Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

HiFi Vinyl is an app for cataloging your vinyl collection. This page explains what data we collect when you use it, what we use it for, and who we share it with. We wrote it in plain language on purpose — none of this needs to be complicated.

What we collect

• Account: if you sign in as a guest, an anonymous identifier. If you sign in with Google, your name, email and profile photo.
• Your collection: the records, equipment and room data you enter or scan (title, artist, label, pressing, photos, prices if you enter them).
• Camera: used to read barcodes and to photograph your equipment or a record's cover. We don't record or store camera video — only the photo you choose to save.
• App usage: basic technical information (device type, app version) so we can diagnose errors.

We don't ask for your location or access your contacts.

What we use it for

• Showing you your collection, your shelves and your equipment.
• Looking up your records on Discogs when you scan or search.
• Generating, with artificial intelligence, a record's pressing and mastering card, and the buying advisor's recommendations — from the catalog data you already have loaded.
• If you connect your Discogs account, importing your existing collection.

What's public

None of your collection is public by default. If you generate a QR code for a shelf or your whole collection, that link shows only the title, artist, year and cover of the records included — never prices, private notes, or account data. You choose when to generate that link and can stop sharing it at any time.

If you add friends inside the app, they can see your collection and equipment, but never your private data (purchase price, estimated value, personal notes).

Who we share data with

• Google Cloud / Firebase: hosts the app, the database, and the photos you upload.
• Google Vertex AI: processes a record's catalog data (label, year, country, format) to generate the pressing card and the advisor's recommendations. We don't send it financial or account data.
• Discogs: when you scan, search for a record, or connect your account to import your collection.

We don't sell your data to anyone, or use it for advertising. HiFi Vinyl doesn't show ads.

How long we keep your data

For as long as your account exists. If you delete your account, we delete your collection, equipment and photos. You can request account deletion at any time — see how to do it.

Children

HiFi Vinyl is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under that age.

Changes to this policy

If we change anything significant, we'll notify you inside the app before it takes effect.

Contact

For questions about your data, or to request that we delete your account, write to us at hola@hifivinyl.app.