Privacy Policy

How we protect and handle your personal information

Privacy Policy for Soundtreff

Effective date: January 1, 2024

Last updated: January 1, 2024

This Privacy Policy explains how Soundtreff ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you use our mobile application and related services.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data Controller

If you are located in the European Economic Area, the data controller is:

Soundtreff

Website: www.soundtreff.com

Email: info@soundtreff.com

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following data:

  • Account Information: Full name, email address, user role (e.g. musician or event organizer), password (encrypted), and profile details.
  • Usage Data: Log data such as IP address, device type, OS version, time of access, and app interaction.
  • Optional Profile Data: Bio, music genre, location, contact preferences, event history.

Note: We do not collect payment or credit card information directly through the app. Payments for premium memberships are handled via the App Store.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data for the following purposes:

Purpose Legal Basis
To register and manage your account Performance of contract (Art. 6.1.b GDPR)
To match musicians with event organizers Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR)
To improve the app and troubleshoot issues Legitimate interest
To send notifications (if enabled) Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR)
To comply with legal obligations Legal obligation (Art. 6.1.c GDPR)

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

However, we may share data with:

  • Service providers (e.g. hosting, analytics) bound by data processing agreements under Art. 28 GDPR.
  • Authorities when required by law or court order.

5. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Receive a copy of your data (data portability)
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at: info@soundtreff.com

6. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated above, or as required by law. When you delete your account, your data is removed within 30 days unless legal obligations require longer retention.

7. Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and disclosure. This includes encryption, access control, and secure hosting.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes via the app or email.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, please contact:

Soundtreff

Email: info@soundtreff.com

Website: www.soundtreff.com