Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 November 2026. Effective as of that date.

DawnForge Studio, based in Malaysia ("DawnForge Studio," "we," "us" or "our"), provides Podcast Filler Word Cleaner, a free web tool that helps you find filler words and long pauses in a podcast episode and export an edited WAV or a cut list. This Privacy Policy describes how personal information is handled when you use this website (the "Service").

The short version

• Your audio, the decoded sound and your transcript are processed in your browser. They are never uploaded to us or anyone else. The page’s security policy blocks network requests.
• The Service has no accounts, no cookies, no analytics, no advertising and no payment processing.
• To let you pick up where you left off, the app saves a small amount of project data in your browser’s local storage, on your device. We never receive it. You can export it or delete it at any time in Privacy & data.
• We never use your data to train AI.

Personal information we collect

Information we receive

We do not receive the content you work with. The audio file, transcript and project files you choose are read by your browser only. We operate no server that accepts them.

Information stored on your device

If you load your own audio file, the app saves this in your browser’s local storage (up to 20 projects): the audio file’s name and length; for each suggested cut its times, type, your decision, your optional note (up to 200 characters) and a text snippet of at most 80 characters from the transcript around it; your settings (padding, crossfade, pause length); and the time you last opened the project. File names, notes and snippets can contain personal information if you put it there. The demo is never saved. Audio and full transcripts are never saved.

Communications data

If you email us at hello@dawnforgestudio.com, we receive your email address and what you write, and use it only to reply. If you use the “Send feedback” link, you leave this site for a form run by Tally (tally.so), which has its own privacy policy. You do not have to use it.

Automatic data collection

We do not run analytics, session replay or tracking technologies, and the Service sets no cookies. Whoever hosts this website’s files may keep standard server logs (such as IP address and time of request) as part of operating the hosting; we do not use these logs to profile you.

How we use personal information

Data stored on your device is used only by the app, on your device, to restore your projects. Email you send us is used to answer you, and to protect our rights or comply with the law where needed. We do not sell personal information, share it for advertising, or use it for AI training.

Retention

Local project data stays in your browser until you delete it with “Delete this project” or “Clear all local projects”, or clear your browser’s site data. The app keeps at most 20 projects and removes the oldest when a new one would exceed that. We keep emails you send us only as long as needed to answer and for legal record-keeping.

How we share personal information

We do not share your project data, because we do not have it. We may disclose email correspondence to professional advisors, or to authorities where we believe in good faith the law requires it, and to a successor in a business transfer.

Your choices and rights

• Export my saved data and Delete this project / Clear all local projects are in the Privacy & data section of the app.
• You may ask us (hello@dawnforgestudio.com) to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you, such as emails you sent us. If you are in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, you may also ask us to restrict or transfer it, object to processing, withdraw consent, and complain to your data protection authority. Under Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 you have access and correction rights.
• The Service does not respond to “Do Not Track” signals because it does not track you.

Other sites and services

The “Send feedback” link goes to a third-party site that we do not control. Read its privacy policy before you use it.

Security

The app uses a strict content security policy that blocks network use, builds its pages with safe DOM methods, and checks and length-limits everything it reads back from storage. No system is perfectly secure, and data in local storage can be read by anyone with access to your browser profile on that device.

International data transfer

We are based in Malaysia. Email you send us may be processed by our email provider in other countries. Users in Europe: where personal data is transferred outside Europe, we rely on adequacy decisions or appropriate safeguards where required; contact us for details.

Children

The Service is not intended for anyone under 18. It has no sign-up and does not ask for age or other personal details. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Controller and legal bases (Europe)

DawnForge Studio is the controller of the email you send us. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in answering you, and compliance with law where applicable. We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this policy. If we do, we will update the date above and post the new version here. Using the Service after the effective date means you acknowledge the updated policy.

How to contact us

DawnForge Studio, Malaysia. Email: hello@dawnforgestudio.com

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