🌼 Amharic Translator Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 14, 2026

1. Who We Are

Amharic Translator is published by Geez Academy ("we", "our", or "us"). Contact: geezacademy@gmail.com

2. What This App Does

Amharic Translator translates text and photos between Amharic, English, Arabic, Swedish, and Chinese, and lets you type Amharic using Latin letters (for example, "selam" becomes ሰላም). All features are free. Translations, photo text-reading, and phrasebook content are generated using Anthropic's Claude AI.

3. Information We Collect

• Text and photos you choose to translate are sent through our backend server (a Cloudflare Worker we operate) to Anthropic's API. Our server forwards the request and does not store its content.
• Text you type in the Type tab is converted to Amharic on your device. It is only sent for translation if you tap "Translate this".
• Translation history, favorites, and corrections are stored only on your device and are never sent to us.
• Camera and photo library access is used only when you choose to translate a photo.

4. Advertising

The app may show ads from Google AdMob. When ads are shown, Google and its partners may collect:

• Advertising identifiers (such as your device's advertising ID)
• Approximate location derived from your IP address
• Device and usage information related to ads

In regions where it's required by law (such as the EU and UK), we ask for your consent using Google's consent form. On iOS, you may be asked whether to allow tracking. If you decline, the app still works fully and you'll see non-personalized ads. Learn more at Google's partner-sites policy, and manage ad settings at adssettings.google.com.

5. Third-Party Services

• Anthropic (maker of Claude) processes translation and photo content. See anthropic.com/privacy.
• Cloudflare hosts our backend server. See cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
• Google AdMob provides ads. See policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not sell your data, and we don't share it beyond the service providers listed above.

6. Data Retention

Your history, favorites, and corrections stay on your device until you clear them in the app or uninstall it. We don't keep copies of your translations or photos on our server.

7. Children's Privacy

This app is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from children. Ads are limited to content suitable for general audiences.

8. Your Choices

You can clear your saved history, favorites, and corrections at any time in the app's Saved tab. Uninstalling removes all locally stored data. You can also reset or limit ad tracking in your device's privacy settings.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time and will change the "Last updated" date above when we do.

10. Contact Us

📧 geezacademy@gmail.com
🌐 geezacademy.com

🛠️ Support

Amharic Translator

Common questions

Which languages are supported?
Amharic, English, Arabic, Swedish, and Chinese, in any combination. All of them are free.

How do I type Amharic without an Amharic keyboard?
Open the Type tab and write the way it sounds. A letter on its own has no vowel (s → ስ); add a vowel to change it: se ሰ, su ሱ, si ሲ, sa ሳ, sie ሴ, so ሶ. Special sounds: sh ሽ, ch ች, ny ኝ, zh ዥ, ts ጽ. Hard sounds: T or t' ጥ, C or ch' ጭ, P or p' ጵ, q or k' ቅ. Doubled letters are written once (addis → አዲስ), and a full stop becomes ።. The full guide is in the app.

Why doesn't Amharic read aloud?
Read-aloud uses your device's built-in voices, and most phones don't include an Amharic voice yet. The other languages read aloud normally.

A photo translation says there's too much text. What should I do?
Take a closer photo of a smaller section of text. Very dense pages can produce more text than one translation can hold.

Is my data private?
See the Privacy Policy above. Your history stays on your device, and we don't sell your data.

How do I report a bug or request a feature?
Email geezacademy@gmail.com with what you were doing and what happened.