Trackpile — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-08-31

Trackpile turns a social-media post you share into songs in your music library. This policy explains exactly what the app does with your data.

Short version: Trackpile has no accounts, no analytics, no tracking and no servers of its own. Your Pile stays on your device. When you share a post, its URL and media are sent to the third-party services listed below purely to identify the songs.


What stays on your device

What is sent to third parties

When you share a post, Trackpile sends data to these services to identify the songs. We do not control their handling of it; their policies apply.

ServiceWhat is sentWhyTheir policy
ApifyThe URL of the post you sharedTo fetch the post's caption, images and videohttps://apify.com/privacy-policy
Google GeminiThe post's caption, recognised on-screen text, and its slide images (and, if nothing else identified a song, the post's video)To work out which songs the post nameshttps://policies.google.com/privacy
SpotifyYour search terms and the tracks you save; your OAuth tokenTo search the catalog, save songs to your library, and create playlists you ask forhttps://www.spotify.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Apple Music / ShazamKitSearch terms and tracks you saveTo search the catalog and add songs to your libraryhttps://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
Apple iTunes Search API and Apple Marketing RSSSearch terms; nothing about youTo look up song details and charts without an accounthttps://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
DeezerSearch terms and artist names; nothing about youAs a fallback source for search results, charts and "similar artists"https://www.deezer.com/legal/personal-datas
Last.fm (through Trackpile's proxy, see below)Artist and track names; nothing about youTo find similar music for the Explore feedhttps://www.last.fm/legal/privacy

Trackpile only sends a post's content when you share that post (or paste its link). The catalog sources above are also queried when you search or browse Explore — those requests carry a search term, or the names of artists already in your Pile, and nothing that identifies you or your device.

What Trackpile does *not* do

Import history ("Recent imports")

To explain why an import found nothing, Trackpile keeps the last 10 import records on your device. These hold counts and status only — for example the number of slides, recognised text lines, audio matches and songs added, plus the post's URL and any error message. They contain no captions, lyrics or media. "Copy report" copies this text so you can share it in a bug report; nothing is sent anywhere automatically. Clear it any time with Settings → Recent imports → Clear history.

Permissions

Both can be declined or revoked in iOS Settings; the app still works, saving songs to your local Pile.

Data retention and deletion

Everything Trackpile stores is on your device. Deleting the app removes your Pile, settings and import history. Disconnect Spotify any time in Settings — that deletes the stored token from your Keychain. Songs already added to your music service are managed there, not by Trackpile.

Children

Trackpile is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

Material changes to this policy will be reflected here with an updated date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: lorenzlobo2@web.de