Privacy policy
Last updated 27 August 2026
The short version: ReadAnyText has no accounts, stores no scripts and no audio on its servers, reads your documents inside your browser, and loads advertising only if you say yes.
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What happens to text you convert
When you generate a voiceover, the text you chose to convert is sent to Microsoft’s neural speech service to be spoken that is what produces the audio, and it is the only place your text goes. The finished MP3 and subtitle files are assembled inside your browser and are never uploaded to or stored on our servers. We keep no copy of your scripts, your audio, or your subtitles.
What happens to files you open
PDFs, Word documents, EPUBs, background music and audio recordings are read entirely inside your browser. The files themselves never leave your device. For documents, only the text you then choose to generate is sent to the speech service, as above. Transcription (audio to text) runs on your own device using Whisper; the recording is never uploaded anywhere.
What happens when you paste a link
The listen-to-an-article tool fetches the page you point it at through our server, extracts the article text, and returns it to your browser. The URL is processed to serve that request and is not kept.
What is stored in your browser
Your preferences chosen voice, speed, pitch, sound settings, pronunciation entries, playback speed and unsent drafts are kept in your browser’s local storage so they survive a refresh. They stay on your device; you can clear them at any time through your browser’s site-data settings.
Advertising and cookies
The site is free because it is supported by advertising. No advertising script loads and no advertising cookie is set unless you accept in the cookie banner. If you decline, the site works exactly the same, with no ads. You can change your choice at any time via the cookie settings link in the footer. When you accept, our advertising partner (Adsterra) may set cookies and process your IP address and browser characteristics to serve and measure ads, acting as its own data controller.
What we don’t do
- No accounts, so no passwords, names or profiles.
- No storing of scripts, documents, audio or transcripts.
- No selling of personal data.
- No tracking beyond what the consented ad partner sets.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or CCPA), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data. Since we keep no account data and no content, in practice this usually means clearing your browser’s local storage and withdrawing ad consent both of which you can do yourself. For anything else, contact us and we will help.
Contact
This site is operated by the site operator. A contact address will appear here once configured; meanwhile, see the contact page.