Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Chordrive.com
Last Updated: November 30, 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how Chordrive.com ("we," "us," or "our"), operated by Individual Entrepreneur Pavel V. Belousov (OGRNIP: 318265100035112), collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your personal information when you use our website and AI-powered music services at https://chordrive.com (the "Service").
By using the Service, you consent to the data practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not access or use the Service.
2. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information to provide and improve our Service:
Personal Information You Provide: When you register, we collect your email address and a username.
Service Usage Data (AI-Specific): When you use our core features, we process:
* Text Prompts: Your descriptive inputs to generate chords (e.g., "hopeful synthwave progression").
* YouTube URLs: Links you provide for chord recognition from YouTube.
* Generated Content: The musical outputs created by our AI (chord sequences, tablature, MIDI data).
Technical & Automatically Collected Data: We automatically gather your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and detailed logs of your interactions with the Service (e.g., features used, session duration, request timestamps).
Crucial Note on Audio/Video Data: We do not store or process the actual audio or video content from YouTube. Our systems only access the publicly available URL and process the musical information extracted by our algorithms.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
* To create your account, provide the Service, and authenticate your login. Legal Basis: Performance of a Contract.
* To generate and deliver AI-powered chord progressions and recognition results. Legal Basis: Performance of a Contract.
* To train, test, and improve our proprietary AI and machine learning models. For this, we use aggregated and anonymized data wherever possible. Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (to improve our Service's core functionality).
* To communicate with you (e.g., service announcements, support responses). Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (for operational communication).
* To monitor, analyze trends, and enhance the security and performance of the Service. Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (to ensure a stable and secure platform).
* To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights. Legal Basis: Legal Obligation.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not and will not sell your personal data. We may share your information in these limited circumstances:
* With Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party vendors to perform tasks on our behalf, such as cloud hosting, data analytics, and customer support. These partners are bound by strict data processing agreements and cannot use your data for their own purposes.
* For Legal Reasons: We may disclose information if required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
* Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a part of our business, your information may be transferred to the new owners.
* International Transfers: Your information may be processed outside your home country, including in the United States. We ensure all such transfers are governed by appropriate legal mechanisms, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, to provide a level of protection equivalent to your local laws.
5. Your Rights and Choices
You have control over your personal data. Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
* Access & Portability: Request a copy of your personal data.
* Correction: Update or correct inaccurate data.
* Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data.
* Restriction & Objection: Object to or restrict certain processing activities, including the use of your data for AI training.
* Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
You can exercise these rights by contacting us at privacy@chordrive.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When you delete your account, we will initiate the process of removing your personal data from our live systems.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
8. Special Provisions for AI and Generated Content
AI-Generated Content: The chord progressions and musical notations generated by our AI are provided for your personal, non-commercial use only. Any commercial use, distribution, or public performance of this content is strictly prohibited under our Terms of Use.
AI Training: By using the Service, you acknowledge that your anonymized and aggregated Service Usage Data may be used to train and improve our proprietary AI models. You have the right to object to this processing.
9. Data Security
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption in transit, secure server infrastructure, and strict access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware of such collection, we will take steps to delete the information.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We will also provide a more prominent notice (e.g., via email) for significant changes.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Email: privacy@chordrive.com