Privacy Policy

MusicLinkr ("the app") is an independent app published by DRM Ventures ("we", "us"). This policy explains what data the app uses and why. MusicLinkr has no user accounts and does not require you to sign in.

Summary

• We do not run servers that store your personal data.
• The app shows ads through Google AdMob, which may use a device identifier for advertising. You control this with Apple's tracking prompt and the in-app "Privacy choices" option.
• To convert a link or run a search, the app sends only the song or album title, artist name, or your search text to Apple's and Spotify's public catalog APIs. It does not send who you are.
• Your conversions and favorites are saved on your device. If you choose to turn on iCloud sync, a copy is also kept in your own private iCloud account — which is tied to your Apple ID and which we cannot access.

Information the app uses

Advertising (Google AdMob). The free version of MusicLinkr displays ads served by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect device and usage information and, if you allow it, your device's advertising identifier (IDFA), to deliver and measure ads. On first launch the app shows Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt and, where required, a consent message. If you do not allow tracking, AdMob serves non-personalized ads. See Google's policy at policies.google.com/privacy. You can remove ads entirely with a one-time in-app purchase.

In-app purchases. MusicLinkr offers three one-time purchases: Remove Ads ($0.99), a Coffee Tip ($2.99), and a Fancy Latte Tip ($4.99). Both tips also remove ads. Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store — we never see your payment details. Your ad-free status is stored on your device and, if you have iCloud sync turned on, in your private iCloud account as described below, so ads stay off when you reinstall or set up a new device.

Link conversion and search. When you convert a link, the app queries Apple's iTunes Search API (itunes.apple.com) and the Spotify Web API (api.spotify.com) using only the track/album title and artist to find the matching item on the other service. When you use in-app search or browse the trending charts, your search text is sent to Apple's Apple Music catalog API (api.music.apple.com). A small Cloudflare Worker we operate (*.workers.dev) issues short-lived access tokens to the app for these services; it does not receive your search terms or any personal data. These requests are made over HTTPS.

Where your data is stored

On your device. Your "Recents" list (titles, artists, artwork URLs, and the resulting links), the Favorites you pin, and your settings are stored on your device, in an app group shared with the MusicLinkr share extension. The app keeps up to 500 recent conversions; pinned Favorites are kept until you remove them. This data is not sent to us. You can clear it any time with the in-app "Clear" option, and it is removed from the device when you delete the app.

iCloud sync (optional, off by default). If you turn on iCloud sync in MusicLinkr's Settings — inside the app itself, or during the initial setup walkthrough — your conversion history, your Favorites, and your ad-free purchase status are copied into your own private iCloud account, using Apple's key-value storage. This lets them appear on your other devices. The data is tied to your Apple ID, is not accessible to us, and never passes through our servers. Nothing is written to iCloud until you turn sync on, and sync is bound to the iCloud account signed in at the time, so one person's library cannot end up in someone else's.

Turning sync off, and what remains. You can turn iCloud sync off at any time in MusicLinkr's Settings. Turning it off stops any further syncing, but it does not erase the copy already in your iCloud account — that copy is deliberately kept so your other devices keep working. The same applies if you delete the app: the copy on that device is removed, but the iCloud copy remains. Because Apple's key-value storage is not listed per-app in iOS Settings, there is no in-app or system control that deletes it, and we cannot delete it for you, as we have no access to it. That copy holds only the items you converted, the ones you pinned, and whether ads have been removed — it contains no name, email address, or account identifier.

Data we do not collect

We do not collect names, email addresses, contacts, location, photos, or health data. There is no analytics or crash-reporting SDK in the app.

Children

MusicLinkr is not directed to children and is rated 4+. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Your choices

• Allow or deny ad tracking via the system prompt, or later in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
• Change your ad-consent choices any time via "Privacy choices" inside the app.
• Remove ads with a one-time purchase, or with either tip.
• Clear your saved Recents anytime with the in-app "Clear" option.
• Turn iCloud sync on or off at any time in MusicLinkr's Settings. Note what remains in iCloud when you turn it off, described above.

Changes

We may update this policy; the "Last updated" date above will change accordingly.

Contact

Questions? Email us at support@musiclinkr.app or visit drm.ventures.