who hasn't given their age: only non-personalised ads rated for all ages,
with the requests marked as child-directed. No full-screen ad when the app opens.
- Teens in Europe under their country's age of digital consent (up to 16): non-personalised ads only.
- Adults: personalised ads only if you allow it (Google's consent form in Europe and some US states;
Apple's "Allow tracking" question on iPhone). You can change your choice any time in Settings → Privacy choices
(where offered) or in your phone's settings.
Children
Children may use TaleTeller with their family. The app asks each listener's year of birth with a neutral question.
For children it shows only child-safe, non-personalised ads, no full-screen ads and no shopping links, and it does not
knowingly collect personal information from children beyond what a parent sets up in a family account. A parent can
ask me to delete a child's data at any time.
Deleting your data
- In the app: Me → Your account → Delete my account. This deletes your account, your progress,
bookmarks and saved words, and removes you from your family. Books you added stay in the family library for the others.
- By email: write to rprrahul18@gmail.com / contact@telcosoftservices.com from your account's
email address and I'll delete it within 30 days.
- Everything on your phone is removed when you delete the app.
Security and storage
Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Database rules make sure only you can read your own progress, and
only your family can read your family's books.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.