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Groovara Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 23, 2026

Groovara respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, store, and share information.

This Privacy Policy describes the information Groovara collects, how we use it, and the choices available to users of our platform.

YouTube API Services

Groovara uses YouTube API Services. By using features that access or display YouTube content, you acknowledge that YouTube may collect and process information in accordance with its own policies and terms.

Google's Privacy Policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy

YouTube content displayed within Groovara may be subject to additional terms, policies, and restrictions established by YouTube.

Users can learn more about managing their Google privacy settings at Google's privacy controls.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, Groovara may collect and store information such as:

  • Email address
  • User ID or account identifier
  • Account creation information
  • Login and session metadata
  • Beta access or redemption status, where applicable

If you sign in using Google, Groovara and its authentication providers may receive information associated with your Google account, including:

  • Name or display name
  • Profile image or avatar URL
  • Google provider identifier
  • Email address

Authentication services are provided through Supabase Auth. Groovara does not store user passwords directly in its application database and does not have access to users' plain-text passwords. Email/password authentication and Google sign-in are handled securely through Supabase Auth.

User Content

Groovara stores content created and submitted by users, including:

  • Tracklists
  • Studio drafts
  • Mixlists
  • Song order and sequence information
  • Song notes
  • Mixlist messages
  • Finishing notes
  • Hidden and reveal mode settings
  • Reveal progress information
  • Draft or unfinished content
  • Platform preferences and settings
  • Feedback messages submitted through the platform
  • Shareable mixlist links and identifiers

YouTube Data

When users interact with YouTube-powered features, Groovara may access, collect, store, or process information obtained through YouTube API Services, including:

  • YouTube video IDs
  • YouTube URLs
  • Video titles
  • Channel or creator names
  • Thumbnail images
  • Platform source information
  • Search results returned by the YouTube API
  • Conversion or matching results
  • Cached metadata and related API data

Spotify and Apple Music Data

When users interact with Spotify or Apple Music content, Groovara may access, collect, store, or process information including:

  • Track and song titles
  • Artist names
  • Album names
  • Track URLs
  • Platform source information
  • Provider track identifiers
  • Artwork and album images
  • Search results
  • Conversion or matching results
  • Cached metadata

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Groovara uses or may use cookies, local storage, session storage, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

  • Authentication and account security
  • Session management
  • Keeping users signed in
  • User preferences and settings
  • Theme preferences such as light or dark mode
  • Security and abuse prevention
  • Performance monitoring
  • Analytics and product improvement
  • Embedded content and third-party integrations

Third-party services used by Groovara may also place or access cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own policies.

Analytics

Groovara currently uses Vercel Analytics and may use similar analytics services to understand platform usage, site performance, traffic patterns, product functionality, and service reliability.

Groovara uses PostHog to understand product usage, improve features, diagnose issues, and measure user flows such as Studio usage, Mixlist creation, shared Mixlist openings, and feature engagement. PostHog may process usage events, device/browser information, page views, session information, and interaction data. Groovara does not use PostHog to sell user data.

Analytics information is used to improve the user experience, identify technical issues, and guide product development.

Third-Party Content and Advertising

Groovara integrates with third-party services including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Supabase, Vercel, and other service providers that support platform functionality.

Content displayed through these services may be provided directly by those third parties and may be subject to their own terms, policies, and privacy practices.

Groovara does not currently display or serve third-party advertising. If Groovara introduces advertising or additional third-party content providers in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

How We Use Information

Groovara uses collected information to:

  • Create and manage user accounts
  • Authenticate users
  • Store and display mixlists and listening experiences
  • Save user-created content
  • Deliver platform functionality
  • Enable sharing features
  • Support music platform integrations
  • Improve product features and usability
  • Analyze platform performance
  • Protect the security and integrity of the service
  • Respond to user inquiries and feedback

How We Share Information

Groovara does not sell personal information.

We may share information with service providers and partners that help us operate the platform, including:

  • Supabase
  • Vercel
  • YouTube API Services
  • Spotify
  • Apple Music
  • Analytics providers
  • Other infrastructure or service providers required to operate Groovara

Information may also be disclosed when required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, security, or integrity of Groovara and its users.

Data Retention

Groovara retains information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain security, and enforce agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information involved.

Data Deletion Requests

Users may request deletion of their account information or user-created content by contacting Groovara.

Subject to legal, security, fraud-prevention, abuse-prevention, and operational requirements, Groovara will delete or de-identify information associated with the request.

Requests may be submitted to: hello@groovara.com

YouTube Data Refresh and Maintenance

To help maintain accuracy and compliance with YouTube API requirements, Groovara refreshes, updates, or deletes stored YouTube API data at least every 30 calendar days.

When YouTube-related content is accessed and stored metadata is outdated, Groovara may retrieve updated information from YouTube API Services, update stored records, or remove unavailable information when content is no longer available through YouTube.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When material changes are made, the updated version will be posted with a revised Effective Date.

Continued use of Groovara after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Information

Questions, privacy requests, account inquiries, or data deletion requests may be directed to:

GROOVARA LLC

hello@groovara.com

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