Privacy Policy

SoundLocate is operated by Utilab, a company registered at 60 Rue Francois-Ier, 75008 Paris, France. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we collect and use your data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

When you use SoundLocate, we collect the following information:

2.1 Apple Music Data (via MusicKit)

We use Apple's MusicKit JS for client-side authorization. When you connect your Apple Music account, we request access to:

• Music Library: Access to your music library and listening history to analyze your music preferences.
• Heavy Rotation: Your frequently played artists and albums.

2.1b Manual Artist Entry

Alternatively, you can enter your favorite artists manually without connecting any music service. In this case, we only process the artist names you provide.

Important: We only request read-only access for all music services. We cannot modify your playlists, follow artists on your behalf, or make any changes to your music streaming accounts.

2.2 Survey Data

• Your current city (if you choose to share it)
• Relocation preferences and interests

2.3 Newsletter Subscription

• Email address (if you subscribe)
• Music genre preferences

2.4 Automatically Collected Data

• Browser type and version
• Device information
• IP address
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referral source

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience:

3.1 Essential Cookies

Required for the website to function properly. These include session cookies to maintain your login state and store your music data temporarily.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our service. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized.

• Google Analytics: Tracks page views, session duration, and user behavior
• Google Tag Manager: Manages tracking scripts and tags

3.3 Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

3.4 Affiliate Tracking

We use affiliate links (Travelpayouts network) for travel services like flights and hotels. These partners may set cookies to track referrals. No personal data is shared with affiliate partners.

3.5 Managing Cookies

When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies or only essential cookies. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

• To match you with cities based on your music preferences
• To improve our matching algorithm and service quality
• To send you newsletter updates about events and concerts (if subscribed)
• To display relevant advertisements
• To generate aggregate, anonymized insights about music preferences and travel interests
• To communicate with you about service updates or respond to inquiries

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share data with:

• Service Providers: Third-party services that help us operate our platform (hosting, analytics, email services).
• Analytics Partners: Google Analytics receives anonymized usage data.
• Advertising Networks: For displaying relevant ads. No personal music data is shared with advertisers.
• Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights.

Your data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption. Music data is stored temporarily in cookies and is automatically deleted when your session ends.

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

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your data
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@soundlocate.com

You can revoke SoundLocate's access to your Apple Music data at any time:

1. Go to Settings on your Apple device
2. Tap your Apple ID > Media & Purchases
3. Manage Apps with Music Access
4. Find SoundLocate and toggle off access

Revoking access will immediately prevent us from accessing any new data from your Apple Music account.

We retain your data for as long as necessary to provide our services:

• Music data: Stored temporarily in session cookies
• Survey responses: Retained for analytics and service improvement
• Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe
• Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months

SoundLocate is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on our website or sending an email to newsletter subscribers.

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at: