Vyb Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Vyb, an offline-first local audio player application designed and developed by Stonewell Studio ("we," "us," or "our"). Vyb provides users with high-fidelity local music playback, custom playlist organization, spatial sound adjustments, and playback control features on the Android operating system.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy outlines our principles regarding data collection, device permissions, and local security. By installing and using Vyb, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. App Permissions & Security Policy

To deliver a seamless, high-fidelity audio experience, Vyb supports Android 7.0 (API 24) and above and targets the current Android 16 (API 36) platform requirements. We use system framework APIs to minimize permission footprint:

3. Data & Metadata Processing

Vyb processes audio data and listening stats locally. Let's break down exactly what happens to your data:

• Audio Metadata Extraction: When you import files, Vyb uses Android's native MediaMetadataRetriever to extract track names, artist names, album titles, durations, and album artwork. This data is stored locally in your SQLite Database.
• Local Room Database: All user-defined database information (such as your playlists, liked tracks, equalizer bands, customized presets, and system options) is stored on your device using Android's **Room SQLite Library**.
• Smart Listening Insights: Your listening statistics (total play time, top-played tracks, preferred genres) are parsed dynamically from local databases on your device. We have no remote API access to these statistics.

4. Local Security & Storage

Vyb secures your audio files and metadata using Android system-level sandboxing technologies:

When files are imported, Vyb copies them into the application's isolated sandboxed directory. This ensures other apps cannot easily read, modify, or corrupt your imported audio files. When you delete a track or uninstall Vyb, all associated sandbox files and metadata in the Room database are immediately cleared by the Android OS.

5. Third-party Services & HTTPS Security

Vyb plays audio completely offline. To enhance the experience, Vyb can optionally fetch high-resolution album artwork for your local tracks. When an album-art lookup runs, Vyb sends only the non-identifying track title and artist name of your own local song to Apple's iTunes Search API over HTTPS to return matching cover art. No audio content, account data, location, or other music files are ever sent.

• Automatic: If "Auto-Download Album Art" is enabled in Settings, Vyb may query for artwork after you add a new local track.
• Manual: You can also trigger a single lookup with the "Fetch Album Art Online" action or turn the automatic behavior off entirely in Settings.

6. Google Play Data Safety Declaration

For complete transparency with Google Play Store users, below is our formal Data Safety breakdown:

7. Children's Privacy

Vyb is fully compliant with children's safety and privacy directives. Because we do not collect, request, parse, or transmit any personally identifiable information (PII) to remote locations, Vyb is safe and suitable for users of all ages, including children under the age of 13.

8. Policy Changes

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect shifts in application updates or Android OS requirements. If we modify this policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We recommend checking this page periodically to remain informed about our privacy practices.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding Vyb's security architecture or this Privacy Policy, please reach out to us at: