Musiyo (https://musiyo.com) is a playlist discovery website. We curate Hindi, Bollywood, and indie playlists and help visitors open them on Spotify, YouTube, and YouTube Music. This policy explains what information we collect and how we use it.
Information we collect
You can browse Musiyo without an account. If you subscribe to the newsletter, create an account, heart a playlist, bookmark a playlist, request a playlist, or send feedback, we collect the details needed for those features.
We may collect:
- Standard server and security logs, such as IP address, browser type, device type, and the pages you visit.
- Anonymous analytics events, including page views, sessions, unique visitors, unique devices, outbound playlist clicks, shares, home-screen installs, and notification opt-ins.
- An anonymous visitor identifier stored in your browser so we can count unique page views, visitors, and playlist hearts.
- A short-lived session identifier stored in your browser so we can count visits.
- Local settings you choose, such as dismissing the home-screen install prompt or notification prompt.
- If you enable playlist alerts, a Web Push subscription endpoint and keys so we can send notifications you asked for. Installed Musiyo apps use the same alert channel.
- Your email address if you subscribe to the Musiyo newsletter.
- Your email address and password if you create a Musiyo account to bookmark playlists.
- Playlist hearts and bookmarks associated with your visitor ID and, when signed in, your account.
- Contact details and message content if you request a playlist, ask a question, or share feedback through the contact form or your account.
Analytics and advertising pixels
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which playlists and pages people find useful. Google may set cookies or use similar identifiers according to its own policies.
We use a Meta (Facebook) Pixel to measure playlist interest and outbound listening intent. The pixel records PageView, ViewPlaylist, SpotifyClick, YouTubeClick, YouTubeMusicClick, and SharePlaylist. SpotifyClick is the primary paid-media event. Meta can measure a click to Spotify. It cannot see whether someone then saves the playlist inside Spotify.
These tools help us see which playlists get opened, not to sell your personal information. You can use browser controls, tracking-protection settings, or industry opt-out tools to limit this collection.
Spotify, YouTube, and other third parties
Playlist players and "Listen" or "Watch" buttons send you to Spotify, YouTube, or YouTube Music. Those services have their own privacy policies. If you tap to load an embed, the third party may set cookies or collect viewing data.
Musiyo embeds are lazy-loaded. Until you choose to load a player, we do not load Spotify or YouTube embed scripts on that widget.
Cookies and local storage
Musiyo uses:
- Local storage for an anonymous visitor ID used by the page-view counter, first-party analytics, and playlist hearts.
- Session storage for an anonymous session ID used to count visits.
- Local storage to remember if you dismissed the install-app prompt or notification prompt.
- An HTTP-only session cookie when you create an account or log in, so we can keep you signed in for bookmarks and liked playlists.
- A lightweight service worker that can cache pages and static files for faster repeat visits, and deliver optional playlist alerts you enable.
- Cookies or identifiers set by Google, Meta, Spotify, or YouTube if those services load.
Accounts, bookmarks, hearts, and newsletter
Newsletter signup stores your email so we can send occasional Musiyo updates. Account signup stores your email and a hashed password. Hearts can be left without an account. Bookmarks require an account, and the login prompt appears only when you try to bookmark. Liked playlists are linked to your account after you sign in. Signed-in users can also send playlist requests, questions, and feedback from their account.
Contact messages and playlist requests
When you use the Contact page or account messaging forms, we store your email, the message type, and the text you send so we can reply. These messages are delivered to heymusiyo@gmail.com. We use this information only to respond to your request, question, or feedback.
Page-view counter
Some pages show how often they have been viewed. The counter stores an anonymous identifier on your device and a page path on our server. First-party analytics also stores page path, event type, and anonymous session, visitor, and device identifiers so we can review playlist performance. These records are not used to identify you as a person.
How we use information
- To operate, secure, and improve the website.
- To understand which playlists, guides, and pages are useful.
- To measure Spotify and YouTube outbound clicks, including SpotifyClick as the primary paid-media event.
- To remember simple preferences, such as hiding the install prompt.
- To send optional playlist alerts when you enable notifications.
- To send the newsletter if you subscribe.
- To provide account features such as bookmarks and liked playlists.
- To reply to playlist requests, questions, and feedback you send us.
We do not sell personal information.
How long we keep information
Server logs are kept only as long as needed for security and operations. Analytics data is kept according to the retention settings of Google Analytics and Meta. Anonymous view-counter and first-party analytics records are kept to show cumulative page views and conversion trends. Newsletter and account records are kept until you ask us to delete them or you close the account. Contact and playlist-request messages are kept long enough to reply and improve the site, then removed when no longer needed.
Children
Musiyo is a general-audience music discovery site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it where we can.
Your choices
- Use your browser to block or delete cookies and local storage.
- Use tracking-protection or private-browsing features.
- Decline the install-app prompt. Spotify playlist links remain available either way.
- Disable service workers in your browser if you do not want offline caching.
- Stop newsletter emails by contacting us at heymusiyo@gmail.com, or ask us to delete your account and related bookmarks.
Changes
We may update this policy as the site or our tools change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will change when we do. Continued use of Musiyo after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy can be sent to heymusiyo@gmail.com or through the Contact page. Please include "Privacy Policy" in the subject or opening line so we can route it correctly.
