Privacy Policy

Welcome to Ah Shatter ("we", "our", "us"). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://ahshatter.com (the "Site") or use our music streaming and download services. Please read this policy carefully. By using the Site, you consent to the data practices described herein.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

We do not require registration to stream or download music. However, if you choose to upload music as an artist, we may collect:

• Contact Information: Email address (for communication about your uploads).
• Profile Information: Artist name, bio, profile image.
• Music Content: Audio files, cover art, and metadata you submit.

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as government IDs or financial information.

Derived Data

Our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit the Site ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's IP address, browser type, operating system, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to help customize the Site and improve your experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

2. Use of Your Information

We use the information we collect about you to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our music streaming and download services.
• Improve, personalize, and expand our Site.
• Understand and analyze how you use our Site.
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
• Process your uploaded music and display it on our platform.
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Site, and for marketing and promotional purposes (with your consent where required).
• Find and prevent fraud and abuse.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including analytics, hosting, and technical support.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Publicly Available Information

When you upload music as an artist, your artist name, bio, profile image, and music content (including audio and cover art) become publicly available on the Site. This information can be viewed by any visitor. Please be mindful of what you share.

5. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements. Once you have used these links to leave our Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.

8. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate information.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Opt-Out: Opt-out of certain data uses (e.g., promotional emails).

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

9. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Malawi and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Malawi and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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 at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

By using Ah Shatter, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.