Audio-only.
Private by design.

What this policy covers

TalkWay is an audio-only group voice app for up to five people per short-lived room. People can create or join with a six-character code on iOS and Android. TalkWay is operated by POLPROG, Poland.

Last updated: July 29, 2026 · Contact: [email protected]

Data we do not collect

TalkWay is intentionally designed without an account system or behavioral tracking. We do not request, collect or store:

• Accounts, passwords, email addresses, verified names or profiles
• Camera, photos, location, GPS, contacts, calendar or address book data
• Advertising identifiers, device fingerprints or cross-app tracking data
• Analytics, advertising or third-party crash-reporting SDK data
• Conversation recordings or transcripts

Microphone, notifications and audio routes

Microphone access is required if you want to speak in a room. Your microphone state is explicit: TalkWay joins muted by default, offers persistent Tap to talk and hold-to-talk controls, and shows whether each participant is muted or active.

• iOS: requests microphone permission for live room audio and supports background audio while a session is active.
• Android: requests microphone permission and runs an ongoing microphone foreground service during a room. On Android 13 and newer, it may also request notification permission so that session controls can remain visible.
• Connected audio: Android declares Bluetooth connectivity and both platforms inspect available audio routes only to select and describe the active speaker, wired or Bluetooth route. TalkWay does not use Bluetooth for tracking or proximity scanning.

How your voice travels

When your microphone is active, audio is sent live over WebRTC to the other people in the room through a self-hosted LiveKit media service operated for TalkWay. It is encrypted in transit and never recorded, written to disk or stored by the app or service. When the live packet flow ends, there is no recording to retain.

Our hosting provider supplies the servers. Cloudflare fronts web and API traffic for security and delivery; voice media flows between the app and our media server rather than through an advertising or analytics provider.

Room codes and nicknames

A room uses a cryptographically random six-character code. The nickname you enter is free text, is not verified, and is shown only as part of the room's short-lived state.

• An unused room expires after a short period.
• An active room closes after the last participant leaves.
• After two hours, TalkWay asks participants to confirm they are still present within 60 seconds.
• Room state and nicknames are discarded when the room closes. There is no user database or history of who spoke with whom.

Minimum technical processing

Like any internet voice service, TalkWay transiently processes IP addresses and connection metadata to route traffic, establish WebRTC sessions, diagnose availability and enforce rate limits. Minimal security and reliability logs may be kept briefly, but they are not used to create a profile or advertising identity.

Legal bases and retention

• Live voice, room creation and joining: Article 6(1)(b), providing the service you request.
• Transient network processing and minimal security logs: Article 6(1)(f), our legitimate interest in a safe and reliable service.
• Voice audio: not retained.
• Room code, nickname and room state: retained only for the room's short lifetime.
• Preferences such as your last nickname, theme, language and audio choices can remain locally on your device until you clear app data or uninstall.

Requests, children and changes

Where data-protection law applies, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection or portability. Because TalkWay has no accounts and keeps no persistent user record, we may have no data that can be linked back to you. Contact [email protected] with any request.

TalkWay is a general-audience communication utility and is not directed at children. If the service changes in a way that affects this policy, this URL and its last-updated date will be revised.