1. What we collect
The complete list of personal data Guitar Buddha collects, across the website and the app:
- Standard server logs — when you visit this website, our host (Cloudflare) logs the request: IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp. These logs are retained by Cloudflare per their own policy and used only for security and abuse prevention. We do not access them for analytics.
- Anonymous app analytics — only if you opt in inside the app (off by default). These are aggregate, non-identifying usage events — never your songs, audio, notes, or any personal data. See The app.
That's the whole list.
2. What we don't collect
To be explicit:
- We don't have user accounts. We don't know who you are.
- On this website, we don't use Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Segment, Amplitude, or any analytics service. In the app, analytics are off by default; if you turn them on, they're anonymous and aggregate (see The app).
- We don't have advertising trackers, conversion pixels, or third-party cookies.
- We don't collect your songs, takes, lyrics, chord charts, ideas, or any audio you record — ever, opted in or not.
- We never know what songs you've added or what you actually play. (If you opt in to analytics, we see only aggregate feature usage — which screens get opened, not their contents.)
- We don't have a "feedback" or "crash report" auto-uploader. Bug reports happen only if you choose to email us.
3. The website (this page)
This site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare receives standard HTTP request logs when you visit. Those logs are governed by Cloudflare's privacy policy.
The site loads fonts from local files only — no external font CDN is contacted. Your browser does not communicate with any third party to render this page.
We do not set any analytics or marketing cookies. The only client-side storage we use is a single localStorage entry (gb-theme) that remembers your chosen visual theme. Nothing about you is in that value — just "strata", "terra", "obsidian", or "sand".
4. The app
The Guitar Buddha mobile app is local-first. This means:
- All your songs, takes (audio recordings), ideas, settings, and library data are stored in the app's local sandbox on your device.
- None of this data is synced to a server. There is no Guitar Buddha server.
- The app does not require an account, login, or internet connection to function.
- Songs come from a built-in catalog, anything you type in yourself, or chord sheets you scan with the camera (processed entirely on-device). The app does not contact any server to look up songs, lyrics, or chords.
- Optional analytics are off by default. If you turn them on (Settings → Privacy → "Help improve Guitar Buddha"), the app sends anonymous, aggregate usage events — screen views and feature taps — to PostHog (US Cloud). No accounts, no device fingerprinting, no personal data, and never your songs, audio, or notes. Leave it off and the app sends nothing.
- Audio you record stays in app storage. It is not uploaded anywhere. You can export takes as audio files to share them yourself.
- If you uninstall the app, all data is deleted by the operating system as part of normal uninstall behavior.
5. In-app purchases
Guitar Buddha is free. The app contains an optional "tip jar" with three consumable in-app purchases ($0.99, $4.99, $9.99). These tips support development.
Tip purchases are processed entirely by Apple's App Store or Google Play. We never see your payment method, card number, name, or billing address. Apple and Google share with us only aggregate, anonymized transaction counts so we can see how much support comes in. Their handling of your purchase data is governed by their own privacy policies, not ours.
6. Third parties
The third parties involved in operating Guitar Buddha:
- Cloudflare — hosts this website. Cloudflare privacy policy.
- Apple App Store & Google Play — distribute the app and handle in-app purchases. Their own privacy policies apply to that interaction.
- PostHog — anonymous product analytics, only if you opt in inside the app (off by default; US Cloud host). No personal data or identifiers are sent. See PostHog's privacy policy.
7. Your rights
Because we collect so little, most data-rights requests resolve quickly:
- Right to access — email us. We'll tell you what we hold, which is nothing: we don't collect personal data about you.
- Right to deletion — we don't store personal data about you, so there's nothing to delete. If you've emailed us directly, ask and we'll delete that correspondence.
- Right to correction — email us with the update.
- Right to portability — your in-app data already lives entirely on your device; you can export takes as standard audio files at any time.
- Right to object — we don't do marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making, so there's nothing to object to. Email us with any concern.
If you are a resident of the EU (GDPR), the UK, California (CCPA/CPRA), or another jurisdiction with formal data-rights laws, these rights apply to you under those laws.
8. Children's privacy
Guitar Buddha is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The app itself collects no personal information from anyone, child or adult.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy in a material way, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page. There is no other notification channel.
10. Contact
Questions, complaints, or data requests:
We aim to respond within 7 days.