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Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2025

LinerNotes ("us", "we", or "our") operates the LinerNotes mobile application (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Device identifiers and information
  • Usage data and preferences
  • Apple Music account integration data (when authorized)

1.2 Music Preference Data

To provide our personalized music storytelling services, we collect and process information about your music preferences, including:

  • Artists and songs you interact with in the app
  • Stories you read and save
  • Your listening history and preferences (when Apple Music is connected)
  • Time spent reading different types of content
  • Your discovery preferences and interests

1.3 Usage Data

We may also collect information that your device sends whenever you use our Service ("Usage Data").

This Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), device type, device version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To provide personalized music stories and artist recommendations
  • To curate daily artist discovery content based on your preferences
  • To improve our AI-powered storytelling algorithms
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To provide you with personalized content and recommendations
  • To track your reading progress and preferences

3. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Music preference data and reading history are retained to provide you with personalized recommendations and to improve our Service. You may request deletion of this data at any time through the app settings or by contacting us.

4. Data Transfer

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

5. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of LinerNotes
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

6. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Apple Music Integration

When you choose to connect your Apple Music account, we may access certain information from your Apple Music account to enhance your experience, including:

  • Your music library and playlists
  • Listening history and preferences
  • Recently played songs and artists

This integration is optional and you can disconnect it at any time through the app settings. We do not store your Apple Music login credentials and all access is handled through Apple's secure authorization system.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

You have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you
  • The right of rectification
  • The right to object
  • The right of restriction
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

10. 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.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: privacy@linernotes.app
  • By email: support@linernotes.app

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