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| Field | English Shadowing App |
|---|---|
| Staff rating | Amber Training depends on plan or settings |
| Pupil rating | Red Minimum age 18+ in the UK (legal age to enter a binding agreement; not intended for users without that capacity): not suitable for under-18s |
| Main use | Language learning |
| SupplierThe company that makes and runs the tool. | not stated (no company name published; site signs itself Shadowing English, contact hi@shadowingenglish.app) |
| CategoryWhat sort of tool it is, for example a chatbot or a lesson-planning helper. | English speaking and pronunciation practice by shadowing (turns a YouTube link, audio/video file or text into sentence-by-sentence shadowing lessons with AI pronunciation scoring, AI speaking partner, text-to-speech and spaced-repetition review) |
| Pupil-facingWhether pupils use it directly, or only staff. Pupil use needs extra care. | yes - learner accounts (home page offers paths for child, teen and high school learners), but terms require the legal age to enter a binding contract |
| Processor or controllerA processor only uses data on your school’s instructions. A controller makes its own decisions about the data, which means your school has less say. | not stated (privacy policy written as the service deciding how data is used; no school processor terms) |
| Where data is storedWhich country the data is stored in. UK or EU storage is usually simpler for schools. | not stated (hosting, storage and AI, speech and media-processing providers not named; no transfer safeguards stated); Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, which may be linked to your account after sign-in |
| Trains AI models on inputsWhether what you type (or upload) may be used to improve the supplier’s AI. “No” is what you want for anything about pupils or staff. | unclear - privacy policy and terms do not say whether your recordings, text or uploads train AI models; terms grant it and its providers a licence to process your content to 'provide, secure, maintain, and improve the Service' |
| How long inputs are keptHow long the supplier keeps what you type before deleting it. | learning content, voice recordings and progress kept while needed or until you remove them where deletion controls exist; personal data deleted or anonymised within 30 days of account deletion; billing, support, security and analytics records kept for legal or operational needs (periods not stated) |
| Data processing agreement (DPA)The data processing agreement: the contract that sets out how the supplier must look after your school’s data. | not stated |
| Signs individual DPAs with schoolsWhether the supplier will sign a data agreement with your school specifically, rather than just standard online terms. | not stated |
| UK GDPR representative / DPOWhether the supplier names a data protection officer or UK representative you can contact about data questions. | not stated (single contact hi@shadowingenglish.app; no DPO or UK representative named) |
| Minimum ageThe youngest age the supplier allows to use the tool. Check this before any pupil uses it. | 18+ in the UK (legal age to enter a binding agreement; not intended for users without that capacity) |
| Key safety noteAnything else worth knowing, such as admin controls or content filtering. | records your voice for pronunciation scoring and sends recordings, text and uploads to unnamed AI, speech and media-processing providers; no named company behind the site; storage location not stated; not intended for under-18s even though the home page offers child, teen and high school practice paths; Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity session recording on the site; credit-based paid plans in USD (Standard $8.99, Pro $17.99, Advanced $44.99 a month); submitted to AI Prefect from the same email address as English Dictation, whose policies are worded the same way |
| Research statusHow complete our research on this tool is. | sourced (privacy and terms dated 19 Sep 2026, read 9 Nov 2026) |
| Last checked | 2026-11-09 |
Ratings are a rules-based summary of each supplier’s published terms. Not legal advice. How we rate tools