Privacy Policy
Last updated: 6 November 2026
Sonik ("we", "us") is an AI music-discovery app. This policy explains what we collect and why.
Information we collect
- Account: your email and chosen username. If you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive a unique identifier and, if you allow it, your email.
- Content you create: community posts, direct messages, song likes/dislikes, and any audio or video you upload.
- Social connections: the accounts you follow, friend requests, and blocks — used to run the community feed and messaging.
- Usage & device data: in-app events (e.g. swipes, screens viewed) and basic diagnostics, used to improve the app.
- Install check: an Apple push token for your phone. We send it one silent check a day, which shows you nothing, so we can tell whether Sonik is still installed. It is deleted with your account.
How we use it
To create and secure your account, power personalised recommendations, run community features, moderate content, fix bugs, and understand product usage.
AI & automated decisions
Two parts of Sonik are automated. Recommendations: machine-learning models running on our own servers learn from your swipes (and the audio characteristics of songs) to rank what you see next; this data is used only inside Sonik. Moderation: posts and comments are automatically scored for harmful content by OpenAI's moderation service, and still frames taken from the clips, photos and profile pictures you upload are automatically checked for nudity (by the same service, and on your device by Apple's built-in Sensitive Content Analysis where you have it switched on); content scored as harmful may be blocked or flagged, and repeated violations can lead to automatic warnings or suspension. You can contest any automated moderation decision by emailing soniklegalinquiries@gmail.com — a human reviews every appeal.
Advertising
Sonik does not show ads and does not track you across other apps or websites. We do not use the advertising identifier (IDFA) and you will not see a tracking permission prompt. If advertising is introduced in a future version, this policy and the App Store privacy details will be updated before it ships.
Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We share limited data with providers who process it on our behalf: PostHog (product analytics), OpenAI (automated moderation scoring of posts, comments, and still frames of uploaded clips and photos), Apple and Google (sign-in), Apple iTunes (30-second previews), Cloudflare (storage of media you upload), our email provider (verification & reset emails), and our host (Render). We may disclose data where required by law.
Retention & deletion
We keep your data while your account is active. You can permanently delete your account and all associated data in the app (Profile → Delete Account) or by emailing us.
Security
Data is sent over HTTPS and passwords are stored only as salted hashes. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your information.
Children
Sonik is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
We may update this policy; material changes are reflected by the date above.