Privacy Policy

We collect information to provide better services and improve user experience.

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you create an account or use our platform, we may collect:

• Name or username
• Email address
• Profile picture (if provided via OAuth)
• Uploaded sound clips and metadata (title, tags, description)
• Account preferences
• Messages sent to support

1.2 Authentication Information

If you sign in using third-party services, we receive limited profile data:

• Google OAuth (name, email, profile image)
• Discord OAuth (username, email, avatar)
• Twitch OAuth (username, email, profile image)

We do not access your passwords from third-party providers.

1.3 Automatically Collected Data

We may collect IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, usage activity, and referring URLs via cookies and analytics tools.

We use collected information to:

• Create and manage user accounts
• Enable content uploads and sharing
• Provide authentication and login services
• Improve website performance and features
• Prevent fraud and misuse
• Communicate important service updates
• Respond to support requests
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell personal data to third parties.

SoundEffectPro uses cookies to maintain login sessions, remember user preferences, improve performance, and analyze traffic. You may control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features.

We use trusted third-party services for authentication, hosting, analytics, and advertising, including Google OAuth, Discord OAuth, Twitch OAuth, cloud hosting providers, and Google Ads. Each service follows its own privacy policy.

When you upload sound clips, content becomes publicly accessible unless deleted. You retain ownership of your uploads and grant SoundEffectPro a limited license to display and distribute your content on the platform. You are responsible for ensuring uploaded content does not violate copyright or platform rules.

You may delete uploaded content or your account at any time. Upon deletion, your profile data, uploaded content, and authentication records are removed. Residual backups may remain temporarily for legal or security reasons.

As a user, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request data deletion ("Right to be Forgotten")
• Restrict or object to processing
• Download your data (data portability)
• Withdraw consent at any time

We implement industry-standard security including HTTPS encryption, secure authentication, access controls, and regular monitoring. No system is 100% secure — please protect your account credentials.

We retain personal data only while your account is active, to comply with legal requirements, or for legitimate business purposes. After deletion, data is permanently removed within a reasonable timeframe.

SoundEffectPro is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of the platform indicates acceptance. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.