English Dictation
AI tool summary for DPOs and governors. not stated (no company name published; contact hi@englishdictation.org) · Facts last checked 2026-11-07 · Printed 8 November 2026
AI Prefect
For teachers. Illustration, not a measured result. Not part of the rating. English Dictation gives adult or post-18 learners of English a short daily listening drill: hear a sentence, type it, then check it word by word, so you need not build dictation exercises yourself. It is for learners aged 18 and over, not school pupils.
- Doesn’t say if it is a processor or controller
- Data may leave the UK/EU; safeguards stated but no school DPA found
- No school DPA found
- Minimum age 18+ in the UK (legal age to enter binding contracts; not intended for minors): not suitable for under-18s
| Supplier | not stated (no company name published; contact hi@englishdictation.org) |
|---|---|
| Category | English listening dictation and shadowing practice (type what you hear, check word by word, review book, AI assistant, pronunciation scoring) |
| Pupil-facing | yes - learner accounts, but terms require the legal age to enter contracts |
| Processor or controller | not stated (privacy policy written as the service deciding how data is used; no school processor terms) |
| Where data is stored | United States (primary data storage; Cloudflare infrastructure in several countries; international transfers covered by standard contractual clauses and the international data transfer agreement via its providers); Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity analytics |
| Trains AI models on inputs | no - inputs and outputs not used to train their or third-party AI models (privacy policy and terms 8.3) |
| How long inputs are kept | AI prompts and output 90 days; account data for the life of the account, deleted or anonymised within 30 days of account deletion; logs 90 days; security logs 180 days; support records 2 years; transactions 7 years |
| Data processing agreement (DPA) | not stated |
| Signs individual DPAs with schools | not stated (says it uses DPAs with its own processors; no school DPA offered) |
| UK GDPR representative / DPO | not stated (single contact hi@englishdictation.org; no DPO or UK representative named) |
| Minimum age | 18+ in the UK (legal age to enter binding contracts; not intended for minors) |
| Key safety note | free tier with paid plans in USD; no named company behind the site; not intended for under-18s, so not for school pupils; pronunciation scoring and speaking features use your voice but the privacy policy does not mention voice recordings; AI prompts are sent to unnamed AI model providers; Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity on the site |
| Main use | Language learning |
Sources: https://englishdictation.org/ · https://englishdictation.org/privacy-policy · https://englishdictation.org/terms-of-service · https://englishdictation.org/pricing
Full entry: aiprefect.co.uk/tools/english-dictation. Rating is a rules-based summary of the supplier’s published terms. “Not stated” means we could not find it in their documents. This is not legal advice and does not replace your DPIA.