Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 21, 2026

1. Introduction

Tuneslice - Music management platform ("we", "our", or "us") operates this beat licensing and music production platform. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you access our website, create an account, purchase or sell beats, or otherwise interact with our services.

By using Tuneslice - Music management platform, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the platform immediately.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account registration: Name, username, email address, display name, and password when you create an account.
• Profile information: Bio, avatar image, social media links, legal name, and page URL preferences you choose to provide.
• Seller onboarding: When you connect a Stripe account to receive payments, Stripe shares limited identity and banking information with us as needed to facilitate payouts.
• Buyer checkout: Name, email address, and artist/stage name provided during the purchase process.
• Communications: Any messages, feedback, or support requests you send to us.

2.2 Content You Upload

• Audio files (beats, stems, instrumentals)
• Cover artwork and images
• Project files (Ableton, FL Studio, etc.)
• License agreement text and templates
• Lyrics and written content

2.3 Information Collected Automatically

• Log data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and access timestamps.
• Session data: We use server-side sessions to maintain your authenticated state while browsing the platform.
• Usage patterns: Features used, beats played, searches performed, and general interaction data that helps us improve the service.

2.4 Payment Information

All payment processing is handled exclusively by Stripe, Inc. We never receive, store, or have access to your full credit card number, CVV, or banking credentials. We retain transaction records including order IDs, amounts, buyer/seller identifiers, and timestamps for accounting and dispute resolution purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Service delivery: To operate the platform, process transactions, deliver purchased files, generate license documents, and facilitate payouts to sellers.
• Account management: To create and maintain your account, authenticate your identity, and manage your preferences.
• Communication: To send transactional emails (purchase confirmations, sale notifications, password resets), and essential service announcements.
• Platform improvement: To analyze usage trends, diagnose technical issues, and develop new features.
• Security: To detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, security incidents, and violations of our Terms of Service.
• Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Between buyers and sellers: When a purchase is completed, the buyer's name, email, and artist name are shared with the seller for license fulfillment. The seller's name (or legal name) appears on license documents provided to the buyer.
• Payment processor: Stripe receives necessary transaction and identity data to process payments and payouts. Stripe's use of your data is governed by Stripe's Privacy Policy.
• Email delivery: We use SMTP services to send transactional emails. These providers process sender and recipient information only for the purpose of delivering messages on our behalf.
• Legal obligations: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
• Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you of any such change.

5. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored on servers that we control or lease. We implement the following security measures to protect your information:

• Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms and are never stored in plain text.
• CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection on all form submissions.
• HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers.
• Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel only.
• Regular security reviews of our codebase and infrastructure.

Despite these measures, no system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information and encourage you to use strong, unique passwords for your account.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide services. Specific retention periods include:

• Account data: Retained until you delete your account or request deletion.
• Transaction records: Retained for a minimum of 7 years for tax, legal, and accounting compliance.
• Uploaded content: Retained until you delete it or until account termination, at which point it is removed from our servers.
• Server logs: Automatically purged after 90 days.

Upon account deletion, we will remove or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You can view and download your personal data through your account settings at any time.
• Correction: You can update inaccurate or incomplete personal information in your profile settings.
• Deletion: You can request deletion of your account and associated personal data by contacting us. Note that some data may be retained as described in Section 6.
• Data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Objection: You can object to certain processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests as the legal basis.
• Withdrawal of consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact the site administrator. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Cookies and Tracking

We use only essential, functional cookies:

• Session cookie: A temporary cookie used to keep you logged in during your browsing session. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser or log out.
• CSRF token cookie: Used to protect form submissions from cross-site request forgery attacks.

We do not use advertising cookies, analytics trackers, or any third-party tracking scripts. We do not participate in cross-site tracking or behavioral advertising.

9. Third-Party Services

Our platform integrates with the following third-party services:

• Stripe: Payment processing and seller payouts. Stripe Privacy Policy
• SMTP email provider: Transactional email delivery (purchase confirmations, notifications, password resets).

Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how they handle your data.

10. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will delete that information promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.

11. Google API Services User Data Policy

Our platform enables producers to integrate with Google Drive to import/export beat assets and project files. When you authorize our application to access your Google Drive, we interact with your Google user data as follows:

• Data Accessed: We request access only to files explicitly selected by you through the Google Picker interface, or files created by our application in your Google Drive (using the drive.file scope). We do not access, view, or scan all files or folders in your Google Drive. We also receive basic profile information (like your email address) necessary to authenticate the OAuth connection.
• Data Usage: We process the Google user data strictly to provide the requested service: importing audio files (like beats and stems) directly into your Tuneslice - Music management platform catalog, or exporting complete project files from Tuneslice - Music management platform into your Google Drive for backup and collaboration.
• Data Sharing: We do not share, transfer, or sell your Google user data to any third parties, including data brokers, advertising networks, or analytics providers. Information retrieved from Google Drive is only transferred between Google's servers and our servers to facilitate the direct import/export functionality you request.
• Data Storage & Protection: When you connect a Google account, your OAuth access and refresh tokens are securely encrypted at rest in our database. Imported audio files are stored securely on our servers and access is governed by the same strict security controls outlined in Section 5 of this policy.
• Data Retention & Deletion: Google OAuth tokens are retained until you explicitly disconnect your Google Drive from your Tuneslice - Music management platform settings, at which point the tokens are permanently deleted from our database. Files imported from Google Drive become standard platform assets and are retained until you delete the associated beat/project or delete your account. You can revoke our application's access at any time directly from your Google Account settings.

Our application's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

12. International Data Transfers

If you access the platform from outside the country where our servers are located, your information may be transferred across international borders. By using our services, you consent to such transfers. We take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy regardless of where it is processed.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the "Effective date" at the top of this page.
• Post a notice on the platform if the changes are significant.

Your continued use of the platform after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact the site administrator through the platform.