Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information SoundGIFs collects, how it's used, and the choices you have.

Information we collect

• Account information — email address, name, and password (stored encrypted) when you sign up, plus an optional profile avatar.
• Content you upload — sounds, GIFs, stickers, clips, titles, tags and descriptions you submit.
• Usage data — pages viewed, searches, favorites and playback activity, collected via Google Analytics.
• Device/browser data — general technical information like browser type and approximate location, collected automatically.
• Preferences — like your light/dark theme choice, stored locally in your browser.

How we use it

• To operate core features — accounts, uploads, favorites, playlists, and playback.
• To understand how the Service is used and improve it, via Google Analytics.
• To show ads through Google AdSense, which may use cookies to personalize ads based on your visits to this and other sites.
• To respond to support, copyright, or community reports you send us.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and local storage for sign-in sessions, remembering your theme preference, analytics (Google Analytics), and advertising (Google AdSense). You can control cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work correctly without them.

Third-party services

We use Google Analytics for usage analytics and Google AdSense for advertising; both may set their own cookies and collect data under Google's own privacy policy. Uploaded media files are stored with a third-party cloud storage provider on our behalf.

Your choices

You can update or delete your account information from your account settings, or contact us to request access to or deletion of your data.

Children's privacy

SoundGIFs is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Contact us.