SidemanPrivacy
Last updated October 19, 2026
Sideman is a music practice app for iPhone, Android and the web. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. In short: we collect what the app needs to work, we don’t sell your data, we don’t show ads and we don’t track you across other apps or websites.
What we collect
- Nothing, if you just play. Jam, Learn, Gear and Reviews work without an account. Your songs, settings and practice log stay on your device.
- Account: your email address, used to sign you in with a one-time code.
- Community: your profile (name, handle, photo, bio, instruments, styles, gear), and what you post: text, photos, videos, audio clips, comments, messages, events, likes and follows.
- Location (optional): the city you choose. If you turn on “Let local musicians find me”, we store a location rounded to about 10 km and others see only your city name.
- Synced app data (optional): when you’re signed in, your songs, rig, practice log and settings, so they appear on all your devices.
- Sideman Pro: which subscription you have and when it renews. Payment details stay with Apple, Google or Stripe and never reach us.
- Notifications (optional): your device’s notification token, to tell you about likes, comments, new followers and messages. Message text is never put in a notification.
- Waitlist: the email you enter on this website, used only to tell you about Sideman’s launch and updates.
The tuner and the plug-in amp use your microphone only while they’re on. Nothing is recorded or sent anywhere.
Who helps us run Sideman
These companies process data for us, only to provide their service: Supabase (accounts, community and storage), RevenueCat (subscriptions), Apple, Google and Stripe (payments), Apple and Google (notifications), OpenAI (automatic screening of new posts and comments for harmful content) and Cloudflare (this website).
How long we keep it
As long as you have an account. When you delete your account, your profile, posts, files, comments, messages, follows and synced data are deleted. Reports you filed about others may be kept to protect the community. Waitlist emails are deleted when you unsubscribe or ask us to.
Your choices
- Delete your account any time in the app: Community → Profile → Settings → Delete my account, or see Delete your account.
- Ask us for a copy of your data, or to correct or delete it: support@sidemanapp.com.
- Turn off location sharing and notifications in the app at any time.
Children
The community is for people 13 and older. If you believe a child under 13 has an account, contact us and we’ll delete it.
Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we’ll tell you in the app before it takes effect.