Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information the LyricGlow Android app ("the app", "we", "us") accesses, why, and how it is handled. We built LyricGlow to be private by default: there are no user accounts, no advertising, and no analytics or tracking SDKs.

1. What the app accesses

Currently-playing media metadata. To show synced lyrics, the app reads the title and artist of the media currently playing on your device, via Android's notification/media-session access. It does not read the content of your other notifications.
Lyric lookups. The song title and artist are sent to our lyrics service to retrieve matching synced lyrics. No device identifiers, contacts, location, accounts, or personal files are sent.
On-device preferences. Your settings (e.g. brightness, lyric-sync offset) and a local cache of fetched lyrics are stored only on your device.

2. What we do not collect

We do not collect or request your name, email, contacts, location, photos, files, advertising ID, or any account credentials. The app contains no advertising and no third-party analytics or tracking libraries.

3. Permissions and why they're used

Notification access — used solely to detect the song title and artist of the media you're playing. It is not used to read, store, or transmit any other notifications.
Display over other apps — used to show the full-screen lyric view on your lock screen / Always-On Display.
Post notifications — used to show the optional lyric notification.
Internet — used only to fetch lyrics for the current song.

4. How lyric lookups work

When a new song is detected, the app sends its title and artist to our backend, which returns matching synced lyrics. To improve speed and reduce repeat requests, the backend may cache the mapping of a song title/artist to its lyrics. These requests are not tied to your identity or device; like any web service, our servers may keep transient technical logs (such as IP address) for security and reliability, which are not used to profile or identify you.

5. Third-party lyric sources

Lyrics are sourced from third-party providers (for example, community lyric databases). We do not control those services; only a song's title and artist are used to query them. LyricGlow is not affiliated with any music streaming service.

6. Data retention

On-device preferences and cached lyrics remain until you clear the app's data or uninstall it. Server-side lyric caches store song-to-lyrics mappings, not personal data. You can clear all local data at any time via your device's app settings.

7. Security

Network requests between the app and our backend are made over encrypted HTTPS connections.

8. Children's privacy

LyricGlow is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated "Last updated" date.

10. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at parthahere001@gmail.com.