🛡️ Privacy Policy

BeatBounty is operated from Austria and serves users globally. The Data Controller responsible for your personal data is:

BeatBounty e.U.
Vienna, Austria
Email: beatbounty@beatbounty.org

• Account: Email, hashed password, display name, birthdate
• Profile: Country, phone number, bio, website, image
• Usage: Uploads, feedback, ratings, listening stats
• Payments: Stripe session data, transaction logs
• Preferences: Genre & language choices, rating behavior

We use your data to:

• Operate the platform and provide services
• Personalize your experience and show relevant content
• Process payments and rewards
• Analyze platform usage and improve features
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

We rely on the following legal grounds:

• Contract: To deliver the service you signed up for
• Consent: For email communication, cookies, optional data
• Legitimate Interest: Platform security and analytics
• Legal Obligation: Retention of payment data

We may share limited data with:

• Stripe: For payment processing
• Hosting Providers: EU-compliant infrastructure
• Email Providers: For verification and support
• Legal Authorities: When required by law

We use cookies to:

• Store login sessions
• Track basic usage analytics (anonymized)
• Improve page performance

You can control cookies via your browser.

You have the right to:

• Access and receive a copy of your data
• Request corrections or deletions
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Object to data processing
• Request data export (portability)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our support page or email beatbounty@beatbounty.org.

If you believe your data rights have been violated, you may lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority:
www.dsb.gv.at

We may update this policy from time to time. All changes will be posted on this page with the effective date. Please check back periodically.