Privacybeleid (Privacy Policy)
NOTEDFIRST SEEN 2026-08-25 · VERSION 20260825_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260818_rev01
What changed, in plain language
SoundCloud only updated broken help-page links in its privacy policy. The old Help Center and track-privacy article addresses were replaced with new ones. Nothing about what data is collected, how it is used, shared, or kept has changed.
This change appears to be cosmetic (formatting, typos, or contact details).
Changelog
- ± CHANGEDHelp Center privacy links updated
Several links pointing to SoundCloud's Help Center privacy section now use a new web address. The old link ID was replaced with a new one in the intro, the Google and Apple sign-in sections, and the EU/UK privacy rights section. The destination is still the same privacy help section.
https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001107587-Privacy
https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/46003571244571-Privacy
- ± CHANGEDTrack privacy settings help article link updated
The link explaining how to make your tracks and playlists private now points to a renamed help article, "Edit your track's privacy settings," instead of the old "Changing your track's privacy setting" page. The setting itself works the same way.
https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003562388-Changing-your-track-s-privacy-setting
https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/46020211210523-Edit-your-track-s-privacy-settings
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| 47 | 47 | Information relating to our use of cookies and similar technologies is set out in our [Cookie Policy](https://soundcloud.com/pages/cookies), which forms part of the Privacy Policy. When we refer to the Privacy Policy, we are referring to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. |
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| 49 | 49 | Please take some time to read this Privacy Policy, along with our [Terms of Use](https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use), in order to ensure you understand and are comfortable with our use and disclosure of your personal data and to understand the choices available to you. |
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| 51 | 51 | Please note that this Privacy Policy only applies to the Website, Apps and Services (together, the "Platform"). When using the Platform, you may find links to other websites, apps and services, or tools that enable you to share information with other websites, apps and services. SoundCloud is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites, apps and services and we recommend that you review the privacy policies of each of these websites, apps or services before connecting your SoundCloud account or sharing any personal data. |
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| 53 | If you do not agree to any of the provisions of this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Platform. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us through the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001107587-Privacy) or at dataprotection@soundcloud.com. | |
| 53 | If you do not agree to any of the provisions of this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Platform. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us through the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/46003571244571-Privacy) or at dataprotection@soundcloud.com. | |
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| 55 | 55 | SoundCloud is committed to putting its users first and believes you should know what personal data we collect about you, why we collect it, and how we use and share it. That's why we've designed this Privacy Policy to give you simple, clear, and actionable information about our privacy and data protection practices. |
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| 57 | We believe users should also have meaningful choices over the personal data we collect, use and share as described in this Privacy Policy, your [Settings](https://soundcloud.com/settings) and the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001107587-Privacy). We encourage you to take full advantage of these tools. | |
| 57 | We believe users should also have meaningful choices over the personal data we collect, use and share as described in this Privacy Policy, your [Settings](https://soundcloud.com/settings) and the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/46003571244571-Privacy). We encourage you to take full advantage of these tools. | |
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| 59 | 59 | ## Who Controls Your Data |
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| 61 | 61 | With regard to data processing within the framework of SoundCloud's internal administration and joint procedures through centralized systems, SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, SoundCloud Inc. and Repost Network Inc. act as joint controllers. The joint processes particularly pertain to the operation and use of joint databases, platforms and IT systems. With respect to the joint processes, SoundCloud determines the purposes and means of processing. In a separate agreement on joint controllership pursuant to Article 26 GDPR, SoundCloud determines how the respective tasks and responsibilities of the processing of personal data are structured and who fulfils which data protection obligations. In particular, it is determined how an appropriate level of security and how your rights as a data subject can be ensured, how the information duties under data protection law can be jointly fulfilled and how potential data protection incidents can be monitored. This includes reporting and notification obligations. |
| 62 | 62 | In the event SoundCloud does not act as a joint controller, the sole controller, as given the meaning by data protection legislation, is either: |
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| 161 | 161 | ## Personal Data We Obtain From Third Parties |
| 162 | 162 | |
| 163 | 163 | - Single-Sign Ons - If you sign up for SoundCloud through a third party application such as Facebook, Google or Apple, you authorize us to collect your authentication information, such as your username and encrypted access credentials, and other personal data available through the third party application account, including the following personal data: |
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| 165 | 165 | - Facebook Connect - If you have a Facebook profile, you can register on our website to create a user account or to register using the "Facebook Connect" social plugin run by the Facebook social network, which is operated by Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"), using what is known as Single Sign-On technology. You can recognize the "Facebook Connect" social plugins on our website by the blue button with the Facebook logo and the inscription "Register with Facebook" or "Connect with Facebook" or "Log in with Facebook" or "Sign in with Facebook". When you visit a page of our website that contains a social plugin, your browser makes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transferred from Facebook directly to your browser, which then embeds it into the website. Through the integrated plugin, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Facebook server in the US and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out on the basis of Facebook's legitimate interest in the displaying of personalized advertising on the basis of browsing behavior. By using the "Facebook Connect" button on our website, you can also log in or register on our website using your Facebook user data. Depending on your personal data protection settings on Facebook, we will only receive general information that is publicly accessible and stored in your profile when you use Facebook's "Facebook Connect" button if you give your express consent prior to the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notification on the exchange of data with Facebook. This information includes your user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender. We would like to point out that with your consent or in case of changes to Facebook's privacy policy and terms of use, your profile pictures, your friends' user IDs and friends list may be transferred if these have been marked as "public" in your Facebook privacy settings. Apart from connecting your Facebook account with your SoundCloud account for the purposes of registration and signing in, you may provide, based on your free choice (i.e. with your expressed consent) further personal data from your Facebook profile with Facebook Connect to enrich your use and enjoyment of our Platform. This especially applies to your likes and/or usage, listening and viewing behavior as well as your friends within Facebook. In case you decide to share this information with us, we will display relevant artists, playlists and such to you for your liking. We will store and process the personal data transmitted by Facebook to create a user account with the necessary personal data, provided you have approved this on Facebook. Alternatively, based on your consent, personal data (e.g. on your surfing or purchasing behavior) may be transferred from us to your Facebook profile. Please see [Facebook's privacy policies](https://www.facebook.com/policy.php) for the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Facebook, as well as your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy. If you do not wish Facebook to associate any data collected via our website with your Facebook profile, you should log out of Facebook before you visit our website. You can also completely avoid loading the Facebook plugin with add-ons for your browser. |
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| 167 | - Google - You can sign up and log in to SoundCloud using your Google account. When you sign up using Google, Google will ask your permission to share certain information from your Google account with SoundCloud. This includes your Google email address, birthdate (optional), gender (optional), and avatar (optional). This information is collected by Google and is provided to us under the terms of [Google's privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy). You can regulate the information that we receive from Google using your [Google activity controls](https://myaccount.google.com/). If you signed up using Google by mistake, you can delete your account from the Account page within your Settings at any time, or you can contact us via the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001107587-Privacy). | |
| 167 | - Google - You can sign up and log in to SoundCloud using your Google account. When you sign up using Google, Google will ask your permission to share certain information from your Google account with SoundCloud. This includes your Google email address, birthdate (optional), gender (optional), and avatar (optional). This information is collected by Google and is provided to us under the terms of [Google's privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy). You can regulate the information that we receive from Google using your [Google activity controls](https://myaccount.google.com/). If you signed up using Google by mistake, you can delete your account from the Account page within your Settings at any time, or you can contact us via the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/46003571244571-Privacy). | |
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| 169 | - Apple - You may also sign up and log in to SoundCloud using your Apple ID. When you sign up using your Apple ID, Apple will ask your permission to share certain information from your Apple account with SoundCloud. This includes your Apple email address, birthdate (optional), gender (optional), and avatar (optional). This information is collected by Apple and is provided to us under the terms of [Apple's privacy policy](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/). You can regulate the information that we receive from Apple using your Apple ID settings. If you signed up using Apple by mistake, you can delete your account from the Account page within your Settings at any time, or you can contact us via the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001107587-Privacy). | |
| 169 | - Apple - You may also sign up and log in to SoundCloud using your Apple ID. When you sign up using your Apple ID, Apple will ask your permission to share certain information from your Apple account with SoundCloud. This includes your Apple email address, birthdate (optional), gender (optional), and avatar (optional). This information is collected by Apple and is provided to us under the terms of [Apple's privacy policy](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/). You can regulate the information that we receive from Apple using your Apple ID settings. If you signed up using Apple by mistake, you can delete your account from the Account page within your Settings at any time, or you can contact us via the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/46003571244571-Privacy). | |
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| 171 | 171 | - Service Providers and Business Partners - We may also receive personal data about you from our service providers and business partners, including companies that assist with payment processing, analytics, advertising, marketing, data processing and management (e.g. to measure ad quality and responses to ads, and to display ads that are more likely to be relevant to you, including for SoundCloud products), account management, hosting, customer and technical support, content moderation, and other services which we use to personalize your SoundCloud experience. We explain in more detail why and how we use this personal data below. |
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| 173 | 173 | - Android Advertising IDs - We collect your Google Android's Advertising ID ("AAID"). You can reset these numbers through the settings of your device's operating system (we do not control this). Such identifiers will only be used for advertising and further analysis subject to your consent, where required by applicable law. |
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| 175 | 175 | - Apple IDs - We collect your Apple Identifier for Advertising ("IDFA"). You can reset these numbers through the settings of your device's operating system (we do not control this). Such identifiers will only be used for advertising and further analysis subject to your consent, where required by applicable law and in accordance with Apple's settings. |
| 359 | 359 | - Analytics - To control whether we collect analytics and usage information, including through cookies and similar technologies, you can adjust your Settings in the "Privacy" tab ("Cookie Manager"). |
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| 361 | 361 | - Marketing - If you do not want to receive marketing messages for SoundCloud products or services, you can adjust your Settings in the "Notifications" tab. |
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| 363 | 363 | - Advertising on the Platform - If you do not want SoundCloud to deliver "interest based" or personalized ads for third party products, you can adjust your Settings in the "Advertising" tab (for EU/EEA/U.K. and California users, under "Cookie Manager"). Please note, however, that even if you opt out of personalized ads, you may still see ads, but they may not be as tailored to your interests. |
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| 365 | - Material Sharing - You have the option to make all of your Tracks, playlists and other uploads private. If you make these private, no one will be able to access and listen to your Tracks without your explicit permission. You can learn more about these settings [here](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003562388-Changing-your-track-s-privacy-setting). | |
| 365 | - Material Sharing - You have the option to make all of your Tracks, playlists and other uploads private. If you make these private, no one will be able to access and listen to your Tracks without your explicit permission. You can learn more about these settings [here](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/46020211210523-Edit-your-track-s-privacy-settings). | |
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| 367 | 367 | - Your Activities on the Platform - You may adjust your Settings under the "Privacy" tab, to choose whether certain actions, such as your listening sessions or musical tastes are shared for other SoundCloud users to join or view. You can learn more about these settings [here](https://soundcloud.com/settings/privacy). |
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| 369 | 369 | - Third Party Apps - If you have chosen to connect your account to a third-party application, like Facebook or Google, you can disable permission for the app by adjusting your Settings in the "Account" tab. |
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| 371 | 371 | - Third Party Developers - SoundCloud has an open API, which allows third party developers to build apps as an extension of the Platform. If you would prefer that your Tracks are not made available to third party app developers, you can disable API access within the sound page for each of the Tracks that you upload. Click on the pencil icon below the waveform player, and navigate to the "Permissions" tab and uncheck the "enable app playback" box. Please note that your public profile information will still be accessible, but this does not include anything that is not publicly available on the Platform. |
| 380 | 380 | - Managing Browser Settings |
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| 382 | 382 | - You may also control cookies in your browser settings. You can modify your settings in most web browsers to accept or deny cookies or to request your permission each time a site attempts to set a cookie. You can also manually delete previously stored cookies at any time. Please note that if you choose to block cookies, doing so may impair the Platform or prevent certain elements of it from functioning. |
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| 384 | 384 | ## Exercising Your EU/EEA/U.K. Privacy Rights |
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| 386 | If you are a user residing in the EU/EEA/U.K., you may exercise any of the rights described in this section through the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001107587-Privacy) or by contacting us at dataprotection@soundcloud.com. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before taking further action on your request. | |
| 386 | If you are a user residing in the EU/EEA/U.K., you may exercise any of the rights described in this section through the [Help Center](https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/sections/46003571244571-Privacy) or by contacting us at dataprotection@soundcloud.com. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before taking further action on your request. | |
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| 388 | 388 | - Data Access and Portability - You may be entitled to request copies of your personal data held by us. While a lot of the personal data you provide to us can be accessed in your account settings, you may also be entitled to request copies of personal data you have provided to us in machine-readable format. |
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| 390 | 390 | - Change or Correct Data - Where you cannot update personal data yourself through an account, you have the right to ask us to correct, change, update or rectify your personal data. |
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| 392 | 392 | - Data Retention and Deletion - We generally retain personal data for as long as is necessary to provide services to you under your account, i.e. as long as your contract is ongoing and for the sake of legal obligations, for 3 years following the end of the year in which your contract was canceled - or, for as long as is necessary to provide the Platform to you as a unregistered user. You have the right to ask us to delete all or some of the personal data we hold about you. If you have an account, you can also delete your account through the Settings at any time as described below. We may need to retain some of your personal data even after you have closed your account if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (e.g. under applicable tax or commercial law or to prevent fraud and abuse and maintain and enhance security). Afterwards, we delete the personal data immediately, unless we need the personal data until the expiry of the statutory period of limitation for the purpose of providing evidence for civil law claims or because of statutory storage obligations (e.g. for accounting reasons). |