Effective Date: July 1, 2025
Last Updated: July 1, 2025
Resonate ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application Resonate (the "App"), available on Google Play Store and other platforms.
By using our App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not download, register with, or use this App.
When you register for and use our App, we may collect the following personal information:
- Account Information: Email address, username, display name, and password
- Profile Information: Profile picture, date of birth, and any other information you choose to add to your profile
- User-Generated Content: Audio recordings, stories, chapters, room descriptions, chat messages, and other content you create or share
When you use our App, we automatically collect certain information:
- Device Information: Device type, operating system version
- Log Information: Crash logs, performance data, and error reports for app improvement
- Network Information: IP address, connection type for service delivery
Our App requires the following permissions to function properly:
- Microphone Access: Required for audio communication in voice rooms and pair chats
- Camera Access: Optional, for taking profile pictures
- Photo Library Access: Optional, for selecting profile pictures and story cover images
- Internet Access: Required for real-time communication and data synchronization
- Network State Access: To determine connection quality and optimize audio streaming
- Audio Settings Modification: To manage audio routing and microphone settings
- Bluetooth Access: For connecting to Bluetooth audio devices
- Storage Access: To temporarily store audio files and images
- Notification Access: To send room reminders and app notifications
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- Create and manage your user account
- Enable real-time audio communication in voice rooms
- Facilitate pair chat matching and anonymous conversations
- Store and display your stories and audio content
- Provide push notifications for scheduled rooms and app updates
- Debug technical issues and optimize performance
- Develop new features based on user feedback
- Send service-related notifications
- Respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Notify you about policy changes or app updates
- Moderate content and enforce community guidelines
- Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
- Maintain the integrity of our platform
The following information is publicly visible to other users:
- Your username and display name
- Profile picture
- Stories and chapters you publish
- Your participation status in public voice rooms
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With Other Users: Your profile information is visible to other users when you participate in rooms or publish content
- Service Providers: We use third-party services (Appwrite for backend services, LiveKit for audio communication, Firebase for notifications) that may process your data on our behalf
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or government request
Our App integrates with the following third-party services:
- Purpose: User authentication, database storage, file storage, cloud functions
- Data Processed: Account information, profile data, user-generated content
- Privacy Policy: https://appwrite.io/privacy
- Purpose: Real-time audio streaming and communication
- Data Processed: Audio data during voice sessions, temporary connection tokens
- Privacy Policy: https://livekit.io/legal/privacy-policy
- Purpose: Push notifications for scheduled rooms and app updates
- Data Processed: Device tokens, notification preferences
- Privacy Policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
- Purpose: Alternative login method
- Data Processed: Public profile information when you choose to login with GitHub
- Privacy Policy: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
- Purpose: Alternative login method
- Data Processed: Basic profile information when you choose to login with Google
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Your data is stored on secure servers provided by Appwrite
- Audio data is processed in real-time and not permanently stored unless explicitly saved by you
- Profile images and story content are stored securely with access controls
- Data transmission is encrypted using industry-standard protocols
- User authentication uses secure token-based systems
- Regular security audits and updates to maintain data protection
- Access to user data is restricted to authorized personnel only
- Account information is retained as long as your account is active
- You can delete your account and associated data at any time through the app
- Some data may be retained for legal compliance or legitimate business purposes after account deletion
- Audio from live sessions is not stored permanently unless explicitly saved as content
- Access: You can view and edit your profile information in the app
- Correction: You can update incorrect personal information
- Deletion: You can delete your account and associated data through the app settings
- Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data (contact us for assistance)
- Profile Visibility: Control what information is visible to other users
- Notification Settings: Manage push notification preferences
- Content Sharing: Choose what stories and content to make public
- Anonymous Mode: Use pair chat feature anonymously
- You can opt out of non-essential notifications
- Service-related communications cannot be disabled while using the app
Our App is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove such information.
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have different data protection laws. By using our App, you consent to such transfers. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:
- Posting the new Privacy Policy in the app
- Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
- Sending a notification through the app for significant changes
Your continued use of the App after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
Resonate is an open-source project committed to transparency. Our source code is available for review at:
- Main Repository: https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/Resonate
- Backend Repository: https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/Resonate-Backend
This transparency allows you to verify our privacy practices and data handling procedures.
If you are located in the EU, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
- Right to withdraw consent
If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:
- Right to know what personal information we collect
- Right to delete personal information
- Right to opt-out of sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights
We respect privacy rights in all jurisdictions and will comply with applicable local privacy laws.
In the unlikely event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will:
- Notify you within 72 hours of discovering the breach
- Describe what information was involved
- Explain the steps we are taking to address the breach
- Provide recommendations to protect yourself
- Comply with all applicable legal notification requirements
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: aossie.oss@gmail.com
- GitHub Issues: https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/Resonate/issues
- Discord Community: https://discord.gg/uzHp4ufc
For privacy-related inquiries, you can reach our data protection team at: aossie.oss@gmail.com
We will respond to privacy-related inquiries within 30 days of receipt.
For users in the European Union, our legal basis for processing personal information includes:
- Consent: When you provide explicit consent for specific processing activities
- Contract: To fulfill our service agreement with you
- Legitimate Interest: To improve our services, ensure security, and communicate with users
- Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations
- Our app does not use traditional web cookies
- We may use local storage for app functionality and user preferences
- No third-party tracking pixels or advertising cookies are used
- We do not display advertisements in our app
- We do not share data with advertising networks
- We do not create advertising profiles of users
- We collect basic usage analytics to improve app functionality
- Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized
AOSSIE Organization
Resonate Development Team
This Privacy Policy is part of our commitment to transparency and user privacy. As an open-source project, we believe in giving users full control over their data while providing a secure and enjoyable voice communication platform.
For the most current version of this Privacy Policy, please check the app or visit our GitHub repository.
This document is available under the same open-source license as the Resonate project (GPL-3.0) and can be found in our public repository.