Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Vocas (hereinafter referred to as "we," "us," or "the App"). We understand that AI music applications involve your creative inspiration and potentially sensitive voice data, which is why we make privacy protection a core principle of our product design.

This Privacy Policy will help you understand:

• What information we collect and why
• How this information is processed and used by AI
• Your complete control over your own creative data
• How we protect your voice and lyrical privacy

Please read this policy carefully. By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect the minimum information necessary to provide and improve our AI music services.

2.1 Information You Actively Provide

Music Creation Related Information

• Text Inputs: Lyrics, style descriptions (e.g., "Sad piano ballad," "Upbeat 80s pop"), and prompt engineering text used for AI generation.
• Creation Preferences: Preferred genres, tempo (BPM) settings, and instrumental choices.

Payment Information

We do not receive your full payment card details directly. Payment processing is handled by Apple Store.

We may receive limited payment-related information from these platforms, such as:

• Subscription plan type
• Subscription status (active, expired, canceled)
• Basic transaction identifiers necessary to manage your subscription

We do not store full credit card numbers or bank account details on our own servers.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

Account Information

• Anonymous Device ID: Automatically generated to identify your account and restore your subscription.

Device Information

• Device model, operating system version.
• Unique device identifier (to prevent abuse and manage subscription limits).
• Audio output settings (to optimize sound quality).

Usage Data

• Feature usage (e.g. "Mix It").
• App crash logs and performance data.

2.3 Information We Do Not Collect

• Geographic location information: We do not track where you are creating music.
• Contacts, text messages, call logs: We never access your address book or private communications.
• Audio files from your device: We do not scan your local music library unless you explicitly select a file to upload.

3. How We Use Information

3.1 AI Music Generation

When you use Vocas to generate music, we process your inputs as follows:

Audio Processing Workflow:

• Your input (lyrics/prompts/style) is used only for AI model analysis of musical structure, rhythm, and timbre.
• The AI model identifies: rhyme schemes, emotional tone, genre characteristics.
• Generates personalized audio tracks based on your style preferences.
• Data Isolation Commitment: Your private projects are completely isolated. AI processing occurs in a secure environment. Our employees cannot listen to your private generations unless you actively submit a customer service request regarding a specific track.

3.2 Service Improvement

• Anonymized usage statistics (such as "most popular genres") are used to improve features.
• Improve model performance and user experience
• Crash logs are used to fix audio rendering glitches.
• A/B testing to optimize the user interface.

3.3 Notifications and Communication

We may send you:

Operational Notifications:

• "Creation complete" notifications
• Important information about core app functionality

Service Updates:

• Major feature changes
• Changes to this Privacy Policy or Terms of Use

You can manage push notification preferences at any time in the in-app settings and/or through your device's system settings.

3.4 Security and Abuse Prevention

We process certain data to:

• Detect abnormal or automated behavior (e.g., bulk or scripted generation requests that violate fair use or subscription limits)
• Prevent or detect misuse, fraud, and security threats
• Enforce our terms and comply with legal obligations
• Prevent the generation of illegal or prohibited content, such as:
  • Hate speech
  • Explicitly illegal or harmful content

We retain these logs only for as long as necessary for the purposes described (see Data Storage and Retention).

4. Special Notes on AI Models and Data Usage

4.1 AI Training Data

We Promise:

• Our base AI models are trained using licensed music datasets and public domain works.
• Your Private Uploads: Your uploaded audio samples (if any) and private lyrics are not used to train our general foundation models without your explicit consent.
• If we need to use user data to optimize models in the future, we will seek explicit consent separately (e.g., an "Opt-in to Research" toggle).
• Clearly explain what data would be used and for what purpose

4.2 Rights to Generate Content

• You retain ownership rights to your specific inputs (lyrics you wrote).
• You have usage rights to the AI-generated music tracks according to your subscription tier, and can freely download and share them.
• We will not use your private tracks for marketing displays unless we obtain your written authorization.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

5.1 We Will Not Sell Your Data

We will never sell your personal information, lyrics, or voice samples to third parties.

5.2 Necessary Service Providers

To operate and improve Vocas, we may share minimal necessary information with the following types of service providers:

Cloud Storage Service Providers

• Shared content: Encrypted audio files and project metadata.
• Purpose: Secure storage of your song library.
• Protection measures: Encryption in transit (TLS) and encryption at rest. We use reputable infrastructure providers with strong security controls (for example, SOC 2-certified providers where applicable).

AI Compute Providers

• Shared content: Prompts and temporary audio data transmitted for processing (deleted from inference servers immediately after generation).
• Purpose: Run high-performance GPU models to generate music.
• Protection measures: Encrypted data transmission (TLS). Temporary processing data is retained only as long as needed to generate your output and then deleted or de-identified within a reasonable timeframe.

6. Data Storage and Security

6.1 Storage Duration

Active Accounts:

• Songs and lyrics: Retained as long as your account exists.
• You can delete individual tracks in the app at any time.

Deleted Data:

• After account deletion, personal data is removed from active systems within 30 days.
• Data in backup systems will be completely cleared within 90 days.

7. Your Rights and Control

We provide you with complete control over your creative data:

7.1 Right to Access

• View all generated tracks and history in your "Library."
• View subscription details in "Settings."

7.2 Right to Delete

• Delete specific songs or projects directly in the App.
• These items are removed from our active servers immediately and from backups within 90 days.
• Delete the application to remove all local cache.

7.3 Right to Withdraw Consent

• You can withdraw previously granted permissions at any time in settings (such as microphone access).

8. Children's Privacy Protection

Vocas is intended for users aged 13 and above (due to potentially explicit user-generated lyrics). We use anonymous or pseudonymous identifiers and do not intentionally collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data without parental consent, please contact us at support@vocas.ai, and we will take steps to delete such information.

9. Privacy Policy Updates

9.1 Update Notifications

For significant changes (for example, if we change how we use your data for AI training), we will:

• Notify you at least 30 days in advance, where possible
• Provide an in-app notification or pop-up describing the key changes
• Give you a choice to accept the updated policy or stop using the App and delete your account

9.2 Minor Updates

We may make minor updates (such as improving wording or clarifying terms) from time to time. When we do:

• We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy.
• Continued use of the App after such updates means you accept the revised Policy.

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

10. Special Commitments

As an AI music application, we recognize that your voice, lyrics, and creative ideas are deeply personal. We therefore make the following commitments:

• Your creativity is private: Your private tracks and projects are visible only to you and are not shown to other users unless you explicitly publish them (if/when a publishing feature is available).
• AI will not "steal" your voice: Any voice-related uploads (if available in future versions) will not be used to train public models without your explicit opt-in.
• Employees cannot casually access your drafts: Our staff cannot access or listen to your private content unless you explicitly provide a track to customer support for troubleshooting.
• Deletion means real deletion: When you delete content or your account, we remove it from active systems and clear it from backups within the stated time frames. We do not keep hidden backups beyond these periods.
• We are not a wiretap: We strictly control microphone access and never record in the background.

Our goal is to be your trusted studio assistant, not a data collector.