Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information the LyricGlow Android app ("the app", "we", "us") accesses, why, and how it is handled. We built LyricGlow to be private by default: no advertising, and no analytics or tracking SDKs. Using the app requires signing in (with Google, or with an email and password on devices without Google services) so we can recognise your account. Beyond that, a few optional features — local weather and the photo widget — access additional data only when you choose to enable them, as described below.

1. What the app accesses

Currently-playing media metadata. To show synced lyrics, the app reads the title and artist of the media currently playing on your device, via Android's notification/media-session access. It does not read the content of your other notifications.
Lyric lookups. The song title, artist and track length are sent to our lyrics service to retrieve matching synced lyrics. If our service can't reach the lyrics source, the app may send the same title, artist and length directly to LRClib (lrclib.net). Lookups are not linked to your account.
On-device preferences. Your settings (e.g. brightness, lyric-sync offset, layout and theme) and a local cache of fetched lyrics are stored only on your device.
Account details. When you sign in with Google, we receive your email address, display name, and Google account ID. If you sign up with email and password instead, we store your email address and a securely hashed password (never the password itself). See section 6.
Approximate location (optional — only for weather). If you turn on the weather widget's "use my location" option, your approximate location is used to fetch local weather. See section 7.
Photos (optional — only for the photo widget). If you add the photo widget, the app reads the image(s) you pick so it can display them. They stay on your device. See section 8.

2. What we do not collect

We do not show advertising, and we do not use any third-party analytics or tracking SDKs. We do not collect your contacts, files, advertising ID, or the contents of your other notifications. We use your account details only to run your account, as described in section 6, and access your location or photos only in the specific optional cases described in this policy, after you choose to enable that feature.

3. Permissions and why they're used

Notification access — used solely to detect the song title and artist of the media you're playing. It is not used to read, store, or transmit any other notifications.
Display over other apps — used to show the full-screen lyric view on your lock screen / Always-On Display.
Post notifications — used to show the optional lyric notification.
Internet — used to fetch lyrics, retrieve weather (if enabled), and complete sign-in (if you use it).
Approximate location (optional) — requested only if you turn on "use my location" in the weather widget, so it can show weather near you. Deny it and you can search for a place name manually instead.
Photos / media images (optional) — requested only when you add the photo widget, so it can display the images you select. Images are never uploaded.

4. How lyric lookups work

When a new song is detected, the app sends its title and artist to our backend, which returns matching synced lyrics. To improve speed and reduce repeat requests, the backend may cache the mapping of a song title/artist to its lyrics. Like any web service, our servers may keep transient technical logs (such as IP address) for security and reliability, which are not used to profile or identify you.

5. Third-party lyric sources

Lyrics are sourced from LRClib, a community lyrics database. We do not control that service; only a song's title, artist and length are used to query it — usually by our server, and directly from your device only as a fallback when our server can't reach it. LyricGlow is not affiliated with any music streaming service.

6. Your account

Signing in is required to use the app. Accounts exist for one purpose: to recognise your account and grant early users free access to premium features. You can sign in with Google, or — on devices without Google services — with an email address and password. When you sign in with Google:

We receive your email address, display name, and Google account ID (a stable identifier Google provides) from Google's Sign in with Google service.
This information is sent to and stored on our server to record that your account is an early/legacy user, so you keep premium features free — including on any device where you later sign in with the same Google account.
We do not receive your Google password, and we do not access your Gmail, contacts, Drive, photos, or any other Google data.

For email and password accounts we store your email address and a hashed password (plus an optional display name); we never store the password itself.

You can sign out at any time in the app's settings.

Deleting your account. You can permanently delete your account at any time in the app: Settings → Delete account.

Deletion is immediate and permanent: your email address, display name, Google account ID, password hash and early-access status are removed from our servers right away, and cannot be restored. Settings, layouts and cached lyrics on your device are not on our servers; they stay on the device until you clear the app's data or uninstall it. If you can't sign in to the account, email parthahere001@gmail.com from the account's address and we'll delete it for you.

7. Location & weather

The optional weather widget can show weather for your current location. If you enable this, the app uses your device's approximate (coarse) location to look up the local forecast from Open-Meteo, a third-party weather provider. Your approximate coordinates are sent to Open-Meteo solely to return the forecast; we do not store your location on our servers. If you deny location access, you can search for a place name manually instead; the text you type is sent to a place-search service (Photon, by Komoot) to find matching places. You can remove the weather widget at any time.

8. Photos

The optional photo widget displays images you choose on your lock screen / Always-On Display. If you add it, the app requests permission to read images so it can show the photo(s) or album you select. These images are read and displayed only on your device — they are never uploaded to us or any third party. You can remove the widget or revoke the permission at any time in your device settings.

9. Data retention

On-device preferences and cached lyrics remain until you clear the app's data or uninstall it. Server-side lyric caches store song-to-lyrics mappings, not personal data. Your account record (email, display name, Google account ID or password hash) is retained on our server until you delete your account in the app (Settings → Delete account); deletion takes effect immediately. Database backups kept for disaster recovery may retain a copy for a limited period until they expire. You can clear all local data at any time via your device's app settings.

10. Security

Network requests between the app and our backend are made over encrypted HTTPS connections.

11. Children's privacy

LyricGlow is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated "Last updated" date.

13. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at parthahere001@gmail.com.