Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2, 2026

1. Data Collection

Now Humming collects the following information to provide a real-time social music experience:

• Account: You sign in with a Google account or with an email address and password (Firebase Authentication). We store your email address to identify your account and help friends find you; passwords are handled by Firebase and never stored by us.
• Contacts: If you opt-in, we perform on-device hashing of your contacts to find friends. Only anonymized hashes are uploaded; original phone numbers are never stored on our servers.
• YouTube Activity: We track public YouTube video IDs, song titles, and channel names you "hum" or dedicate to populate your social feed and playlists.

2. Data Usage

Your data is used strictly for social features within the app. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

3. Security

We use industry-standard encryption and Firebase security protocols to protect your data.

4. YouTube API Services & Device Data Storage Disclosure

Now Humming uses YouTube API Services to search for and stream public music videos. By using our application, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Now Humming stores, accesses, and collects information on and from your device, and allows third parties — including YouTube and Google — to do so, including by placing, accessing, or recognizing cookies, local storage, and similar technologies on your device or browser. This occurs when you view or play YouTube videos embedded in the app, when you open a dedication link in a web browser (the page at nowhumming.in/dedication embeds the YouTube player in the same way), and when the app uses YouTube API Services. Google's collection and use of this data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

You can revoke Now Humming's access to your data at any time via the Google Security Settings Page, and can request deletion of data we store by using the in-app Delete Account action (navigate to Profile Tab → More Options (⋮) → Delete Account) or by contacting support at nowhumming@gmail.com.

5. Data Retention & Deletion Schedule

Now Humming does not download, store, or cache audio or video content. Non-authorized YouTube API Data (song titles, channel titles, and thumbnails) stored in our database is automatically refreshed at least every 20 days via a daily scheduled process. If a video is removed or set to private on YouTube, it is automatically removed from user playlists and marked unavailable.

We retain your user profile, hums, and playlists only as long as your account remains active. You can trigger the permanent deletion of your account and all stored API Data at any time directly inside the app by navigating to Profile Tab → More Options (⋮) → Delete Account. Upon receiving your deletion request, all your stored user profile data, hums, dedications, and playlists are permanently purged from our servers within 7 days. Account deletion does not delete any content on YouTube itself.