Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 3, 2025

Introduction

Listenify ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our web application service that converts web articles into audio format ("Service").

We adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

1. Data Controller

For the purposes of the GDPR, Listenify serves as the data controller for the personal data we process. Contact us at hi@dreamcin.com.

2. Data Protection Officer

Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:

Email: hi@dreamcin.com

3. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

3.1. Information You Provide to Us

  • Account information: When you register for an account, we collect your name, email address, and password.
  • Profile information: Information you add to your profile, such as a profile picture or biographical information.
  • Payment information: If you purchase premium services, we collect payment information, which is processed by our third-party payment processors.
  • Customer support communications: Information you provide when you contact us for support.

3.2. Information Collected Automatically

  • Usage data: Information about how you use our Service, including the URLs you submit for conversion.
  • Device information: Information about your device, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
  • Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. Please see our Cookie Policy section for more details.

3.3. Information from Third Parties

  • We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms, if you choose to link your account with these services.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Contract performance: Processing necessary for the performance of our contract with you to provide the Service.
  • Legitimate interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Legal obligation: Processing necessary to comply with our legal obligations.
  • Consent: Processing based on your specific consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our Service
  • To manage your account and provide you with customer support
  • To process transactions and send related information
  • To send administrative information, such as updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
  • To personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
  • To monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • For other purposes with your consent

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements.

7. Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:

  • Service providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and payment processing.
  • Business partners: With your consent, we may share your information with our business partners who offer complementary services.
  • Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
  • Business transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

8. International Data Transfers

We may transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Whenever we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as:

  • Standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission
  • Binding corporate rules
  • Transfers to countries with an adequacy decision from the European Commission

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • Right not to be subject to automated decision-making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above. We will respond to your request within one month. In certain circumstances, we may need to extend this period or charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive.

10. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include:

  • Encryption of personal data where appropriate
  • Regular testing and evaluation of the effectiveness of our security measures
  • Regular backups to help recover data in case of a data loss event
  • Strict access controls and authentication procedures

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

11.1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

11.2. How We Use Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: These are necessary for the Service to function properly.
  • Analytical/performance cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Service.
  • Functionality cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our Service.
  • Targeting cookies: These record your visit to our Service, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed.

11.3. Cookie Management

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can also delete cookies from your device at any time. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our Service may become inaccessible or not function properly.

12. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

We will provide more prominent notice of material changes, including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at hi@dreamcin.com.

15. Complaints

If you have a complaint about our use of your personal data or response to your requests regarding your personal data, you may submit a complaint to the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction. In France, the data protection authority is the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).

Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)
3 Place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 PARIS CEDEX 07
France
Website: www.cnil.fr

However, we would appreciate the chance to address your concerns before you approach the data protection authority, so please contact us in the first instance.