Privacy Policy

The short version

• Audio is analysed on your device to detect the beat. Beatpin does not record it or upload it for tempo detection.
• Song recognition is optional and off by default.When you turn it on, Apple's ShazamKit creates an acoustic fingerprint of the audio and sends it to Apple's Shazam service to identify the track. Beatpin never receives your raw audio.
• No app account, in-app analytics, ads, or third-party trackers. Settings and your matched-track history stay on your device.

Who this applies to

This policy covers the Beatpin iOS app and this website ( beatpin.app), both provided by Carrotly Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202212557Z), a Singapore company with its registered office at 160 Robinson Road, #14-04, Singapore Business Federation Center, Singapore 068914.

Website analytics

The website uses PostHog to count page views and clicks on links to the App Store, so we can understand which pages help people find Beatpin. We configured it without autocapture, session replay, surveys, error capture, performance capture, feature flags, person profiles, cookies, or persistent browser storage. Its anonymous identifier lasts only in memory for the current page session.

These events include the page or link location and standard request context such as referrer, browser/device type, and IP-derived approximate location. They do not include audio, app history, recordings, names, email addresses, or an advertising identifier. PostHog processes this limited website data for us; see the PostHog Privacy Notice. This analytics code is on the website only and is not included in the Beatpin iOS app.

Permissions we request

Beatpin asks for one permission: access to your microphone, so it can hear the music. That's the only system permission the app requires. iOS prompts you the first time; you can change it any time in the iOS Settings app, and the app keeps working for everything except live detection if you decline.

Microphone & audio

The microphone audio is processed in real time, on your device, purely to estimate tempo (BPM). It is not stored, recorded, or transmittedby Beatpin as part of normal use — it exists only in memory for as long as it takes to analyse, then it's gone.

Song recognition (ShazamKit)

If you enable song recognition, Beatpin uses Apple's ShazamKit. ShazamKit derives a compact acoustic fingerprint from the audio and sends that fingerprint to Apple's Shazam service to find a match. This processing is handled by Apple and is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy and the Shazam service terms. Beatpin receives only the resulting match details (such as title and artist), which it stores locally in your Tracks history. Recognition requires a network connection; it is off by default.

Session recording (optional)

Beatpin includes an optional, manually-enabled “Record session” feature for offline analysis. When you turn it on, the audio the detector hears is saved as a file on your device (visible in the Files app under On My iPhone › Beatpin). These recordings stay on your device under your control and are not uploaded by Beatpin. Delete them any time from the Files app or the in-app Recordings list.

Data stored on your device

• Your preferences (range, color scheme, toggles).
• Your matched-track history (title, artist, artwork link, time).
• Any session recordings you choose to make.

This data lives only on your device — there is no Beatpin account and no Beatpin server holding a copy. It stays until you remove it: clear it in-app (Tracks › Clear, or the Recordings list), or delete the app to remove all of it at once.

iOS app network connections

The Beatpin iOS app makes a network connection only when:

• you have turned on song recognition— to send the ShazamKit fingerprint to Apple's Shazam service; or
• you tap a link that opens elsewhere— such as a matched track in Apple Music, “Rate on the App Store,” or this website in your browser.

There are no background uploads, no telemetry pings, and no third-party SDKs phoning home. With song recognition off, Beatpin works fully offline.

What the iOS app collects: nothing

Beatpin's App Store privacy label is “Data Not Collected.”Its bundled privacy manifest declares no tracking, no tracking domains, and no collected data types; the only “required-reason” API it uses is local storage of your own settings. We do not build profiles, and there is no advertising identifier in play.

What the iOS app does not do

• No user accounts or sign-in.
• No in-app analytics, telemetry, or usage tracking.
• No advertising and no ad identifiers.
• No selling or sharing of personal data — there is none to sell.

Apple's role

Beatpin is distributed through Apple's App Store. Apple may process some information in connection with your download, purchase, and (if you opt in) crash diagnostics shared with developers, under Apple's Privacy Policy. Any crash or diagnostic data we can see through Apple is aggregated and not personally identifying. We do not receive your personal information from Apple.

Your choices & rights

The iOS app has no account system or Beatpin server holding your app data, so your settings, history, tracks, and recordings remain under your control on your device. The website analytics configuration does not create a persistent profile that we can use to identify an individual visitor. Depending on where you live (for example under Singapore's PDPA, the GDPR, or the CCPA), you may have rights over data Apple or PostHog processes; contact those providers directly, or email us with any question using the address below.

Children

Beatpin is a general-audience utility and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect names, contact details, or other direct identifiers from children.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and post the new version here. Material changes will be reflected in the app's release notes.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@beatpin.app.