Who we are
Earbook (the "App") is developed and operated by AS3 Labs Global LLP (LLPIN ADC-8582), a limited liability partnership registered in India ("we", "us", "our"). This Privacy Policy explains what the App keeps on your phone, what it sends, and the choices you have.
Android package name: com.earbook.audiobookmaker
By installing or using the App you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
What stays on your phone
- The books, documents, web articles, notes and photos of pages you add, and all the text Earbook reads from them.
- Your library, listening positions, bookmarks, custom pronunciations, listening statistics and settings.
- The speech and translations Earbook makes: the natural voices and the translation run on your phone.
We never receive any of this, and uninstalling Earbook deletes it. Android's backup to your Google account saves only Earbook's settings, never your books or their text; moving to a new phone with a cable or Wi-Fi transfer can bring your library across directly. Audio you export, and anything you share from Earbook, goes only where you send it.
What the app sends
Usage statistics (Google Analytics for Firebase)
Earbook records a few events: that a book was imported and its file format, or why an import failed; that an export started; that the Pro screen was opened or a purchase started, and which plan; that translation was turned on, and into which language; that the free classics were opened and which one was added; and whether the natural voices finished downloading. Analytics also records app opens, screens viewed, how long the app is used, in-app purchases (product and price), the app version, the phone's model, Android version and language, an app-instance ID and which Google Play page or campaign the install came from, and it works out the country and city from a shortened (masked) IP address. None of this contains your book titles, file names, the web addresses you save, or any of your text.
Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics)
If Earbook crashes, Crashlytics sends a technical report: where in the code it failed, the app version, the phone's model and Android version, free memory and storage at that moment, and an installation ID.
Your choice
You can turn both off in You › Privacy › Share usage and crash reports; doing so also resets the app-instance ID on your phone. Google processes this data for us as a service provider. We don't sell it, share it with advertisers or use it to identify you. Crash reports are deleted after 90 days; Analytics keeps individual events for 2 months and only totals after that.
Purchases (Google Play)
Earbook Pro is bought through Google Play. Google handles the payment, and we never see your card, UPI or other payment details. Google Play tells the app which plan is active and when it renews or its free trial ends; the app keeps this on your phone to unlock Pro and to remind you 2 days before a free trial ends.
Google ML Kit
Reading text from photos of pages, the page scanner, recognising languages and translating all run on your phone with Google's ML Kit, part of Google Play services. Your pages, text and translations are not sent anywhere. ML Kit sends Google technical information about how its tools perform: device and app details, an identifier, timings, error codes and, for translation, the two languages.
Downloads
Earbook downloads what it needs: the natural voices (from Google Play, or from our storage or GitHub when Play can't deliver them), translation languages (from Google), the list and files of the free classics (from our website) and the web articles you save (from the website, as a browser would). As with any download, these servers see your IP address and the file requested; nothing about you or your books is sent. A website you save an article from has its own privacy policy.
Your phone's voices
If you choose one of your phone's own voices instead of Earbook's natural voices, the speech engine installed on your phone (for example Speech Services by Google) speaks the text, under that engine's own terms.
Rating the app
If you rate Earbook from inside the app, Google Play's own review screen handles it; we don't receive your rating, review text or account details.
What Earbook doesn't do
No account or sign-in, no ads, no advertising ID, no selling or renting of data. The app asks for no location, contacts, camera or microphone permission, and sees only the files and photos you choose to open in it.
App permissions
| Permission | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Internet and network state | The downloads, purchases, usage statistics and crash reports described above. |
| Notifications | Player controls, download and export progress, the morning playlist and the trial reminder. |
| Foreground services and wake lock | To keep playing with the screen off, and to finish downloads, exports and audio prepared ahead. |
| Run at startup | So the morning playlist, night prep and the trial reminder stay scheduled after the phone restarts. |
| Google Play billing and install referrer | Purchases, and the Google Play page or campaign an install came from (for the usage statistics). |
Children's privacy
Earbook isn't made for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.
Your rights and choices
There is no account, so the information above isn't tied to your name or email. You can turn off usage statistics and crash reports in the app at any time, and uninstalling Earbook deletes everything it keeps on your phone.
- India: under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 you may withdraw consent, ask about the data we hold and raise a grievance with the Grievance Officer below.
- EEA, UK and Switzerland: we rely on our legitimate interest in keeping Earbook working and improving it (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)) for crash reports and usage statistics, and you can object at any time with the switch above. You can also complain to your data protection authority.
- Google may process this data outside your country, including in the United States, under its data protection terms.
To make a request, email contact@as3labsglobal.com with the subject "Earbook – Privacy Request". We will respond within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top, and mention important changes in the app's release notes.
Grievance Officer
In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the rules made under it, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Grievance Officer for AS3 Labs Global LLP is:
Grievance Officer
AS3 Labs Global LLP
C-163, Shiv Sadan, Akash Nagar, Dasna, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
Email: contact@as3labsglobal.com
We will acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours and aim to resolve it within 15 days of receipt.
Contact us
AS3 Labs Global LLP
C-163, Shiv Sadan, Akash Nagar, Dasna, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
Email: contact@as3labsglobal.com