Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Vinyl ID is a small device and companion app that identifies the records you play and keeps a private history of your listening. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we will never do with it. It applies to the Vinyl ID mobile app, the Vinyl ID device, and this website.

What we collect

• Account information. When you create an account we collect your email address, your name or a display name, a username, and a password. Passwords are stored in hashed form and we never see them. We also assign your account an internal user ID that links your listening history and settings to you.
• Listening history. The Vinyl ID device identifies the music playing near it and logs the track, album, artist, and time of each listen to your account. This is the core of the product.
• Collection data. Records you add to your collection in the app, including any details you choose to enter such as pressing information or purchase price.
• Profile photos. Only if you choose to add one.
• Push notification tokens. If you enable notifications, we store a device token so we can deliver them. You can turn this off at any time in the app.

How audio is handled

The Vinyl ID device listens to the music playing near your turntable in order to identify it. Audio is used solely for music identification. We do not use audio for advertising, profiling, or any purpose other than figuring out what record is spinning.

What we use your data for

Two things. First, making the product work: your listening history exists so you can browse it, and your email exists so you can sign in and recover your account. Second, first-party analytics: we look at how features are used in aggregate — tied to identifiers like your user ID — so we can improve the product. Analytics stay inside Vinyl ID; they are never shared with ad networks or data brokers.

What we never do

• We do not sell your data.
• We do not show ads or share your data with advertisers.
• We do not track you across other apps or websites.
• We do not build advertising profiles from your listening habits.

Sharing and social features

Your listening history is private by default to your account. The app includes optional social features: you can accept friend requests and choose to let friends see your listening activity. Both are controlled by you in the app's privacy settings, and you can turn them off whenever you like.

Service providers

We use a small number of services to run Vinyl ID: cloud infrastructure to store your account and history (Supabase), and music metadata services to fetch album information and artwork (such as Discogs). These providers process data on our behalf to deliver the product and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.

Data retention and deletion

We keep your data for as long as you have an account. You can delete your account at any time from Settings in the app. Deletion is scheduled with a short grace period in case you change your mind, after which your account and listening history are permanently removed.

Children

Vinyl ID is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes to this policy

If we make meaningful changes to this policy we will update this page and the date at the top. We will not quietly change what we do with your data.

Contact

Questions about your data? Email us at vinylid.app@gmail.com and a human will get back to you.