Music Maker — Privacy Policy

Effective date: 15 October 2025

Contact for privacy matters: paulinauberjonois@icloud.com

This Privacy Policy explains how Music Maker (“we” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information about you. It applies when you use the Music Maker App and any related services that link to this Policy.

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom (UK), we act as the data controller of your personal data.

1) Information we collect

We collect the following categories of information:

A. Information you provide

Account details (e.g., display name, email if provided in‑app or via Sign in with Apple).
User Content you create in the App (e.g., audio projects, titles, artwork, comments).
Preferences and settings.
Communications you send to us (e.g., support requests).

B. Information collected automatically

Device and usage information (e.g., device model, OS version, app version, language, time zone, IP address, diagnostic logs, performance data, and interactions with features).
Crash data and analytics (to improve stability and performance).
Limited transaction metadata from Apple for in‑app purchases (e.g., receipt identifiers and product identifiers—we do not receive your full payment card details).

C. Information from third parties

If you choose Sign in with Apple, we may receive your name (or alias) and email (or a private relay email) as permitted by Apple.
Service providers may supply aggregated or de‑identified analytics.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive data unless you provide it (e.g., in a project name or artwork). Please avoid uploading sensitive personal data to the App.

2) Why we use your information (purposes)

Provide and maintain the App and its features (including saving projects, syncing, and restoring purchases).
Improve the App (diagnostics, analytics, troubleshooting, crash prevention).
Personalize features and content (e.g., remember settings).
Communicate with you (service messages, responses to support).
Security and fraud prevention (protect accounts, verify activity).
Legal compliance (tax, accounting, regulatory obligations, responding to lawful requests).
With your consent: optional marketing communications; optional cross‑app tracking for advertising or measurement if such features are introduced.

3) Legal bases for processing (EEA/UK only)

Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): to provide the App and requested features.
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): to secure and improve the App, prevent abuse, and understand feature usage; we balance these interests against your rights.
Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): for optional activities like marketing communications or App Tracking Transparency (ATT) tracking; you can withdraw consent at any time in the App/device settings.
Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): to meet our legal duties (e.g., bookkeeping, responding to regulators).

4) App Tracking Transparency and advertising

If the App ever uses third‑party advertising or measurement that qualifies as “tracking” across apps and websites, we will first ask for your permission via App Tracking Transparency. If you do not grant permission, we will not access the device advertising identifier for those purposes. You can change your decision at any time in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking on your device.

We do not sell personal information. We also do not share personal information for cross‑context behavioral advertising as defined by California law. If this changes, we will update this Policy and provide a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” mechanism as required by law.

6) How we disclose information

We disclose information to:

Service providers that process data on our behalf (e.g., cloud hosting, analytics, crash reporting, email support). They are bound by contract to protect your data and use it only under our instructions.
Apple for purchases, account, and platform services.
Legal and safety: to comply with law, protect rights, property, or safety, and to detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues.
Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, subject to appropriate safeguards.
With your direction or consent: for example, when you share content with others.

We do not allow service providers to use your data for their own advertising or marketing.

7) International transfers

If we transfer personal data outside the EEA/UK, we will rely on adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses(and additional safeguards where necessary). You may contact us for a copy of relevant safeguards.

8) Data retention

We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes described above, including to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Retention periods vary by data type (e.g., crash logs are typically retained for a short period; purchase records may be retained for tax/accounting for up to 10 years). We delete or anonymize data when it is no longer needed.

Refund-Related Data Sharing

We may share limited anonymized information with Apple when a user requests a refund for an in-app purchase. This includes (but is not limited to) time since installation, usage duration, an anonymous account identifier, purchase consumption details, and transaction amounts, solely for the purpose of processing and verifying refund requests. No personally identifiable information is shared.

9) Your rights

EEA/UK residents: You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing, and to data portability. When processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (for example, IMY – Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, Sweden).

California residents: You may have the rights to know/access, delete, correct, and to limit use of sensitive personal information. You also have the right to opt out of sale or sharing (not currently applicable as stated above) and the right to non‑discrimination for exercising your rights. We honor Global Privacy Control signals where required.

To exercise rights, contact paulinauberjonois@icloud.com. We may need to verify your identity and, where permitted, may charge a reasonable fee for manifestly unfounded or excessive requests.

10) Children’s privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action. Where local law requires a higher age (e.g., 16 in parts of the EEA), we comply with that higher age threshold.

11) Security

We use technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data (e.g., encryption in transit, access controls, and logging). No system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12) Communications and marketing

We may send you service‑related communications (e.g., feature or policy updates). With your consent, we may send optional marketing communications; you can opt out at any time via the message footer or by contacting us.

13) Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the updated Policy in the App and adjust the Effective date. For material changes, we will provide additional notice as required by law.

14) Contact us

If you have questions about this Policy or our data practices, email paulinauberjonois@icloud.com.

Developer checklist (remove before publishing)

Fill in the legal entity name and postal address in Section 1 of the Terms.
Confirm whether you use any third‑party SDKs (analytics, crash reporting, ads) and list them in Section 6 of the Privacy Policy if required by their terms.
Ensure your App Store Connect App Privacy answers match this Policy.
Add an in‑app link to these Terms and this Privacy Policy (e.g., Settings > Legal).
If you introduce advertising/measurement that counts as “tracking,” display the ATT prompt and update this Policy accordingly.
If you publish in California, add a “Do Not Sell or Share” link if your practices ever change to include sale/share under state law.
Review with local counsel before release in new jurisdictions.