Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Echoherence ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you use our audio project management platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account information (through Google Authentication):
  • Email address
  • Display name
  • Profile photo
• User preferences:
  • Theme preferences (light/dark mode)
  • Notification settings
• Project-related content:
  • Audio files you upload
  • Comments and replies
  • Project collaboration settings

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

• Browser cache data for audio files
• Authentication tokens
• Usage data through Firebase Analytics (if enabled)

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our service
• To enable project collaboration and sharing
• To store and process audio files
• To manage user authentication and authorization
• To remember your preferences
• To improve our service through analytics
• To communicate with you about your account or our services

4. Data Storage and Security

We use Firebase (Google Cloud Platform) to store and process your data. Your data is protected by:

• Secure authentication mechanisms
• Role-based access control
• Strict security rules for database access
• Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS)
• Secure file storage with access controls

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal data
• Right to rectify inaccurate personal data
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the Contact section below.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and as required by applicable law. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we are legally required to retain it.

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Google Firebase for authentication and data storage
• Google Analytics for usage analysis

These services may collect and process your data according to their own privacy policies.

8. Cookies and Local Storage

We use browser local storage and IndexedDB to:

• Cache audio files for better performance
• Store authentication tokens
• Remember your preferences

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Changes to This Privacy 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 "Last Updated" date.