Last updated July 16, 2026

Privacy Policy

tunescout is designed to identify music in public video links without requiring an account. This notice explains the data processed when you use the service or choose to create an account.

Controller and contact

Simon Kosevski Koenigstrasse 8b, 13589 Berlin support@tune-scout.com

Account data

For email accounts, we process your email address, display name, a one-way password hash, account timestamps and session tokens stored as hashes. We never store your password itself. With Google sign-in, we process the name, verified email address and Google account identifier returned by Google; we do not receive your Google password.

Scan history and public results

Successful scans can be stored in a signed-in user’s private history. This includes the source key, video title, scan mode, timestamps and identified tracks. Public result pages are shared cache entries and are not labelled with an account identity. Audio is handled only for the duration of the scan; results may remain in the shared result cache.

Service providers and external platforms

To provide a scan, we process the link you submit and retrieve media from the platform selected by you. Audio recognition is performed through the recognition service used by tunescout. Hosting and email infrastructure are operated through Hetzner. Google is involved only when you choose Google sign-in.

Analytics

We use self-hosted, cookie-free analytics without advertising trackers. An IP address and browser user agent are transformed into a salted daily hash to estimate unique visitors. Raw IP addresses are not stored, and the daily hashes cannot be linked across days. We also retain page path, referrer host, bot classification and an offline-derived country code for operational statistics.

Cookies

Account features use a secure session cookie. A separate same-site security cookie protects forms from cross-site requests. These cookies are necessary for authentication and security; they are not used for advertising or cross-site tracking.

Purpose, retention and deletion

We process data to provide scans, maintain accounts and history, prevent abuse, secure the service and understand its technical use. You can permanently delete your account and its private history in Account Settings. Public, anonymous result pages remain available because they are not personal account data. Verification and password-reset tokens expire automatically.

Your rights

Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of your personal data, or object to processing. You may also complain to the competent data-protection authority. Contact us at support@tune-scout.com.