Privacy Notice

1. Overview

This Privacy Notice explains how trackforge.z2a.us and TrackForge collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you use the site, including music discovery, uploads, profiles, comments, playlists, albums, analytics, creator tools, moderation, and related features.

2. Information we collect

We may collect account information such as your display name, profile handle, email address, password hash, roles, settings, and authentication activity. We may also collect profile information you choose to provide, including avatar images, biography, links, albums, playlists, uploaded tracks, descriptions, lyrics, artwork, comments, likes, reactions, reports, and messages.

When you upload content, we process the files and metadata needed to store, stream, display, moderate, and manage that content. This can include audio files, cover images, album artwork, duration, file type, storage paths, visibility settings, upload timestamps, and related database records.

3. Usage, device, and log information

We may collect technical and activity information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, referral source, search queries, play events, likes, comments, follows, upload events, errors, security logs, and audit logs. This helps operate the service, provide creator analytics, prevent abuse, troubleshoot issues, and improve TrackForge.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

TrackForge may use cookies, sessions, local storage, or similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences, protect forms, maintain playback state, support security, and understand site usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not work correctly if cookies are blocked.

5. How we use information

We use information to create and manage accounts, authenticate users, host and stream content, display profiles and tracks, organize albums and playlists, provide search and discovery, show analytics, process reports, moderate content, communicate service updates, secure the platform, detect fraud or abuse, debug errors, comply with law, and enforce our Terms of Service.

6. AI and third-party service providers

TrackForge may use third-party providers for hosting, storage, email, analytics, security, payment or monetization workflows, and AI-assisted features such as cover image generation. When you request an AI-assisted feature, relevant prompts, descriptions, metadata, or files may be sent to the provider as needed to perform that feature. Third-party providers process information under their own terms and privacy practices.

7. How information is shared

Public content and profile information may be visible to other users and visitors based on your visibility settings. This can include tracks, albums, artwork, descriptions, comments, likes, creator handle, and public profile details. We may also share information with service providers, legal or safety authorities, rights holders in connection with valid claims, or other parties when necessary to operate TrackForge, comply with law, protect rights and safety, or complete a business transfer.

8. Your choices and controls

You can update certain account, profile, album, and track information through the site. You can choose visibility settings where available, remove or edit content where supported, and log out of your account. You may request access, correction, deletion, or other privacy assistance by contacting the TrackForge site operator. Some information may be retained when required for security, legal compliance, dispute resolution, backups, audit logs, or legitimate platform operations.

9. Retention

We retain information for as long as needed to provide the service, maintain accounts, preserve uploaded content, support analytics, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, secure the platform, and maintain backups. Deleted content may remain in backups, logs, or audit records for a limited period where technically or legally necessary.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information. No online service can guarantee perfect security. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for using a strong, unique password.

11. Children

TrackForge is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided information to TrackForge, contact the site operator so the issue can be reviewed.

12. International users

If you access TrackForge from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where TrackForge or its providers operate. These locations may have data protection laws different from those in your jurisdiction.

13. Changes to this notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be posted on TrackForge with a new effective date. Continued use of the service after an update means the updated notice applies to your use of TrackForge.