Privacy & Data Policy

1. Introduction

Sunday Spin Club (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is a web application that allows users to authenticate with Spotify to access their listening history and build a personalized music profile. We use this profile to recommend curated albums and vinyl records on a weekly basis.

We take your privacy seriously. This Privacy and Data Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data—and your rights in relation to it.

2. What Data We Collect

When you connect your Spotify account to Sunday Spin Club, we may access the following data (with your permission and via the Spotify authorized API):

  • Spotify account ID and display name

  • Email address

  • Country and subscription type

  • Recently played tracks

  • Top artists, tracks, and albums

  • Public playlists

We only request the minimum data needed to generate your music profile and recommendations.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

  • Generate a music profile based on your listening habits

  • Provide weekly album and vinyl recommendations

  • Offer insights about your listening behavior

  • Improve our app experience through aggregate, anonymous usage data

We do not use your data for:

  • Advertising or marketing without your consent

  • Selling or trading to third parties

  • Creating third-party audience profiles

  • Any AI/machine learning training involving Spotify data

4. Use of Third-Party Services

Spotify:
Spotify data is accessed securely and only with your explicit consent. All use of Spotify data complies with Spotify’s Developer Terms and Policy.

Last.fm:
We use the Last.fm API internally to enrich music metadata (e.g., genre information). No personal user data is ever shared with or sent to Last.fm. Their data is used only to provide additional context about artists and is not linked to individual users.

We respect the Last.fm API Terms of Service including attribution and rate limits.

5. Data Storage and Security

All user data is securely stored using encryption and modern best practices. We take reasonable steps to:

  • Prevent unauthorized access

  • Maintain data integrity

  • Ensure confidentiality

We may use third-party infrastructure (e.g., cloud services) that also meets industry-standard security protocols.

6. Data Retention & Deletion

We store your data only as long as necessary to provide the core functionality of Sunday Spin Club.

You may request to delete your data at any time by emailing sundayspinclub@gmail.com using the email address you used to authenticate. Upon request:

  • Your account will be disconnected from Spotify

  • All associated data will be permanently deleted within 7 business days

  • You will receive confirmation when the process is complete

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the data we’ve collected about you

  • Request correction or deletion of your data

  • Withdraw your consent at any time by disconnecting Spotify

8. Changes to This Policy

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. If significant changes are made, we will notify you via the app or email. Continued use of the app after an update indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact Us

For any questions, concerns, or deletion requests, contact:
📧 sundayspinclub@gmail.com