Ondoku Text and Audio Storage Periods, Deletion, and Important Notes

Do you know how long the text read aloud with Ondoku and its audio data are stored?

Actually, the storage period differs depending on the membership plan.

This article explains the storage period for read-aloud histories for each Ondoku membership plan and important points to note.

Storage period for read-aloud text and audio data

The storage period for text read aloud with Ondoku and its audio data varies depending on your membership status.

The storage periods and data handling for each status are as follows.

• Non-members: Read-aloud text and audio data are stored for 30 days after creation (history cannot be viewed)
• Free members: Read-aloud text and audio data are stored for 30 days after creation
• Paid members: Text and audio data are stored for the period selected in settings (choose from 1, 2, or 3 years, or indefinitely. The default is 1 year)
• Business plan members: Data is stored unless the member deletes the history

※If you have been using the service for some time, your settings may differ. Check the settings screen to confirm your current retention period.
※Shared histories are excluded from automatic deletion.

When the respective storage period ends,

• Text read aloud
• Uploaded images
• Generated audio data

will all be deleted from the server.

Paid members can change the storage period from “History retention period” on the settings screen.

Other ways to delete read-aloud text and audio data

You can use the delete function in your history at any time to delete

• Text read aloud
• Uploaded images
• Generated audio data

all from the server.

For details about the delete function and bulk delete function, please see here.

How to use Ondoku's delete and bulk delete functions and important points to note. Delete text and data from your history and the server

With the newly introduced “delete” function, you can now easily delete your previously read-aloud data yourself! Here we explain how to use the delete and bulk delete functions and important points to note.

Important points about data deletion

Please note that deleted data cannot be restored.

If you want to keep your data, please save the text and manage the data on your own device.

Specific examples for each membership type

If you cancel your free membership and become a non-member

Free member → Non-member:
Your read-aloud data will be handled in the same way as data read aloud as a non-member.
From the day you cancel, you will no longer be able to view or download data you read aloud in the past.

If you cancel your paid membership and become a free member

Paid member (Basic, Value, or Premium) → Free member:
When you cancel your paid plan, your contract ends on the next renewal date, and you will become a free member.
Text and audio data read aloud as a paid member will be automatically deleted 30 days after your contract ends.
The retention period selected in the settings screen (including indefinite retention) no longer applies after cancellation. Data created as a free member after cancellation will be deleted 30 days after creation.

※Even after completing the cancellation process, you will be treated as a paid member until your next renewal date.
※If you resume your paid plan, your previously set retention period will be restored.
※Shared histories are excluded from automatic deletion.

If you cancel your business plan membership and become a free member

Business plan member → Free member:
Data read aloud while you were a business plan member is handled the same way as when using the business plan and will not be deleted.

Data created as a free member after cancellation will be handled in the same way as free member data and deleted 30 days after creation.

※If you close your account, all data, including data from your business plan membership period, will be deleted 30 days after account closure.

For other questions, please see the FAQ.

Text-to-speech and Ondoku FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Ondoku, a text-to-speech software. This page covers subscriptions and cancellations, choosing the plan that’s right for you, and how to use the audio files you create.