OwnTunes Privacy Policy for Android

Your music stays on your device

OwnTunes is built for people who keep their own music library. The app plays and organizes music stored on your Android device. OwnTunes does not require an account, does not upload your music library to cloud music storage.

Information OwnTunes may access

OwnTunes may request access to audio files, folders, local network devices, microphone input for voice search, notifications, Bluetooth or media-session controls, and Android Auto playback features when you choose to use those parts of the app. Access is used to provide app features such as local playback, search, Android Auto, Wi-Fi Transfer, web player sessions, Listen Together, network stream playlists, Cast, ringtone tools, and library management.

Your playlists, favorites, ratings, playback history, themes, and app preferences are stored on your device unless you choose to export, back up, transfer, or share them through a local network feature.

Local network, Android Auto, and sharing

Features such as Wi-Fi Transfer, the web player, Listen Together, Cast, and network stream playlists may make selected music or playback information available to devices on the same local network while those features are active. Android Auto and Bluetooth controls may share playback metadata with your car or connected device so media controls work correctly.

Diagnostics and Google Play services

Google Play, Android, and device services may provide crash reports, performance information, purchase status, or other platform-level diagnostics according to your Google and device settings. OwnTunes uses this information only to improve reliability and support the app.

Firebase diagnostics and optional analytics

On Android and iOS, Firebase Crashlytics collects stability diagnostics after you complete the privacy prompt, including if you select Reject non-essential. This can include installation identifiers, device and operating-system information, crash traces, and performance diagnostics. Optional Firebase Analytics collects broad feature interactions when you enable Analytics in Privacy choices. Our own analytics and crash messages filter music titles, file paths, network addresses, and session secrets. This filtering does not mean that third-party SDKs collect no device or network information.

Google AdMob advertising

The Android app uses Google AdMob to show non-personalized banner ads after the free trial, unless you have purchased lifetime access. The current iOS and Mac apps do not serve ads. Google and advertising partners may collect or process IP addresses, approximate location inferred from IP addresses, device or installation identifiers, ad interactions, and diagnostics. They use this information to deliver and measure ads, limit repeated ads, and detect fraud. Advertising SDKs may store and read information on your device. Non-personalized ads can still involve data collection for these purposes. The Mac app does not use AdMob.

Android ad requests are non-personalized and are made only when Google consent requirements allow them. Where required, Google’s consent form provides consent and opt-out choices. Use Advertising privacy in app Settings to reopen the available form. Availability of the form depends on region and app version. Lifetime access removes ads on the purchased platform. Music files and library contents are not sent to AdMob.

Learn how Google uses information from apps that use its services and read the Google Privacy Policy and Firebase privacy information.

Notifications, purchases, and external services

If you enable optional app messages, Firebase Cloud Messaging and platform push services may process a device registration token and delivery information. Apple or Google processes purchases and provides purchase records used to check and restore access; OwnTunes does not receive payment-card details. Voice search may use your platform’s speech services. Opening a network stream connects to the server you selected and exposes your IP address to that server. Apple Music playback uses Apple services and may require a subscription.

Your choices, retention, and requests

Manage available analytics, advertising privacy, and messaging choices in app Settings. Manage media, microphone, local-network, and notification permissions in device settings. Remove imported files or delete the app to remove app-local data; exported files and backups must be deleted separately. Google and Apple retain service data according to their policies and applicable settings. Contact us for privacy, access, correction, or deletion requests. We may need information to locate relevant support or service records; no OwnTunes account is required.

Children's privacy

OwnTunes is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through a support request, contact us and we will help remove it.

Contact

For privacy questions, support, or data requests, contact Dhanahathi Tech Services at dhanahathi@gmail.com.