Speaking Practice for TOEFL® Prep — Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 11, 2026

Speaking Practice for TOEFL® Prep is a free Chrome browser extension provided by Aidoss Academy, operated by AIDOSS VENTURES LTD (United Kingdom). It helps students practice the TOEFL speaking tasks Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview by recording, timing and replaying their spoken answers. This Privacy Policy explains what information the extension stores, how that information is used, and the choices available to users.

In short: your recordings, practice history and settings are stored only in Chrome on your own device. We do not collect, receive, sell or share your data. One optional feature, the accuracy check, uses Chrome's speech recognition service provided by Google; it is off by default and explained before you turn it on.

1. Information Stored Locally

The extension saves the following information in your browser on your device:

Voice recordings of your answers (audio/webm), stored in the browser's IndexedDB so you can replay, download or delete them. Recordings are deleted automatically after 30 days by default; you can choose 7, 14, 30 or 90 days, or keep them until you delete them.
Practice history: date, task, practice set, time spoken, accuracy score (if the accuracy check is on) and self-check counts, used for your streak, minutes spoken and progress chart. Transcripts are shown on screen during practice and are not saved.
Your TOEFL test date, if you choose to enter one. If you also use other Aidoss Academy extensions, the test date (and only the test date) can be shared between them inside your browser, so you only enter it once. It never leaves your computer.
Settings: theme, voice, auto-record, accuracy check on/off, whether to show Aidoss study offers, recording retention period, and dismissed offer cards.

Small settings may be synced between your own Chrome browsers through Chrome profile sync, if you have it turned on.

2. Data Collection and Sharing

The extension does not transmit your recordings, practice history, settings or browsing information to Aidoss Academy or any server operated by us. It does not use analytics, cookies or advertising identifiers, and it does not load remote code. We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers or transfer it to third parties. The extension never reads or changes the websites you visit.

3. Microphone

The extension uses your microphone only while you are practicing in its own practice tab, after you start a practice set. Chrome asks for your permission the first time. You can withdraw permission at any time in Chrome's settings (chrome://settings/content/microphone).

4. Speech Recognition (Optional) and Speech Synthesis

If you turn on the accuracy check, the extension uses Chrome's built-in Web Speech API (speech recognition). To turn speech into text, Chrome sends the audio of your answer to Google's speech recognition servers while you record. This processing is performed by Google under Google's Privacy Policy. Aidoss Academy never receives this audio or the resulting text. The accuracy check is off by default, and you can turn it off at any time in Settings; recording and playback keep working without it.

Sentences, questions and model answers are read aloud with your browser's built-in speech synthesis. Speech is produced by voices installed with your operating system or provided by your browser; depending on your system, Google Chrome may use an online voice operated by Google under Google's own privacy policy. Only the practice text is spoken.

5. Chrome Browser Permissions

storage: to save your practice history, settings and optional test date locally in your browser.

The microphone is requested by Chrome's standard prompt, not by an extension permission. The extension does not request access to your browsing history, tabs, cookies, passwords or any website.

6. Exporting and Deleting Your Data

Open the extension's Settings page and use Export (JSON) to download your settings, history and recording details, or Download everything (.zip) to also get every recording as a .webm audio file. Use Delete all recordings or Reset all data to delete your data. Single recordings can be deleted on the History page. Uninstalling the extension also removes all of its stored data.

7. External Website Links

Inside its own pages (never on other websites), the extension may show clearly labeled cards from Aidoss Academy that link to aidossacademy.com or library.aidossacademy.com. These links include campaign parameters (for example utm_source=chrome_extension) that show the visit came from the extension; they contain no personal data. Visiting those websites is separate from using the extension and is subject to the website's own privacy policy. You can turn the cards off in Settings. When you uninstall the extension, Chrome opens a short page on aidossacademy.com where you can tell us why, if you wish.

8. Chrome Web Store Limited Use

Any use or transfer of information received from Google APIs will comply with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.

9. Children

Speaking Practice is intended for learners preparing for university-level English tests. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.