Data Protection
Privacy Policy
This notice explains how we process personal data on MelodyMind Music in line with EU and German data protection law.
Limited processing
We aim to process only the data needed to run the site.
Opt-in analytics
Fathom Analytics loads only after analytics consent.
Opt-in community
Cusdis and Webmention.io load only after comments consent.
Clear rights
Your GDPR rights and complaint options are listed below.
Controller
Hosting & Access Logs
We host this site on Render (render.com). Render processes server logs such as IP address, timestamp, requested URL, and user agent to maintain site stability and security. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, legitimate interest in secure operation. Logs are deleted automatically on a rolling basis. Depending on the Render region, data may be processed in the EU or transferred to the United States under appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses.
Browser Storage
We use browser storage for site features such as consent preference and music player state.
For a current overview of local storage entries, see our Cookie & Storage Policy.
Analytics and Community Features
We use Fathom Analytics only after analytics consent to understand aggregate page views and site usage without showing individual visitor profiles. Fathom is a cookie-free analytics service. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, consent.
Album comments are provided by Cusdis and load from cusdis.com only after comments consent. Cusdis may process technical request data and comment content needed to display and submit comments. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, consent.
Album web reactions are provided by Webmention.io and load from webmention.io only after comments consent. Webmention.io may process technical request data and public webmention metadata needed to display mentions, likes, reposts, and replies. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, consent.
You can withdraw analytics or community feature consent through the Cookie settings button in the footer.
AI-Generated Music and Images
Some music, text, and images are generated with assistance from AI services. We do not intentionally send personal data to AI services. If you contact us and share personal information, we do not use that content in AI prompts without your consent.
Contact
If you email us, we process your message, contact details, and related metadata to respond. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, pre-contractual communication, or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, legitimate interest in responding to inquiries. We keep this data only as long as necessary.
Your Rights
You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, including to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, and data portability. You may also lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. In Bavaria, this is the BayLDA, Bayerisches Landesamt fuer Datenschutzaufsicht.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or legal obligations and then delete or anonymize it.
Updates
We may update this policy to reflect legal or technical changes. Last updated: 5 June 2026.