Privacy Policy
Last updated: 3/24/2025
Introduction
Welcome to Soundoria. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Data We Collect
When you use Soundoria, we collect several types of data to provide our services:
For Artists
When you upload music as an artist, we collect and store:
- Music files, artwork, and metadata
- Artist profile information and biography
- Performance analytics related to your music
- Account preferences and settings
For Listeners
When you use our platform as a listener, we collect:
- Listening history and playback data
- Favorites and playlist information
- Profile information
- Preferences and settings
For All Users
We also collect:
- Account information during registration
- Usage data and interactions with our service
- Device information and IP addresses
Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
We collect and process this data based on several legal grounds:
- Contract fulfillment: To provide our service to you as agreed upon when you sign up
- Legitimate interests: To improve our services, ensure security, and analyze usage patterns
- Consent: Where required by law, we obtain your consent for specific data processing activities
How We Use Your Data
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our service
- To enable music streaming and storage
- To personalize your experience on our platform
- To analyze usage patterns and improve our service
- To communicate with you about service updates
- To prevent fraud and ensure the security of our platform
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
In some circumstances, we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Data Security
We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and receive a copy of your personal data
- Rectify any personal data that is inaccurate
- Request the deletion of your personal data
- Object to the processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing your personal data
- Request transfer of your personal data to you or a third party
- Withdraw consent at any time
Cookies
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
What are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Google Analytics Cookies
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets cookies in order to evaluate your use of our website and compile reports for us on activity on the site.
The Google Analytics cookies used on our website include:
- _ga: This cookie is used to distinguish users and has an expiration of 2 years.
- _gid: This cookie is used to distinguish users and has an expiration of 24 hours.
- _gat: This cookie is used to throttle request rate and has an expiration of 1 minute.
- _ga_[Measurement ID]: This cookie is used to persist session state and has an expiration of 2 years.
Managing Cookies
When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, if you block all cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.
More Information About Cookies
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date at the top of this privacy policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: support@validspark.com