terms of use & privacy policy
effective oct 10, 2026
trackmatch is operated by hcs research.
terms of use
by using trackmatch ("the service"), you agree to these terms.
- use of the service: a music identification tool that analyzes dj mixes and short live audio recordings (the record feature) and provides track metadata + links to external platforms; public youtube previews via the official iframe player.
- youtube api services: trackmatch uses youtube api services for previews; users are bound by the youtube terms of service; google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
- your responsibilities: personal, non-commercial use only; no disruption of the platform.
- billing, cancellation & refunds: payments handled by stripe; cancel anytime, no renewal, downgrade to free; any saved sets or favorites remain usable after downgrading; fees non-refundable once charged; discretionary refunds for duplicate charges, billing errors, or technical faults. fair use limits apply during trials.
privacy policy
- collected: email (if signed up), mix urls & tracklists, scan/search activity, discogs token if entered. not collected: name, location, youtube metadata.
- ip address: our database only keeps a hashed (scrambled) version, used to prevent abuse.
- live record: short microphone snippets are used only to identify the playing track, processed transiently, and never stored.
- youtube api previews via official iframe; not monetized/modified/stored.
- use: run and improve trackmatch and prevent abuse. emails are about your account and billing, plus occasional product updates you can unsubscribe from. we never sell your data.
- cookies & ads: a session cookie keeps you signed in. the meta pixel and google ads tag set cookies and tell meta and google when you visit, sign up or start a trial (with a hashed copy of your email), so we can measure our ads.
- contact: contact@trackmatch.app.