Privacy Policy

Talkume ("we", "us") lets you bundle a CV and a short voice note into one shareable link, with an optional AI-generated English-proficiency assessment. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. Talkume is free to use — we don't sell your data, and we don't use it for advertising.

What we collect

What we collect depends on whether you sign in.

• If you don't sign in: only the CV and voice note file(s) you choose to upload or record, and the link we generate for them. We don't require an account, an email address, or any personal details to create a one-off link.
• If you sign in with Google: we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google (the minimum needed to identify your account — we don't request access to your contacts, calendar, or anything else in your Google account). We use this to create your Talkume account, show your signed-in state, and let you manage a personal library of files and links.
• Files you upload: your CV (PDF/DOCX, or one generated through our CV template builder) and your voice note (recorded in-browser or uploaded, capped at 90 seconds).
• If you use the CV template builder while signed in: the form answers you type (name, work history, education, etc.) are saved so you can reopen and edit them later. This is only saved for signed-in users — if you use the template without signing in, nothing beyond the generated PDF file is kept.
• If you request an AI evaluation: your voice note is sent to an AI model (Mistral's Voxtral, hosted on Amazon Bedrock) to generate a proficiency assessment. The result (detected language, CEFR level, fluency notes, transcript, and comments) is stored with the link and shown to anyone who opens it. This only happens when you or a signed-in viewer actively clicks "AI Evaluation" — it is never run automatically.
• If you bookmark a link: we store the link and the name tag you give it, tied to your account.

How we use your information

• To generate and host your shareable links.
• To let you sign in, maintain a reusable file library, and edit your own links.
• To run the optional AI evaluation feature when you request it.
• To keep the service running securely and prevent abuse.

We do not use your information for advertising, and we do not sell it to third parties.

Who can see your link

Every generated link uses a long, random, non-guessable ID. Link pages are also marked with a noindex, nofollow instruction that asks search engines not to index or crawl them. Between the unguessable ID and that instruction, your link is not discoverable by searching or browsing — only someone who has the exact link URL (because you shared it with them) can open it.

Links created without signing in expire automatically after 3 months. Links created while signed in are permanent, and you can replace the CV or voice note on them at any time — doing so clears any cached AI evaluation, which is then regenerated fresh the next time someone clicks the evaluation button.

Where your data is stored

Files and data are stored on Amazon Web Services (S3 for files, DynamoDB for link and account records), in a private configuration — files are never publicly accessible; they are only reachable through short-lived, signed URLs generated by our server. The optional AI evaluation is processed by Amazon Bedrock.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our public marketing pages — the home page, blog, and these legal pages — to understand overall site traffic (page views, general location at a country/city level, device type). If you're in the EEA or UK, this only runs after you accept the cookie banner shown on your first visit; you can decline, and you can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site.

Analytics is never loaded on shared CV/voice links or your links dashboard. Opening a /l/... link, or viewing your own links list, never sends any data to Google — those pages carry no analytics code at all, regardless of your cookie choice. We do not use Google Analytics or any other tracker for advertising, and we do not sell data to third parties.

Your choices

• You can use Talkume anonymously for a one-off link, with no account at all.
• You can sign out at any time; this ends your session but does not delete your data.
• You can request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us (see below).

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach out via the support link on our home page.