Privacy Policy

YouTube API Services

TIKO Music uses YouTube API Services. By using TIKO Music, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service.

See the Google Privacy Policy for information on how Google handles your data.

Data We Collect

When you connect your accounts, TIKO Music accesses, collects, and stores the following information:

• From YouTube API Services: Your playlist names, video titles, video publish dates, and playlist item counts. This data is accessed via the YouTube Data API v3.
• From Spotify: Your playlists, saved/liked tracks, top artists, and listening history. This data is accessed via the Spotify Web API.
• From SoundCloud: Your liked tracks and playlists, used to build your music taste profile. This data is accessed via the SoundCloud API.
• Account Information: Your email address (via Sign in with Apple, Google, or a connected music service), used for account identification and login authentication.
• Approximate Location: Your city or coordinates (which you provide or allow), used only to find and rank events near you. We do not track your precise location in the background.

How We Use Your Data

We use the data collected from your connected services to build your personal music taste profile. This includes computing genre preferences, artist affinity scores, and personalized event match scores. Match scores are calculated entirely by TIKO Music and are not provided by or affiliated with YouTube, Spotify, or Google.

Data Sharing:

• We do not sell, rent, share, or transfer your data (including YouTube API data) to any third party.
• We do not share data with external analytics, advertising, or data brokerage services.
• Your data is processed exclusively within TIKO Music's servers for the sole purpose of computing your taste profile and event recommendations.
• No YouTube API data is shared with any internal or external parties beyond the core TIKO Music service.

Cookies and Device Storage

TIKO Music uses the following technologies that store or access information on your device:

• Session Cookies: Used for authentication to maintain your login state. These are essential cookies required for the app to function.
• Local Storage: Used to cache UI preferences such as selected tab state and display settings.

We do not use third-party tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or analytics cookies. No YouTube API data is stored on your device — all API data is processed and stored server-side only.

Data Retention

Raw YouTube API data (playlist names, video titles, publish dates) is stored for a maximum of 30 days. For active users, this data is automatically refreshed every 3 hours to ensure accuracy and freshness.

TIKO Music also computes derived metrics (genre preference percentages, artist affinity scores, event match scores) from your connected service data. These derived metrics are TIKO Music's own calculations and do not contain or reproduce raw API data.

Revoking Access and Deleting Your Data

You can revoke TIKO Music's access to your YouTube data at any time via Google Security Settings.

When you revoke access:

• TIKO Music's YouTube access tokens are immediately invalidated.
• Your YouTube provider is marked as disconnected in TIKO Music.
• All raw YouTube API data is automatically purged within 30 days per our retention policy.

To request immediate deletion of all your stored data, contact us at support@tikomusic.com.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, contact us at:
Email: support@tikomusic.com