Privacy Policy

Introduction

Hum to Search Guide ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website humtosearch.vip (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site and use our humming recognition tool, blog content, and related services.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Information We Collect

Audio Recordings

When you use the "Try Hum to Search Now" tool on our Site, we temporarily capture audio from your device's microphone while you hum, whistle, or sing. This audio is transmitted to our server, converted to a numerical representation for song-matching purposes, and forwarded to a third-party recognition service. We do not store your raw audio recordings beyond the duration of the recognition request. Anonymized numerical data may be retained for service improvement.

Account Information

The humming tool on this Site requires an account (or the iOS app). If you sign in with email, we store your email address and send a one-time sign-in link through Cloudflare Email Sending. If you sign in with Google, Google shares your name, email address, and profile photo with us. We use this information to create and maintain your session, display your account on the Site, and save your successful song identifications to your history.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• Device type, browser type, and operating system
• IP address and general geographic location
• Pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs
• Interaction data (clicks, scrolls, tool usage)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar technologies to operate, analyze, and improve our Site. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function properly, including keeping you signed in if you use email or Google sign-in.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (see "Analytics" section below).
• Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve ads and measure performance when you accept analytics and advertising cookies.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Site functionality.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze information about how visitors use our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the Site. This data is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google may use this data as described in Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site, including Auto ads that Google places automatically. AdSense may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads, measure performance, and (where applicable) personalize advertising. Ads load only after you accept analytics and advertising cookies in our consent banner.

For more information about how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. You can change or withdraw advertising consent anytime via Cookie Settings in the site footer.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Google Analytics — website analytics
• Google AdSense — display advertising
• Google Sign-In — optional account authentication
• Cloudflare Email Sending — one-time email sign-in links
• Cloudflare — database storage for accounts and signed-in identification history
• Vercel — website hosting and infrastructure

Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review their policies for full details.

Data Retention

We retain automatically collected information (analytics data) for up to 26 months. Audio recordings are not stored after the recognition request is completed. If you are signed in, successful identification results (song title, artist, album, release date, and match score) are stored in our database until you ask us to delete them. If you contact us via email or contact form, we retain your communication only as long as needed to address your inquiry.

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate data.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your data, subject to legal obligations.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your data for marketing or analytics purposes.
• Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

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

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact@humtosearch.vip