As part of VocaQuest, our website will record the audio of children’s responses to a various speech and language tasks: 

• Speech Sound Screener, in which recordings are taken of the production of individual words, so that a therapist can review the recordings when assessing these productions. 

• Fluency Screener, in which a longer recording of an extended period of speech is taken. This recording is analysed by our automated services to estimate the amount of syllables in the speech, and to detect the separation of speakers and parts of speech. This service simply detects segments of separate speech speakers, with no identification attached to these segments. The purpose of this is to provide a more accurate syllable count so that the therapist can assess fluency. Then the recording can be reviewed by the therapist. 

• Speech Sampling, in which a longer retelling of a story is recorded. The story is then automatically transcribed, and automatically analysed for phoneme errors. The therapist can also review this recording.

• Voice Screening and Therapy, in which the recordings of a client's voice is analysed for pitch and volume data, from which targets can be created. This recording can be played back from the Report.

 

The following data is also collected at the creation of a child profile:

 

Age: The Birth Month and Birth Year of the user is recorded so that their performance in various activities can be assessed against standardised, research-backed ages of speech and language ability. We don’t require the exact Date of birth.
 

Biological Sex: It is optional to submit this data, and is purely for the reference of the practitioner.

 

Language: It is optional to submit this data. It is also important for us to know what your first and second language is. It is important for us to understand whether English is your primary or secondary language, and could be useful for the practitioner during therapy.
 

Speech/Language disability: It is optional to submit this data. We collect this as it is important information for a practitioner to be aware of when assessing and treating speech and language disorders.

 

Other Disability:  It is optional to submit this data. We collect this as it could be important information for a practitioner to be aware of when assessing and treating speech and language disorders.

 

Guardian Email Address: It is optional to include this. It is the email address which activity invites will be sent to.

 

Client Identifier: A unique identifier chosen by the practitioner for the client. There are no requirements for the format of this identifier, so it is at the users sole discretion how identifiable this value should be.

 

In addition to this, we will record performance on the app’s various activities. This allows the practitioner to track progress over time through a system of goal setting. Performance will also be stored in a report for each activity completed. If any audio recordings are taken, these will also be accessible via the report.

 

Voice memos: It is optional for the practitioner to record voice memos in certain activities. This allows the quick and easy taking of voice notes and can help when the practitioner is reviewing activities.

 

For all instances of recording, we have no influence over the type of audio data that any user records. It is your responsibility to ensure that recorded audio data is appropriate.

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We do not store the identification of any child. Practitioners are asked to create a unique identifier for each client. Name, or any other identifying information, is not required. 

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We collect your data in a manner to ensure that it won’t identify you.  We do this by collecting data which cannot be used to identify the person providing it. To prevent you or your child from being identified from the data we collect, we only collect specific elements of your personal data, and do not associate this data with the name of the child. When recording the age of the participant, we only collect their Birth Month and Year. 

 

The GDPR does not apply to personal data rendered anonymous in such a manner that the data subject is not or no longer identifiable (Recital 26 of the GDPR). Consequently, the GDPR’s remit does not apply to the data collected in VocaQuest. Any data you submit can be removed upon request. Please email us at support@voca-quest.com or info@therapy-box.co.uk to request the removal of your data. 

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There are two different ways in which we store your data. All the data you fill in during when you create a profile, and the analytics on the back of your performance on the assessments is stored in Amazon Relational Database services. All of the audio recordings you provide are stored on Amazon S3.

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The anonymised data collected in Voca Quest is not intended for use in any future projects. Should any new features projects be planned in which such data could be useful, data will not be used without explicit consent from each individual user . The only situation in which Therapy Box will share your data with a Third-Party is if we’re required by law to do so.