Privacy Policy - Soundica

Operated by Soundica. Effective 2026-09-24. Version 1.4.

This is the general privacy policy for Soundica, an independent studio publishing voice-first apps for phones and Android Automotive. It describes the privacy practices that apply across every app Soundica publishes. Each individual app also has its own privacy policy with details specific to that app (data sources, regional notes, regulator references); the per-app policies take precedence over this general document where they differ.

1. Scope

This policy applies to soundica.app and to every mobile and Automotive application published by Soundica, including (current line-up): K-Pop Today, Bollywood Today, Anime Brief, Tinh Tú, Hype ID, KPop Tropic, Shayari Today, Flying Hathi, Sparrow Sprint, Classic Serenade, Podlingo, Podlingo Asia, Podlingo India, Quietide, Circuitly, Tickerly, Tomecast, Calmink, and Soundica FM.

2. Our general practice

Soundica apps are designed to work without a user account, without sign-in, and without tracking identifiers. Across all apps:

3. Data processed when you use an app

Even though we do not collect personal data, ordinary use of any internet-connected app involves limited processing at the transport layer:

The soundica.app website

4. Legal basis (EU/UK GDPR)

Under GDPR Art. 6(1)(b), the limited processing described above is necessary to deliver the service you have asked for (showing content, reading it aloud, playing a game). Messages sent through the website contact form are processed so we can answer your request (Art. 6(1)(b)) or, for business enquiries, on the basis of our legitimate interest in responding (Art. 6(1)(f)). No consent banner is required because we do not set tracking cookies, do not use the data for profiling, and do not share it with advertising partners.

5. Data retention

The apps do not store personal data on our servers, so there is nothing to retain from app use. The only personal data Soundica holds is what you choose to send through the website contact form or by email, kept only as long as needed to handle your message. Cached content on the edge is keyed by source URL only and never by user. Local settings stay on your device until you uninstall the app.

6. International transfers

Our backend runs on Cloudflare's global edge network. Requests are served from the geographically nearest Cloudflare data centre, which may be outside your home region. Because no personal data is stored, no Standard Contractual Clauses or transfer impact assessments are needed for the apps themselves.

7. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict, object to processing, and request portability of your personal data under laws including the EU/UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), Canada's PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25, the Korean Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), Japan's APPI, Singapore PDPA, India's DPDP Act 2023, and the Australian Privacy Act.

Since Soundica does not hold any personal data about you in the first place, requests to access or delete will usually be answered with "we have no data linked to you." You always have the unconditional right to delete any Soundica app from your device, which removes all locally-stored settings.

To exercise these rights, contact Soundica at admin@soundica.app. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

8. Children

Soundica apps are not directed to children under 13 (under 16 in some EU member states, under 14 in Korea). We do not knowingly collect information from children.

9. Third-party content

Headlines, thumbnails, summaries and other content displayed in Soundica apps are retrieved from publicly available RSS feeds and public APIs published by independent outlets. The list of sources varies per app. See each app's own privacy policy for the specific source list. Soundica does not host or embed publisher websites; only the headline and a short attributed snippet are shown inside the apps. Where an app offers a link to the full story, tapping it opens the publisher's own website in your device's browser, at which point that publisher's own privacy policy applies.

10. Security

All network traffic between our apps and our backend is encrypted with TLS (HTTPS). Clear-text traffic is blocked at the OS level via an Android Network Security Configuration. Each app requests only the minimum permissions needed (Internet access, foreground-service playback for audio apps, optional notifications). One exception applies to the audio apps that stream from the Internet Archive (archive.org): because some archive.org media addresses still redirect to plain HTTP, those apps permit unencrypted connections to archive.org and its subdomains only. This affects only public-domain or Creative Commons media files; no personal data is carried on those connections. The phone version may ask for notification permission at first launch so playback controls can be shown in the notification shade; you can decline, and the App works without it.

11. Per-app privacy policies

For details specific to each app (including its content sources, regional regulator references, and grievance-officer contacts where applicable), see the app's own privacy policy:

12. Changes

If this policy changes materially, we will update the "Effective" date here and, where required by law, prompt you in-app.

13. Contact

Soundica: admin@soundica.app