Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 6, 2026

AetherWave Studio ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered music and media creation platform.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: When you sign up via Google OAuth, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google.
• Content: Music, images, videos, and other media you create or upload using our platform.
• Communications: Messages you send to us for support or feedback.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Usage Data: How you interact with our platform, features used, generation requests, and credit consumption.
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address.
• IP Addresses: We record your IP address at account creation and at each login. This data is used to detect multi-account abuse and protect the platform. IP addresses are stored securely and are accessible only to authorized administrators.
• Cookies: Session cookies to keep you logged in and remember your preferences.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide and maintain our services
• Process your content generation requests
• Manage your account and credits
• Send important service updates
• Send the AI Music Report, a newsletter from AetherWave Studio and its partners, only if you choose to receive it. We record when and where you made that choice, and you can leave at any time from the link in every issue or from your profile settings.
• Improve our platform and develop new features
• Prevent fraud and abuse, including detecting multi-account creation and credit farming
• Comply with legal obligations
• Analyze artistic content you create for reward systems or contests

3. Administrative Access to Accounts

Authorized administrators may access user accounts and content for the following purposes:

• Support: Diagnosing and resolving user-reported issues
• Abuse investigation: Reviewing accounts flagged for suspicious activity, multi-accounting, or Terms of Service violations
• Content moderation: Responding to DMCA requests, legal obligations, or reports of prohibited content
• Platform integrity: Ensuring fair use of credits and promotional offers

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to provide our platform:

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them.

Every model in our picker names the provider it runs on, so you can see where your prompt and images would go before you generate.

5. Data Retention

• Account Data: Retained while your account is active. Deleted upon account deletion request.
• Generated Content: Stored on our servers. You can delete your content at any time.
• Usage Logs: Retained for up to 90 days for analytics and debugging.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
• Secure database with encrypted connections
• Regular security audits
• Limited employee access to user data

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Update inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your account and data
• Export: Download your created content
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

9. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. By using our service, you consent to this transfer.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at:

12. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the CCPA:

• Right to know what personal information is collected
• Right to delete personal information
• Right to opt-out of sale of personal information (we do not sell your data)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights

13. European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

EU residents have rights under GDPR including access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection. Our legal basis for processing is consent (when you create an account) and legitimate interest (to provide and improve our services).