Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 2025

Welcome to ZimbaBeats! At ZimbaBeats ("us," "we," or "our"), we are committed to protecting the privacy of our users, especially children. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our applications and website.

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide

  • Account Information: When you create a ZimbaBeats Family account, we collect your email address and display name.
  • Child Profiles: Parents can create child profiles with names and birth years. This information is stored securely and only accessible to the parent account.
  • Parental Control Settings: Screen time limits, bedtime schedules, content filters, and blocked content lists.

b. Information Collected Automatically

  • Usage Data: We collect information about how children use the app, including listening history and playback duration, to help parents monitor activity.
  • Device Information: Device identifiers for device pairing and management features.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Provide and maintain our services
  • Enable parental control features
  • Sync settings between devices
  • Display listening history to parents
  • Improve our applications
  • Communicate with you about updates and support

3. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

ZimbaBeats is designed for families with children. We take children's privacy seriously:

  • We do not collect personal information directly from children
  • Child profiles are created and managed by parents only
  • Children cannot create accounts, post content, or communicate with others
  • We do not display targeted advertising to children
  • Parents have full control over their children's data and can delete it at any time

4. Data Storage and Security

We use Firebase (Google Cloud) to store your data securely. Your data is:

  • Encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS
  • Protected by Firebase Security Rules that ensure you can only access your own family's data
  • Stored in secure Google Cloud data centers
  • Not shared with third parties for advertising purposes

5. Third-Party Services

ZimbaBeats uses the following third-party services:

  • Firebase (Google): Authentication and data storage
  • YouTube API: Music and video content (subject to YouTube's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy)
  • Cloudflare: Website hosting and CDN

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access: View all data associated with your account
  • Correction: Update or correct your information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your account and all associated data
  • Export: Request a copy of your data

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected]

7. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete all associated data within 30 days, except where required by law to retain it.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date."

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

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