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Record a memory or import an old voice note. Retold keeps the real voice and turns the story into a hand-drawn film and readable book. The sketches follow the people, places and little details as they are spoken, then every memory is kept together on your family shelf.
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The story behind this is genuinely moving, and I get why you built it. The one thing that gives me pause with this category of app is that the source material is often a recording of someone who can't consent to how it's used after the fact, especially with old voicemails from people who've passed. What's the actual data policy here - is the audio processed and then deleted, kept on a server indefinitely, or ever used for anything beyond generating that one family's film?
@galdayan Thank you for asking, it’s exactly the question families should ask, especially with an old voicemail from someone who has died.
The honest answer is that Retold is not a “process it and immediately delete it” service. The original recording is part of the keepsake, so it remains on the phone and, if someone signs in, in private Retold storage. It is not public, sold, used for advertising, voice cloning, AI training, or another family’s film.
It stays there until the family deletes that story. Deleting a story removes its live Retold recording, transcript and film. Deleting the account removes the Retold account and stories; backup copies then expire within 30 days.
To make the film, the audio is sent through Retold to OpenAI’s transcription API, then the transcript is used to plan the drawings. OpenAI does not use API data to train its models. We may keep a private, server-only copy of the transcription or drawing result for up to 24 hours, solely so a dropped connection does not force someone to reprocess a precious recording. OpenAI may retain the written transcript and drawing instructions for up to 30 days for safety monitoring; that is not training or use for anyone else’s story.
On consent, an app cannot recreate permission for someone who has passed away. We expect the uploader to have the right to use the recording and to take seriously the person’s known wishes. If that feels uncertain or wrong, we would rather it not be uploaded.
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@karl18 appreciate the genuinely detailed answer, especially the part about consent being on the uploader rather than something the app can verify - that's an honest answer instead of a hand-wavy one. the 30-day backup expiry and OpenAI retention windows being spelled out that clearly is more transparency than most products in this space bother with. good luck with the launch, and with your grandmother's story.