Our Commitment to Privacy
At TopMixtapes.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. The information we collect about you is used to provide you with a more personalized and richer experience while visiting our site. Please read further for details.
How Does TopMixtapes.com Collect Information?
Your IP address is a unique identifier we use to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website tracking. We also use your IP address to help identify you and your shopping cart, and to gather broad, demographic information.
Cookies
TopMixtapes.com uses a feature on your Internet Web browser called a "cookie." A cookie is a small piece of information stored on your hard drive. It assigns a unique identification number to your computer and helps us maintain your preferences between visits to provide a personalized experience for you. TopMixtapes.com uses cookies to keep track of your shopping cart and to tell us whether or not you have visited our website before. We also collect non-personally identifiable information, such as anonymous session numbers, with them.
Personal Information Collection
TopMixtapes.com does not house or collect any personal information about you unless you knowingly and willingly provide it.
Membership Registration
TopMixtapes.com sends one email newsletter a week which will include a list of our newest or top videos and a few featured news articles or contest updates. From time to time, we may also send an email notifying you of an upcoming contest or special features. We give you the choice whether to receive email or other contact from us and we give you the opportunity to unsubscribe from receiving unwanted communications. *We do not currently run any type of newsletters.
Contests and Promotions
When you enter a contest or take part in a promotion, we may ask for your name, mailing address and email address. Should a third party sponsor the contest or promotion, that party will have access to this information. We need this information in order to notify our winners and, when applicable, ship the winners' prizes.
Information Sharing
TopMixtapes.com may provide your email information to select partners, reputable companies or organizations whose products and services may interest you. If you prefer not to receive online marketing from TopMixtapes.com, please contact us at contact@topmixtapes.com. We do collect demographic and profile data, which is aggregated and shared with advertisers.
Personal Information We Collect From You
By registering with, or providing personal information, to our site, as well as providing permission to receive marketing offers, users allow us and our affiliates to make their personally identifiable information available to third parties in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. While you are visiting our site, we may collect "Personal Information" from you. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Personal Information shall mean individually identifiable information from or about an individual including, but not limited to: (a) a first and last name; (b) a home or other physical address, including street name and name of city or town; (c) an e-mail address or other online contact information, such as an instant messaging user identifier or a screen name that reveals an individual's e-mail address; (d) a telephone number; (e) a persistent identifier, such as a customer number held in a cookie or processor serial number, that is combined with other available data that identifies an individual; (f) age; (h) income level; (g) hobbies, buying patterns or preferences; or (h) any other information from or about an individual that is combined with any of (a) through (i) above.
To the extent that user credit card-specific information is collected by us, any of our affiliates and/or subsidiaries, said information will be kept in confidence and will not be shared with any third parties (other than consumer credit agencies or third parties in order to process a purchase of goods and/or services) without the user's prior informed consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we, our affiliates and/or subsidiaries reserve the right to share with third parties the fact that they have credit card information on file for specific users but they will not share the specific credit card information with third parties without the user's prior informed consent.
How We Use Personal Information
This Privacy Policy applies to consumers that have agreed to receive e-mail marketing from us, or any of our partner sites, via e-mail, via third party partner sites or otherwise. We may sell the Personal Information that you supply to us to any third party and we may work with other businesses to bring selected retail opportunities to our users. These businesses and third parties may include, but are not limited to: (a) providers of direct marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference, data enhancement, suppression and validation; (b) e-mail marketers; and (c) telemarketers.
We may also employ other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. Examples include sending direct and electronic mail, removing duplicate information from user lists, analyzing data and providing marketing analysis. The agents performing these limited functions on our behalf shall have access to our users' Personal Information as needed to perform their functions for us but we do not permit them to use your Personal Information for other purposes.
Additionally, we purchase and manage e-mail lists generated by affiliate sites and organizations. Users may remove themselves from a specific mailing list by utilizing the unsubscribe options that are present and available at the end of each piece of e-mail that we send. We will also use your Personal Information for customer service, to provide you with information that you may request, to customize your experience on our site and/or to contact you when necessary in connection with transactions entered into by you on our site.
SMS Services
Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your name, address, cell phone number, your provider's name, and the date, time, and content of your messages. In addition to any fee of which you are notified, your provider's standard messaging rates apply to our confirmation and all subsequent SMS correspondence. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. We will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS messages, as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator. SMS message services are provided on an AS IS basis.
We may use personal information to provide the services you've requested, including services that display customized content and advertising. You may opt-out and remove your SMS information by sending "STOP", "END", "QUIT" to the SMS text message you have received. If you remove your SMS information from our database it will no longer be used by us to send promotional correspondence to you.
You may remove your information from our database. If you remove your information from our database it will no longer be used by us for secondary purposes or used by us to send promotional correspondence to you. You may remove your information by sending your request in writing via email to optout-sms@topmixtapes.com or by sending "STOP", "END", "QUIT" to the SMS text message you have received.
Links to Third Party Sites
TopMixtapes.com may establish relationships with reputable business partners by creating a link between our sites. TopMixtapes.com chooses its business partners carefully. We are not, however, responsible for the content, maintenance or privacy policies of those sites. Once you click over to a third-party site, we encourage you to check their privacy policy. Users who click over to a third-party site from a link on TopMixtapes.com must be aware that TopMixtapes.com makes no warranties with regard to that site's policies or business practices.
TopMixtapes.com is not responsible for any transactions that occur between the user and the third-party site. Should a user purchase any products or services from that third-party site, the user must contact the third-party site directly regarding any disputes that might occur, including, but not limited to: delayed shipping, missing products, damaged goods, or pricing or billing discrepancies. TopMixtapes.com is not responsible for the actions of any third-party site.
Children's Privacy Guidelines
TopMixtapes.com does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet use. Also, we strongly encourage parents to help us enforce our privacy policy by instructing their children to never provide personal information on this site without permission.
Public Forums
TopMixtapes.com has real-time comments available to its users. Please remember that any information disclosed in these areas becomes public information. Exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. As these forums are public and open for users to interact with each other, TopMixtapes.com expects all its users to respect the rights of others.
Advertising
This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia ("CafeMedia") for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia's data usage, click here: https://www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy
LiveRamp
When you use our website and enter your email address on our website (either to log in, or to sign up for a newsletter, or similar), we may share with LiveRamp and its group companies information that we collect from you, such as your email (in hashed, pseudonymous form), IP address, or information about your browser or operating system, with any of the following, acting as "joint controllers" (as applicable and defined in the GDPR). LiveRamp uses this information to create an online identification code that we may store in our first-party cookie for our use in online, in-app, and cross-channel advertising. This may be shared with advertising companies to enable interest-based and targeted advertising.
LiveRamp uses this information to create an online identification code for the purpose of recognising you on your devices. This code does not contain any of your directly identifiable personal data and will not be used by LiveRamp to re-identify you. Detailed information on LiveRamp's data processing activities is available in LiveRamp's privacy policy https://liveramp.com/privacy/. You have the right to withdraw your consent or opt-out to the processing of your personal data at any time https://liveramp.com/opt_out/.
TopMixtapes Mobile App
In addition to other information described in this policy, we may collect and share precise location information, through methods such as mobile "SDKs". This location information may be used by itself, aggregated, or combined with mobile identifiers (such as IDFAs and Android IDs), and shared with third parties, for purposes related to advertising, attribution (e.g., measuring ad performance) analytics and research. You can remove your consent to having your location data collected by changing the settings on your device. (Certain services may lose functionality as a result.) You can opt-out from any interest-based advertising through your device settings. When you have opted out using this setting on a device, advertisers will not use in-app information collected from that device to infer your interests or serve ads to that device that are targeted based on your inferred interests.
Mobile App Permissions (Android & iOS)
Our TopMixtapes mobile application requests specific permissions to provide you with the best experience. We will always ask for your permission before accessing sensitive device features. You can manage these permissions at any time through your device settings.
Android Permissions We Request:
🌍 Location Access (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
Why we need it: To provide location-based music recommendations, discover local artists, and show trending content in your area.
When we ask: Only when you use location-based features.
How to control: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Permissions → Location
📁 Storage Access (READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, READ_MEDIA_AUDIO, READ_MEDIA_IMAGES)
Why we need it: To save mixtapes, music files, and images locally on your device for offline playback and to upload profile pictures or content.
When we ask: When you download content or upload media.
How to control: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Permissions → Storage/Files and Media
📷 Camera Access (CAMERA)
Why we need it: To take photos for your profile picture or to share content within the app.
When we ask: Only when you tap the camera button to take a photo.
How to control: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Permissions → Camera
🔔 Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS)
Why we need it: To send you notifications about new music releases, artist updates, mixtape drops, and account activity.
When we ask: When you first open the app or enable notifications.
How to control: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Notifications
🌐 Internet & Network Access (INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE)
Why we need it: To stream music, sync your account, load content, and provide real-time updates. We also check your network state to optimize streaming quality and reduce data usage on cellular connections.
When we ask: Automatically granted (standard permission).
Note: This is required for the app to function.
🔊 Audio Playback & Control (WAKE_LOCK, FOREGROUND_SERVICE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK)
Why we need it: To continue playing music when your screen is off or when you switch to another app. The wake lock prevents your device from sleeping during playback.
When we ask: Automatically granted (standard permission).
Note: Essential for music playback functionality.
📱 Device Information (READ_PHONE_STATE)
Why we need it: To pause music automatically during incoming calls and to identify unique device installations (does not access phone numbers or call logs).
When we ask: During app setup.
How to control: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Permissions → Phone
🎵 Audio Focus & Media Buttons (MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS)
Why we need it: To manage audio playback volume and respond to headphone controls (play/pause buttons).
When we ask: Automatically granted (standard permission).
Note: Essential for proper music playback controls.
🔄 Boot Startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED)
Why we need it: To restore scheduled downloads or continue playback after device restart (only if you had a playlist running before shutdown).
When we ask: Automatically granted (standard permission).
How to control: You can disable auto-start in your device's app settings.
🔐 Biometric/Fingerprint Authentication (USE_BIOMETRIC, USE_FINGERPRINT)
Why we need it: To allow secure login using your fingerprint or face recognition instead of entering your password.
When we ask: Only if you enable biometric login in settings.
Note: Biometric data never leaves your device and is not sent to our servers.
📲 Billing & In-App Purchases (BILLING)
Why we need it: To process premium subscriptions or in-app purchases through Google Play Store.
When we ask: Only when you initiate a purchase.
Note: All payments are processed securely through Google Play.
📌 Important Notes:
- You have full control: All sensitive permissions (location, camera, storage, microphone) require your explicit approval.
- You can revoke access anytime: Go to Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Permissions to manage what we can access.
- App functionality: Some features may not work if you deny certain permissions (e.g., location-based discovery requires location access).
- No hidden tracking: We only use permissions for their stated purpose and will never access features without your knowledge.
- Regular audits: We regularly review our permission usage to ensure we only request what's necessary.
Data We Collect - Comprehensive Overview
To comply with transparency requirements and help you understand exactly what data we collect, we've categorized all data collection below:
Personal Information (Directly Identifiable)
- Account Information: Username, email address, password (encrypted), profile picture
- Contact Information: Name, phone number (if provided for SMS notifications)
- User-Generated Content: Comments, posts, mixtape uploads, playlist names, bio/about text
- Payment Information: Credit card details (processed securely through payment processors - we do not store full card numbers)
- Communication Data: Messages sent to support, contest entries, newsletter subscriptions
Usage & Analytics Data
- App Activity: Pages viewed, features used, time spent in app, music played, search queries
- Interaction Data: Likes, favorites, follows, shares, downloads
- Preferences: Settings choices, notification preferences, playback settings, theme preferences
- Session Information: Login/logout times, session duration, active usage patterns
Device & Technical Information
- Device Identifiers: Android ID, IDFA (iOS), Advertising ID (AAID), device model, manufacturer
- System Information: OS version, app version, screen resolution, language settings, timezone
- Network Information: IP address, ISP, connection type (WiFi/cellular), network performance
- Browser Information: Browser type and version, user agent string, cookies, local storage data
- Crash & Diagnostic Data: Error logs, performance metrics, crash reports (does not include personal content)
Location Data (With Your Permission)
- Precise Location: GPS coordinates (only when location permission granted)
- Approximate Location: City/region derived from IP address
- Usage: Local artist discovery, trending content by region, location-based recommendations
Media & Files (With Your Permission)
- Photos/Images: Profile pictures, uploaded content, shared images (only what you choose to upload)
- Audio Files: Mixtapes you upload, audio content you create or share
- Downloaded Content: Mixtapes and songs you save for offline playback
Third-Party & Advertising Data
- Advertising IDs: Used for personalized ads and analytics
- Cookie Data: Session cookies, preference cookies, analytics cookies, advertising cookies
- Attribution Data: How you found our app, referral sources, campaign tracking
- Cross-Platform Identifiers: Hashed email (via LiveRamp) for cross-device advertising
⚠️ Sensitive Data We DO NOT Collect:
- ❌ We do NOT collect health or medical information
- ❌ We do NOT collect biometric data (fingerprints stay on your device only)
- ❌ We do NOT access your contacts/phonebook without permission
- ❌ We do NOT record audio via microphone (unless you explicitly upload audio content)
- ❌ We do NOT access your SMS messages or call logs
- ❌ We do NOT collect racial, ethnic, political, or religious information
- ❌ We do NOT knowingly collect data from children under 13
Third-Party Services & Data Sharing
To provide our services, we work with trusted third-party partners. Below is a complete list of who may access your data and why:
Advertising & Analytics Partners:
📊 CafeMedia (CMI Marketing, Inc.)
Data Shared: IP address, device information, browsing behavior, cookies
Purpose: Display advertisements and measure ad performance
Privacy Policy: CafeMedia Privacy Policy
🔗 LiveRamp (Acxiom LLC)
Data Shared: Hashed email address, IP address, browser/OS information
Purpose: Create pseudonymous online identifiers for cross-device targeted advertising
Privacy Policy: LiveRamp Privacy Policy
Opt-Out: Opt out of LiveRamp
📈 Google Analytics / Firebase Analytics
Data Shared: Usage statistics, device information, crash reports, demographics
Purpose: Analyze app performance, user behavior, and improve our services
Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy
📱 Google AdMob / AdSense
Data Shared: Advertising ID, device information, app activity
Purpose: Serve personalized advertisements within our app
How to Opt-Out: Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization | iOS: Settings → Privacy → Advertising → Limit Ad Tracking
Service Providers:
☁️ Cloud Hosting & Storage
Data Stored: User accounts, uploaded content, database backups
Purpose: Host our website and mobile app infrastructure
Security: Industry-standard encryption and security measures
💳 Payment Processors (Stripe, PayPal, Google Play Billing)
Data Shared: Payment information, billing address, purchase history
Purpose: Process subscriptions and in-app purchases securely
Note: We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers
📧 Email Service Providers
Data Shared: Email address, name, subscription preferences
Purpose: Send newsletters, account notifications, promotional emails
Control: Unsubscribe links in every email
📱 Push Notification Services (Firebase Cloud Messaging, Apple Push Notification Service)
Data Shared: Device token, notification preferences
Purpose: Deliver push notifications about new content and updates
Control: Manage in app settings or device notification settings
Marketing & Communication Partners:
- Email Marketers: May receive your email and preferences to send promotional offers (you can opt-out anytime)
- SMS/Text Marketing: Phone number shared only if you opt-in to SMS notifications (text STOP to unsubscribe)
- Contest Sponsors: If you enter a contest, your information may be shared with the sponsor (disclosed in contest rules)
- Reputable Partner Companies: We may share email addresses with select partners for marketing (you can opt-out by contacting contact@topmixtapes.com)
✅ Your Data Sharing Controls:
- Opt-out of marketing emails: Click unsubscribe in any email or contact contact@topmixtapes.com
- Opt-out of SMS: Reply STOP to any text message
- Opt-out of personalized ads: Use your device settings (see instructions above)
- Opt-out of LiveRamp: LiveRamp Opt-Out
- Request data deletion: Email privacy@topmixtapes.com
User Consent & Runtime Permissions
We respect your privacy and will always ask for your permission before accessing sensitive information or device features.
How We Obtain Consent:
- Runtime Permission Requests: For sensitive permissions (location, camera, storage, microphone), Android will show you a system dialog asking for your approval. We will explain why we need the permission before requesting it.
- In-App Disclosure: Before requesting a permission, we'll show you an explanation of why that permission is needed and how it will be used.
- Account Creation: When you create an account, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. We'll collect only the information necessary to create your account (email, username, password).
- Optional Features: Features requiring sensitive permissions (like location-based discovery) are optional. The app will function without granting these permissions, though some features may be limited.
- Marketing Communications: We will only send promotional emails or SMS if you explicitly opt-in. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Your Right to Withdraw Consent:
- Revoke app permissions anytime via: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Permissions
- Disable notifications: Settings → Apps → TopMixtapes → Notifications
- Turn off location: Revoke location permission or toggle off in-app location settings
- Delete your account and all associated data: Contact privacy@topmixtapes.com
🔒 Explicit Consent Required For:
- Accessing your precise location (GPS coordinates)
- Accessing your camera or photo gallery
- Reading or writing to device storage/external files
- Sending you push notifications
- Accessing device phone state (for call interruption handling)
- Sharing your data with marketing partners
- Enrolling in SMS/text message communications
Account Deletion & Your Right to Be Forgotten
You have the right to delete your TopMixtapes account and all associated data at any time. We are committed to complete data deletion with no retention of personal information.
How to Delete Your Account:
📱 In-App Deletion (Recommended)
1. Open the TopMixtapes app
2. Go to Settings → Account → Delete Account
3. Confirm your decision
4. Your account and all data will be deleted immediately
🌐 Account Settings (Web)
1. Log in to your account at topmixtapes.com
2. Navigate to your Account Settings
3. Select Delete Account
4. Confirm deletion
📧 Email Request (Alternative)
If you cannot access your account, email us at privacy@topmixtapes.com with:
- Your username or registered email address
- Subject line: "Account Deletion Request"
- We will process your request and confirm deletion within 48 hours
What Happens When You Delete Your Account:
- ✅ Immediate & Complete Deletion: All personal information is permanently deleted from our servers and database immediately upon deletion
- ✅ Content Removal: Your uploaded mixtapes, playlists, comments, posts, and all user-generated content are permanently removed
- ✅ Activity History Erased: Your listening history, favorites, follows, likes, and all activity data are deleted
- ✅ Profile Data Removed: Your profile picture, bio, preferences, and settings are permanently erased
- ✅ Username Available: Your username becomes available for others to use
- ✅ Communications Stopped: You will no longer receive any emails, notifications, or communications from us
- ✅ Third-Party Data: We will cease sharing your data with any third-party partners
🗑️ Complete Data Deletion Guarantee:
We do NOT retain any personal data after account deletion. Unlike some platforms, we do not keep backups, anonymized copies, or transaction records. When you delete your account, ALL data associated with your account is permanently and irreversibly removed from our servers and database. This includes payment history, transaction records, and any other information linked to your account.
⚠️ Important - Deletion is Permanent:
Account deletion cannot be undone. Once deleted, you will not be able to recover your account, uploaded content, playlists, or any other data. If you wish to use TopMixtapes again in the future, you will need to create a new account from scratch.
Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Should you choose to in the future, TopMixtapes.com provides its users the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from us and our partners. If you would like to cancel your registered membership, remove your information from our database and not receive future communications from us, please utilize one of the following options: Email your request to contact@topmixtapes.com
Correct/Update
If you would like to change or modify information you previously provided to us, please utilize one of the following options: Email your request to contact@topmixtapes.com
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this website, you may contact: contact@topmixtapes.com
Data Protection & Privacy Rights
Data Collection and Use
We collect information to provide better services to all our users. The types of information we collect include information you give us, information we get from your use of our services, and information from third parties. We use this information to provide, maintain, protect and improve our services, to develop new ones, and to protect TopMixtapes and our users.
Information Security
We work hard to protect TopMixtapes and our users from unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of information we hold. In particular, we encrypt our services using SSL, regularly review our information collection, storage and processing practices, and restrict access to personal information to TopMixtapes employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to process it for us.
Your Rights
You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you. Whenever possible, you can access, update or delete information directly in your account settings section. If you are unable to do this, or if you would like to delete your account entirely, please contact us at privacy@topmixtapes.com.
Data Retention
We retain the information we collect about you for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Different retention periods apply for different types of information and purposes.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own. We ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information when it is transferred internationally.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of privacy policy changes).
Terms of Service
This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Service. By using TopMixtapes, you agree to both this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.
