Privacy Policy

Effective Date: December 19, 2025

Information We Collect

Vizcogs collects minimal information necessary to provide our vinyl collection visualization service:

Information from Discogs

When you connect your Discogs account via OAuth, we access:

Your Discogs username and user ID
Your public collection data (albums, release information)
Marketplace statistics for releases in your collection

We do not access your Discogs password, payment information, or private messages.

Automatically Collected Information

Session tokens: Temporary OAuth tokens stored in HTTP-only cookies to maintain your login session
Local storage: Your preferences (theme, sidebar state) and cached marketplace data stored in your browser
Analytics and advertising data: Information collected by Google Ads for analytics and advertising purposes, including cookies, device identifiers, and browsing behavior (see Advertising section below)

Community Leaderboard Data

When you connect via OAuth and load your collection, we automatically collect and store aggregated statistics for our Community leaderboard:

Your Discogs username and avatar URL
Collection size (vinyl count)
Top genres and genre diversity score
Year range of releases (e.g., "1972-2024")

By default, your profile appears anonymously on the leaderboard (username obscured as "j***n"). You can choose to make your profile public in Settings, which reveals your full username and links to your collection. You can also opt out entirely to remove your data from the leaderboard.

Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not store your full collection data (individual albums) on our servers—only aggregated statistics
We do not collect your Discogs password or payment information

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we access to:

Display visualizations of your vinyl collection
Fetch marketplace data (pricing, rarity) for releases in your collection
Remember your display preferences between sessions
Display your aggregated collection statistics on the Community leaderboard
Display relevant advertisements to support the Service
Analyze usage patterns to improve the Service

Collection data processing happens in your browser. We act as a pass-through to the Discogs API and do not retain your full collection data on our servers—only aggregated statistics for the Community leaderboard.

Advertising and Analytics

Vizcogs displays advertisements to support the free operation of the Service. We use Google Ads and related Google services for advertising and analytics.

Information Collected by Google

Google may collect and process information including:

Cookies and similar technologies: Used to remember your preferences, measure ad effectiveness, and personalize ads
Device information: Device type, operating system, browser type, and unique device identifiers
IP address: Used to estimate general location and serve relevant ads
Browsing activity: Pages visited, time spent, and interactions with ads

How Advertising Data is Used

Google uses this information to:

Show ads that may be relevant to your interests
Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
Provide analytics about how the Service is used
Prevent fraud and abuse

Your Advertising Choices

You can control how Google uses your data for advertising:

Google Ad Settings: Visit Google Ad Settings to control personalized advertising
Opt out of personalized ads: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Your Ad Choices or NAI Opt Out
Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies

For more information about how Google collects and uses data, please review Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites that use our services.

Data Storage and Security

Where Data is Stored

OAuth tokens: Stored in secure, HTTP-only cookies with appropriate security flags
Cached data: Stored locally in your browser's localStorage
Community profile data: Stored on our servers (Redis) including aggregated collection statistics, anonymized by default
Account data: If you sign up with email, stored on our servers for account management and subscription handling
Advertising cookies: Stored by Google in your browser for advertising and analytics purposes

Data Retention

Session cookies expire when you log out or after 30 days of inactivity
Local cache can be cleared at any time via Settings
Community profile data is retained until you opt out or request deletion
Account data is retained until you delete your account
Google advertising cookies have their own retention periods as determined by Google

Security Measures

All connections use HTTPS encryption
OAuth tokens are never exposed to client-side JavaScript
We follow OAuth 1.0a security best practices for Discogs integration

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access: View what data we have accessed (visible in your Discogs authorized apps)
Delete: Remove all cached data via Settings, or disconnect your account
Community opt-out: Remove your profile from the Community leaderboard via Settings or by contacting us
Control visibility: Choose whether your Community profile is anonymous or public via Settings
Revoke access: Remove Vizcogs' access to your Discogs account at any time via your Discogs Applications settings
Data portability: Your collection data remains in Discogs; we only store aggregated statistics

California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Your California Privacy Rights

Right to Know: You can request disclosure of what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and share about you
Right to Delete: You can request deletion of personal information we collected from you
Right to Correct: You can request correction of inaccurate personal information
Right to Opt-Out: You can opt out of the sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising
Right to Non-Discrimination: You will not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights

Information Sharing for Advertising

We do not sell your personal information. However, we share certain information with Google for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes, including device identifiers, IP address, and browsing activity. This constitutes "sharing" under the CCPA.

You can opt out of this sharing by:

Visiting Google Ad Settings to disable personalized advertising
Using the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool
Enabling "Do Not Track" or similar settings in your browser

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your California privacy rights, email us at vizcogs@gmail.com with the subject line "California Privacy Rights Request." We will respond to verifiable requests within 45 days as required by California law.

Children's Privacy

Vizcogs is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us to have it removed.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of material changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Your continued use of Vizcogs after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: vizcogs@gmail.com