Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Eastern Dark ("we", "us", "our") operates Vadya, a desktop music player application, and the associated website at vadya.app. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our software and services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following information:

• Email address — provided during purchase, used for license delivery and support.
• Payment information — processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your credit card details.
• License activation data — a hardware identifier is generated locally to activate your license on a single machine.

We do not collect analytics, telemetry, or usage data from the desktop application.

Our website (vadya.app) uses Google Analytics to understand visitor traffic, such as page views, referral sources, and general location. This data is aggregated and not used to identify individual users.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To deliver and activate your software license.
• To process payments and manage subscriptions.
• To provide customer support.
• To send transactional emails (license keys, receipts, renewal notices).

We will never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate:

• Stripe — payment processing. Subject to Stripe's Privacy Policy.
• Resend — transactional email delivery. Subject to Resend's Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare — website and API hosting. Subject to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

5. Data Retention

We retain your email address and license data for as long as your license is active, plus a reasonable period after expiration or cancellation for support and legal purposes. Payment records are retained as required by applicable tax and accounting regulations.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your personal data.
• Cancel your subscription at any time through Stripe.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of our software and services after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at [email protected].