SONARA Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 20, 2026

SONARA respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information SONARA accesses, how it is used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

SONARA is designed as an offline-first music player. Most features operate entirely on your device without requiring an account, login, or cloud music service.

1. Who We Are

SONARA is an Android music player developed and maintained by YAHYA.

App Name: SONARA

Contact Email: sonaraplayer.support@gmail.com

This Privacy Policy applies to all versions of the SONARA Android application.

2. Information SONARA Handles

Local Music Library

With your permission, SONARA accesses audio files stored on your device through Android's media system. This may include:

This information is used solely to display, organize, and play your music library.

Information Stored Locally

SONARA may store information on your device to provide app functionality, including:

This information remains on your device and is not used to create an online profile.

Connected Audio Devices

SONARA may access information provided by Android about connected audio devices, such as headphones, earbuds, Bluetooth speakers, or car audio systems.

This information is used only to support playback controls and headphone-related features.

Diagnostics and Performance Information

SONARA includes Google Firebase components for diagnostics and stability monitoring.

Depending on the app version and configuration, Firebase services may process:

Automatic collection of Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics is disabled by default in current production releases unless explicitly enabled in a future update.

3. Permissions Used by SONARA

SONARA requests only the permissions required to provide its features.

Music and Audio Access

Used to scan and play audio files stored on your device.

Internet Access

Used for lyrics retrieval, advertisements, and opening online resources requested by the user.

Notifications

Used to display media playback controls and sleep timer notifications.

Foreground Service

Used to continue audio playback while the app runs in the background.

Modify System Settings

Requested only when you choose to set a song as your ringtone.

SONARA does not request access to:

You may revoke permissions at any time through Android Settings.

4. Online Features and Third-Party Services

Lyrics

When lyrics are requested, SONARA may send song metadata such as:

to the SONARA lyrics service hosted on Cloudflare Workers.

The service may request lyrics from LRCLIB or similar lyrics providers.

These services may receive technical network information such as:

Advertising (Google AdMob)

SONARA may display advertisements provided by Google AdMob.

Google may collect and process information such as:

to provide, measure, and improve advertising services.

Google processes this information according to its own privacy policies and terms.

Firebase

SONARA includes Google Firebase services for diagnostics, analytics, and crash reporting.

Where enabled, Google may process:

under Google's own privacy policies.

User-Initiated External Actions

Certain actions intentionally open external applications or services.

Examples include:

Information is shared only after you choose to perform these actions.

Third-party websites and applications operate under their own privacy policies.

5. Data Sharing and Advertising

SONARA does not sell your personal information.

SONARA does not upload your music library to cloud servers and does not create a cloud-based catalog of your media files.

SONARA does not use your local music library for targeted advertising.

Information may be shared only when:

6. Data Retention and Deletion

Local SONARA data remains on your device until:

Clearing app storage removes:

Your original music files remain untouched.

Third-party providers retain information according to their own privacy policies and retention schedules.

Because SONARA does not require user accounts, there is generally no account profile associated with your use of the app.

7. Security

SONARA is designed with privacy and security in mind.

Most SONARA features operate entirely on your device and do not require user registration, cloud accounts, or online music storage.

The app uses Android's application sandbox, permission system, and private app storage to help protect information handled by the application.

Supported online requests use encrypted HTTPS connections whenever available.

Android cloud backup is disabled for SONARA to help keep app data local to your device.

Users are encouraged to keep their devices and operating systems updated to maintain the best security experience.

If you discover a security issue, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding personal information processed by SONARA or its service providers.

These rights may include:

You may also:

We do not discriminate against users for exercising applicable privacy rights.

9. Children's Privacy

SONARA is a general-audience music player and is not specifically directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe a child has provided personal information directly to the developer, please contact us so appropriate action can be taken.

10. International Data Processing

Some third-party service providers used by SONARA may process information in countries other than your own.

Where required by law, those providers implement safeguards intended to protect international data transfers.

11. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in:

When significant changes are made, the updated version will be published with a revised effective date.

12. Contact

For privacy questions, requests, or security reports:

Email: sonaraplayer.support@gmail.com

App: SONARA

Developer: YAHYA

© 2026 SONARA. All rights reserved.