VinylTracker Privacy Policy
Last updated: 23 September 2026
VinylTracker has no servers. Your collection, your play history and your credentials stay on your device and in your own iCloud account. There is no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, and no account with the developer. Nothing about you or your records is ever sent to us, because there is no “us” to send it to.
What VinylTracker stores, and where
Everything the app creates — your albums, play history, crate, listening queue, saved queries, vibes, photos, notes, dashboard layout and settings — is stored locally on your device.
If you enable iCloud sync, a copy is also written to your own iCloud Drive so your devices stay in step. That data lives in your personal Apple account. The developer has no access to it and no ability to read it.
Credentials you enter
If you connect Discogs, Last.fm or Apple Music, the resulting tokens and keys are stored on your device only and are used solely to talk to those services on your behalf. They are never transmitted anywhere else. Disconnecting an account from Settings removes the stored credentials.
Services VinylTracker contacts
The app talks directly to the services below from your device, using your own credentials where they apply. Each request carries only what that service needs to answer it — typically an artist name, album title, barcode or release identifier.
| Service | Why | When |
|---|---|---|
| Discogs | Import and sync your collection, look up releases, pressing details and credits | When you import, search or enrich metadata |
| Last.fm | Scrobble plays, import listening history, look up release years | Only if you connect an account |
| MusicBrainz | Supplementary release metadata and cover art | During metadata enrichment |
| Apple Music / iTunes Search | Match albums, open and play them | Only if you use the Apple Music features |
| Wikipedia | Background reading for artists and releases | When you open an artist link |
| jsDelivr CDN | Downloads emoji images used in the interface — no code is loaded or executed | When emoji are displayed |
These are independent services with their own privacy policies. Their handling of a request is governed by their terms, not this policy.
Photos and camera
- Photo library. Photos you pick are added to your own album records and stay on your device. VinylTracker reads only the images you explicitly choose.
- Saving to Photos. Cover art or share images are written to your library only when you ask for them.
- Camera. Used only to read a barcode. The image is not stored and not transmitted — only the decoded number is used, to look the record up.
Ask VinylTracker
Ask VinylTracker runs entirely on your device using Apple Intelligence. Your questions and your collection are not sent to the developer, to Apple, or to any other server. Conversation history is stored locally and can be deleted from within the feature.
Sharing
Sharing a post to Discord, Bluesky, or through the system share sheet happens only when you choose to share, and sends only the content shown in the preview at that moment. Nothing is shared automatically or in the background.
Purchases
VinylTracker Pro is an auto-renewable subscription sold through Apple. Payment is handled entirely by Apple — the developer never receives or sees your payment details. The app knows only whether a valid subscription exists, which it reads from Apple’s own on-device records.
Analytics, tracking and advertising
There are none. No analytics SDKs, no crash reporting services, no advertising identifiers, no tracking across apps or websites, and no data brokers. The app’s privacy manifest declares no collected data types and no tracking domains.
Children
VinylTracker is rated 4+ and is not directed at children. It collects no personal information from anyone, of any age.
Deleting your data
Deleting the app removes everything it stored on that device. To remove synced copies, delete the VinylTracker folder from iCloud Drive. You can export your full collection at any time from Settings → Backup & Restore, which stays available whether or not you subscribe.
Changes to this policy
Any future changes will be posted on this page with a new date above. Material changes will also be noted in the app’s release notes.
Contact
Questions about privacy in VinylTracker: vinyltracker@proton.me