Metronome App Privacy

Effective date: 01 August 2026

Overview

Ritmotando ("we") builds the Metronome app ("the app") as a music-practice tool. We are committed to collecting as little personal data as possible. We do not collect or sell your personal information ourselves, and your practice data stays on your device. However, the free version of the app shows ads served by Google AdMob, and some features use the microphone and make limited network requests, as described below.

Information we collect

We, as the developer, do not collect, store on our servers, or receive your personal information, practice content, or audio. The app has no accounts and no developer-operated backend. Your practice data (presets, playlists, session logs, preferences) stays on your device.

Third parties that we integrate (see Advertising and Purchases) may collect data directly on their own terms.

Microphone

Some features — the Tuner, Free Play, and Intonation Practice — use your device microphone to analyze pitch, timing, and dynamics in real time, on your device. This audio is processed locally for those features and is never recorded to our servers or transmitted off your device. In Intonation Practice, a recording of your take is kept temporarily on the device so you can play a note back; it is discarded when you clear the take or leave, and is not uploaded. The app requests microphone permission only when you open a feature that needs it.

Advertising (free version)

To support the free version, the app displays ads through Google AdMob (Google LLC). Ads are shown only to users who have not purchased the Pro upgrade — buying Pro removes all ads.

To serve ads, Google and its partners may collect and process data such as:

device advertising identifiers (Apple's IDFA / Google's Advertising ID),
IP address and approximate (coarse) location inferred from it,
device and app information and ad-interaction data.

Depending on your consent and settings, ads may be personalized (based on such data) or non-personalized (contextual only):

In the EU/EEA/UK, we present Google's consent form (via Google's User Messaging Platform) and honor your choice.
On iOS, personalized ads that use the IDFA require your permission through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt; if you decline, ads are non-personalized.

Google's use of this data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy and its advertising terms:

https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Google's list of ad partners: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/9012903

We do not control and are not responsible for the data practices of Google or other ad partners.

In-app purchases

The app offers a one-time Pro upgrade sold through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Payments and billing are handled entirely by Apple or Google under their own privacy policies; we do not receive or store your payment details. Whether you own Pro is stored only on your device.

Network use

The app is usable offline. It makes network requests only to:

serve ads (Google AdMob), for non-Pro users, and
verify the current date/time from a public internet endpoint, to fairly manage the free daily usage allowance of Free Play and Intonation Practice. This request does not include your personal or practice data.

No practice content, audio, or session data is transmitted.

Data stored on your device

The following is stored locally on your device and is not sent to us:

metronome configurations (presets, playlists);
practice session records (date, BPM, duration, notes);
app preferences (e.g., theme);
the free-trial usage counters (stored in the device Keychain/Keystore);
purchase status.

Practice data lives in a local SQLite database. This on-device data may be included in your normal device backups (iCloud or Google Backup) if you have those enabled, subject to Apple's or Google's policies.

Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. Data is shared only with:

Google AdMob, as needed to display ads (free version), and
Apple / Google, to process in-app purchases.

Your choices

Remove ads: purchase the Pro upgrade.
Limit ad personalization: iOS — Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Tracking, and Settings ▸ Privacy ▸ Apple Advertising; Android — Settings ▸ Google ▸ Ads (reset or opt out of the Advertising ID).
Consent (EU/EEA/UK): change your ad-consent choice via the in-app consent option where available.
Microphone: revoke microphone permission at any time in your device settings (mic-based features will stop working).

Children's privacy

The app is a general-audience music tool and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent age in your region). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because the free version shows ads via Google AdMob, we do not designate the app as child-directed; if you are a parent and have concerns, please contact us.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: stefano@ritmotando.com