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Last Updated 27/07/2026

Privacy Policy

Grooves ("Grooves", "we", "us", or "our") is devoted to protecting the privacy of the personal information collected from users who visit our website (https://joingrooves.app) and use the Grooves mobile application available through the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Any changes made to this Privacy Policy will be updated to the Site and/or Services and will be effective immediately upon release. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services following the release of any updates constitutes your acceptance of those updates.

Definitions

• Account: Your unique account created to access our Service.
• Application: Grooves, our music rating and social platform.
• Device: Any device that can access the Service, including a computer, mobile phone, or tablet.
• Personal Data: Information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service Provider: Third parties that process data on our behalf (such as our PostgreSQL backend).

Information We Collect

• Personal Information for Account Creation: Username, email address, and profile picture.
• User Content: Album reviews, album likes, profile following, and other content created by the user.
• Device Information: Device type (iPad, Desktop, iPhone), operating system type, and screen pixel size.
• Subscription Information: If you purchase a subscription, we may receive information from the applicable app store such as the subscription product, transaction identifier, purchase status, renewal or expiration status, and entitlement status. Apple or Google processes your payment information; Grooves does not receive your full card or bank-account details.

How We Use the Information We Collect

• Provide user-facing features such as displaying your reviews, collections, and profile activity to other users.
• Provide notifications when other users interact with your activity.
• Verify purchases, provide subscription benefits, restore purchases, prevent fraud, and provide subscription support.

Your Rights

• You have the right to permanently delete your account and associated data.
• You have the right to edit or delete your reviews, collections, following list, and other content.
• You have the right to report other users for misconduct, including explicit profile pictures or offensive usernames.
• You have the right to access your personal data.
• You have the right to export your data (please email us to request this).
• You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
• You have the right to correct inaccurate or false information.

Data Storage and Sharing

We collect and store your data in our database. We implement industry-standard security measures through our service providers to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.

• You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.
• We may share your data with:
  • Other Grooves users
  • Service providers that help us operate, secure, and support Grooves
  • Apple or Google where necessary to process, verify, or manage app-store purchases
  • Law enforcement when required by law

Links to Other Websites

The Site and/or Services may contain links to third-party websites such as Spotify or Shazam. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies when navigating to them.

Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as needed to provide Grooves, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When you delete your account, data is removed from active systems immediately. Data may remain in backups for up to 90 days, and we may retain limited information where required by law or where it has been anonymized so it can no longer identify you.

For our published child safety standards and contact information, see our Child Safety Standards page.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage users to review this page regularly. We are not required to explicitly notify users of changes, though we may do so for major updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@joingrooves.app.

Please also review our Terms of Service.