Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 15-9-2026•Effective Date: 26-8-2026

PADETUNES ("PADETUNES", "we", "us", or "our") is a digital music streaming and distribution platform that connects music lovers, artists, creators, producers, and other entertainment stakeholders.

This Privacy Policy explains how PADETUNES collects, uses, stores, protects, shares, and otherwise processes personal information when you use our mobile applications, website, services, and related products (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using PADETUNES, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. WHO WE ARE

PADETUNES is operated by:

Legal Company Name: PADETUNES GLOBAL LIMITED
Trading Name: PADETUNES MUSIC
Country: Nigeria
Business Address: 29 Alhaji Masha, Surulere, Lagos
Email: Padetunes.official@gmail.com
Website: [https://www.padetunes.com]

For purposes of applicable data-protection laws, PADETUNES may act as a data controller when determining why and how personal data is processed and may engage third-party service providers as data processors.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect information that is necessary to provide, maintain, improve, secure, and personalize our Services. The information we collect may include the following.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you create or use a PADETUNES account, we may collect:

Full name
Username
Email address
Phone number
Password or authentication credentials
Profile photograph
Date of birth or age information where required
Gender, where voluntarily provided
Country, state, city, or general location
Artist information
Biography
Music genre
Social-media links
Artist profile information
Booking information
Payment-related information
Other information you voluntarily provide to us

You may choose not to provide certain information, but some features may not function without it.

3. INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM ARTISTS AND CREATORS

If you register as an artist, creator, producer, or other content provider, PADETUNES may collect additional information necessary to operate your account and distribute your content. This may include:

Artist/stage name
Legal name
Artist biography
Profile photograph
Music recordings
Album and song information
Cover artwork
Lyrics
Music credits
Composer and songwriter information
Producer information
Copyright or ownership information
Royalty information
Distribution information
Payment information
Tax information where legally required
Identification or verification information where required
Booking information
Performance information
Information concerning rights or licenses relating to uploaded content

Artists are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary rights, permissions, licenses, and authority to upload content to PADETUNES.

4. MUSIC, AUDIO, VIDEO AND OTHER USER CONTENT

PADETUNES allows users, particularly artists and creators, to upload and submit content. This may include:

Songs
Audio recordings
Music videos
Images
Album artwork
Lyrics
Artist biographies
Promotional materials
Comments
Reviews
Playlists
Other creator content

Content uploaded to PADETUNES may be processed, stored, streamed, distributed, displayed, promoted, or otherwise used in accordance with our Terms of Service and the permissions granted to PADETUNES. Where content is intended to be publicly available, certain information associated with that content may also be visible to other users.

5. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY

When you access PADETUNES, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information. This may include:

IP address
Device type
Mobile device identifier
Operating system
Browser type
App version
Language preferences
Network information
Approximate location
Device performance information
Crash reports
Log information
Session information
Pages or screens visited
Music searched for
Music played
Music skipped
Music downloaded
Playlists created
Artists followed
Content interacted with
Advertisement interactions
Features used
Date and time of activity

We use this information to operate, secure, analyze, and improve PADETUNES.

6. LOCATION INFORMATION

PADETUNES may collect approximate location information, such as country, state, or city, where necessary for certain features. We will only access precise device location where:

The feature requires it;
The operating system permits such access; and
You provide the required permission.

You may disable location permissions through your device settings. Some features may not function correctly if location access is disabled.

7. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

7.1 Providing the PADETUNES Service

We use your information to:

Create and manage accounts
Authenticate users
Provide music streaming
Provide downloads where available
Create personalized experiences
Maintain playlists
Connect fans with artists
Facilitate artist discovery
Facilitate artist bookings
Process appreciation/tipping transactions
Process payments
Manage artist accounts
Distribute music
Calculate and administer royalties
Provide customer support

7.2 Improving PADETUNES

We may analyze usage information to:

Improve application performance
Improve recommendations
Develop new features
Understand user behavior
Identify technical problems
Improve search functionality
Improve music discovery
Improve artist tools

7.3 Security and Fraud Prevention

We may process information to:

Detect fraudulent activity
Prevent unauthorized access
Protect accounts
Detect abuse
Investigate suspicious transactions
Protect our systems
Enforce our Terms of Service

7.4 Communications

We may use your information to send:

Account notifications
Security alerts
Transaction confirmations
Service updates
Important policy updates
Customer-support communications

Where required by law, we will request consent before sending promotional communications.

8. PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS

PADETUNES may use information such as:

Listening history
Search history
Artists followed
Songs played
Playlists
Likes or other interactions
General location
Device and usage information

to personalize music recommendations and improve music discovery. You may be able to control certain personalization features through your account or device settings.

9. ADVERTISING

PADETUNES may display advertisements within its mobile applications and website. Advertising partners may collect or receive certain information necessary to:

Deliver advertisements
Measure advertising performance
Prevent advertising fraud
Understand advertisement interactions
Provide relevant advertising

Where required by applicable law or platform policy, PADETUNES will obtain appropriate consent or provide applicable privacy choices. If PADETUNES uses third-party advertising SDKs, those services will be identified in our applicable disclosures and our app-store privacy declarations will be updated accordingly.

10. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Our website may use cookies, pixels, SDKs, local storage, and similar technologies. These technologies may be used to:

Keep you signed in
Remember preferences
Understand website usage
Measure performance
Improve security
Analyze traffic
Personalize content
Support advertising

You may control cookies through your browser settings where available.

11. PAYMENTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PADETUNES may offer services involving payments, including:

Payment transactions may be processed through third-party payment processors.

PADETUNES does not intend to store complete payment-card information when such information is processed directly by a third-party payment provider.

Payment providers may process information such as:

Name
Email
Phone number
Transaction amount
Transaction reference
Payment status
Billing information
Other information required to complete the transaction

Fan appreciation
Artist payments
Booking payments
Subscriptions, where introduced
Music-related purchases
Other transactions

Third-party payment providers process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

12. ARTIST APPRECIATION AND TIPPING

Where PADETUNES enables fans to financially appreciate artists, information necessary to process the transaction may be collected. This may include:

Sender information
Artist recipient information
Transaction amount
Transaction reference
Payment status
Date and time
Related account information

Transaction information may be retained for accounting, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, tax, legal, and royalty purposes.

13. ARTIST BOOKING

Where PADETUNES provides artist-booking functionality, we may process information necessary to facilitate a booking. This may include:

Customer name
Contact information
Event information
Event date
Event location
Artist information
Booking fee
Payment information
Booking status
Communication relating to the booking

We may share necessary information between the relevant parties to facilitate the booking.

14. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

PADETUNES does not sell your personal information merely because you use the Services. We may share information where reasonably necessary with:

Service Providers

These may include providers of:

Cloud hosting
Database services
Payment processing
Authentication
Analytics
Advertising
Customer support
Email and messaging
Security
Content delivery
Crash reporting
Music distribution
Fraud prevention

Artists and Other Users

Service providers are expected to process information only for legitimate purposes and under appropriate contractual or legal safeguards. Information that you intentionally make public may be visible to other users. For example, your:

Username
Artist profile
Profile image
Public biography
Public music
Public playlists
Public comments

Legal and Regulatory Authorities

may be displayed to other PADETUNES users. We may disclose information where required to:

Comply with applicable law
Respond to lawful requests
Protect our legal rights
Investigate fraud
Prevent harm
Protect users
Enforce our agreements

Business Transfers

If PADETUNES is involved in:

A merger
Acquisition
Investment
Reorganization
Sale of assets
Corporate restructuring

personal information may be transferred as part of the transaction, subject to applicable privacy requirements.

15. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

PADETUNES may use service providers located outside Nigeria. As a result, personal information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country in which you live. Where applicable, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that international transfers are conducted in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

16. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect personal information against:

Security measures may include:

Encryption in transit
Secure authentication
Access controls
Password protection
Monitoring
Logging
Security testing
Backups
Role-based access controls

Unauthorized access
Unauthorized disclosure
Loss
Misuse
Alteration
Destruction

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

17. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

Providing our Services
Maintaining accounts
Processing transactions
Meeting legal obligations
Resolving disputes
Enforcing agreements
Preventing fraud
Maintaining business records

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it in accordance with applicable law.

18. ACCOUNT DELETION

You may request deletion of your PADETUNES account. Where available, account deletion may be initiated through the application or by contacting: Email: privacy@padetunes.com When you request deletion, we will take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize personal information associated with your account, subject to information that we are legally required or legitimately permitted to retain. For example, certain financial, transaction, fraud-prevention, legal, royalty, or accounting records may need to be retained for a legally required period.

Google Play specifically requires apps that permit account creation to provide users with a way to request account deletion and associated data deletion.

Account deletion can be requested via in-app settings or directly at privacy@padetunes.com.

19. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights including:

Right to be informed
Right to access your personal information
Right to request correction of inaccurate information
Right to request deletion
Right to object to certain processing
Right to restrict certain processing
Right to withdraw consent where processing relies on consent
Right to data portability
Right to lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority
Rights relating to certain automated decision-making

These rights are consistent with rights identified by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission under the Nigeria Data Protection Act framework. To exercise your rights, contact: Privacy Email: padetunes.officail@gmail.com We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

20. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

PADETUNES is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in circumstances were doing so would violate applicable law. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to PADETUNES without appropriate authorization, please contact us. We will take reasonable steps to investigate and, where appropriate, delete the information. If PADETUNES later introduces features specifically directed toward children, we will update this Privacy Policy and implement any additional safeguards required by applicable law.

21. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

PADETUNES may integrate third-party services, including:

Payment providers
Cloud hosting providers
Analytics platforms
Advertising networks
Authentication providers
Social-login providers
Music distribution services
Communication services
Security services

These third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies. PADETUNES will seek to ensure that third-party providers handling personal information provide appropriate privacy and security protections. Apple requires apps to disclose third parties that receive user data, including analytics tools, advertising networks, and third-party SDKs.

22. SOCIAL LOGIN

If you choose to register or log in using a third-party account such as Google or another supported authentication provider, we may receive information permitted by that provider. This may include:

Name
Email address
Profile image
Account identifier

We use this information to create and authenticate your PADETUNES account.

23. PUBLIC INFORMATION

Some information you provide may be publicly visible depending on how you use PADETUNES. For example, artist accounts may display:

Artist name
Profile photograph
Biography
Music
Albums
Songs
Public playlists
Social links
Public booking information

Please consider carefully what information you choose to make publicly available.

24. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR UPLOADED CONTENT

If you upload music, artwork, videos, lyrics, photographs, or other content to PADETUNES, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the legal right to upload and use that content. You should not upload content that:

You do not own or have permission to use;
Infringes another person's intellectual-property rights;
Violates applicable law;
Contains unauthorized personal information;
Contains malicious software; or
Violates PADETUNES's Terms of Service.

25. DATA ACCURACY

We aim to maintain accurate and up-to-date personal information. You may update certain account information through your PADETUNES account. If you believe information we hold about you is inaccurate, you may contact us and request correction.

26. PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS

Communications between you and PADETUNES may be stored or processed where reasonably necessary to:

Provide customer support;
Resolve disputes;
Investigate abuse;
Maintain security;
Comply with legal obligations; or
Improve our Services.

We do not intend to monitor private communications except where permitted or required by applicable law and necessary for legitimate purposes.

27. DATA BREACHES

If PADETUNES experiences a personal-data breach that triggers notification obligations under applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to investigate, contain, mitigate, and report the incident as required. Where legally required, affected users and/or relevant regulatory authorities will be notified.

28. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we may:

Update the "Last Updated" date;
Provide an in-app notification;
Send an email notification where appropriate; or
Provide other legally required notice.

Your continued use of PADETUNES after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means that you acknowledge the updated policy, subject to applicable legal requirements.

29. CONTACT US

If you have questions, complaints, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the way PADETUNES processes personal information, please contact us. PADETUNES Legal Entity: PADETUNES GLOBAL LIMITED Address: No 29 Alhaji Masha, Surulere, Lagos Website: [https://www.padetunes.com] We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related requests within the period required by applicable law.

30. GOVERNING PRIVACY LAW

PADETUNES intends to comply with applicable privacy and data-protection laws, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, applicable regulations and guidance issued by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, and applicable requirements of the jurisdictions in which PADETUNES operates. Where PADETUNES expands internationally, additional privacy requirements may apply depending on the location of users and the nature of our activities.

31. IMPORTANT PLATFORM PRIVACY DISCLOSURES

PADETUNES will maintain its privacy disclosures in accordance with the requirements of the platforms through which it is distributed. For the Apple App Store, PADETUNES will provide the required Privacy Policy URL and accurately complete App Store Connects App Privacy disclosures. Apple states that these disclosures must reflect data collected by both the app and relevant third-party partners. For Google Play, PADETUNES will maintain an accessible Privacy Policy and accurately complete the Google Play Data Safety section. Google's requirements state that the Data Safety disclosures must be consistent with the app's actual data practices.

Final Note

This Privacy Policy is intended to provide transparency about how PADETUNES handles personal information. It should be read together with the PADETUNES Terms of Service, Artist/Music Rights Agreement, Cookie Policy, and any applicable payment or booking terms.

Last Updated: 15-9-2026