Privacy Policy
Last updated 21 July 2026.
Developer: Robin van Rodeman
Contact: [email protected]
Robin van Rodeman ("we", "us") is the developer and publisher of the soundboard apps listed below on Google Play. This policy is written by us and applies to every one of those apps, which share the same backend and the same data practices.
You can use these apps without creating an account. We do not ask for your name, phone number or location, and we never sell your data.
Apps covered by this policy
This policy applies to the following apps published by Robin van Rodeman (the "App"):
- Airport
com.robinvanrodeman.airport - Alligator
com.robinvanrodeman.alligator - Applause
com.robinvanrodeman.applause - Bald eagle
com.robinvanrodeman.bald_eagle - Barking
com.robinvanrodeman.barking - Bear
com.robinvanrodeman.bear - Bell
com.robinvanrodeman.bell - Bigcat
com.robinvanrodeman.bigcat - Bird
com.robinvanrodeman.bird - Blackbird
com.robinvanrodeman.blackbird - Buffalo
com.robinvanrodeman.buffalo - Carhorn
com.robinvanrodeman.carhorn - Chainsaw
com.robinvanrodeman.chainsaw - Cheetah
com.robinvanrodeman.cheetah - Chicken
com.robinvanrodeman.chicken - Chipmunk
com.robinvanrodeman.chipmunk - Cow
com.robinvanrodeman.cow - Cowbell
com.robinvanrodeman.cowbell - Coyote
com.robinvanrodeman.coyote - Crickets
com.robinvanrodeman.crickets - Crowd
com.robinvanrodeman.crowd - Cuckoo
com.robinvanrodeman.cuckoo - Dance hall
com.robinvanrodeman.dancehall - Deer
com.robinvanrodeman.deer - Dolphin
com.robinvanrodeman.dolphin - Donkey
com.robinvanrodeman.donkey - Door knock
com.robinvanrodeman.doorknock - Drum roll
com.robinvanrodeman.drum_roll - Duck
com.robinvanrodeman.duck - Elephant
com.robinvanrodeman.elephant - Fox
com.robinvanrodeman.fox - Ghost
com.robinvanrodeman.ghost - Goat
com.robinvanrodeman.goat - Gong
com.robinvanrodeman.gong - Guinea pig
com.robinvanrodeman.guinea_pig - Hawk
com.robinvanrodeman.hawk - Horse
com.robinvanrodeman.horse - Hyenas
com.robinvanrodeman.hyenas - Jaguar
com.robinvanrodeman.jaguar - Kiss
com.robinvanrodeman.kiss - Kitten
com.robinvanrodeman.kitten - Laugh
com.robinvanrodeman.laugh - Lynx
com.robinvanrodeman.lynx - Monkey
com.robinvanrodeman.monkey - Moose
com.robinvanrodeman.moose - Motorcycle
com.robinvanrodeman.motorcycle - Panda
com.robinvanrodeman.panda - Parrot
com.robinvanrodeman.parrot - Peacock
com.robinvanrodeman.peacock - Penguin
com.robinvanrodeman.penguin - People
com.robinvanrodeman.people - Pig
com.robinvanrodeman.pig - Pigeon
com.robinvanrodeman.pigeon - Quails
com.robinvanrodeman.quails - Rabbit
com.robinvanrodeman.rabbit - Raccoon
com.robinvanrodeman.raccoon - Rainforest
com.robinvanrodeman.rainforest - Robot
com.robinvanrodeman.robot - Rooster
com.robinvanrodeman.rooster - Santa
com.robinvanrodeman.santa - Seagull
com.robinvanrodeman.seagull - Sheep
com.robinvanrodeman.sheep - Siren
com.robinvanrodeman.emergencysiren - Sneeze
com.robinvanrodeman.sneeze - Snore
com.robinvanrodeman.snore - Squeaky
com.robinvanrodeman.squeeky_toy - Subway
com.robinvanrodeman.subway - Timpani
com.robinvanrodeman.timpani - Traffic
com.robinvanrodeman.traffic - Train
com.robinvanrodeman.train - Truck
com.robinvanrodeman.truck - Turkey
com.robinvanrodeman.turkey - Whistle
com.robinvanrodeman.whistle - Wildwest
com.robinvanrodeman.wildwest
What we collect
A random device identifier. On first launch the App generates a random identifier for your install and sends it with each request. It is not your name, email, phone number, advertising ID or Google account, and it is not linked to your real identity unless you choose to sign in with Google (see below). Everything described here is keyed to that identifier.
- Push notification data. If you allow notifications, we store the notification token issued by Google Firebase Cloud Messaging, which soundboard you registered from, and your device's time zone, so reminders arrive at a reasonable local hour.
- How you use the App. We record which sounds you play and when, which soundboards you open and which tile you tapped to get there, and actions such as setting a sound as a ringtone or notification tone, or saving a favourite. We also record whether a permission prompt was shown and which recommendations you were shown.
- A usage summary. The App periodically sends a small summary: whether you have become an active user, when you last played a sound, how many you have played, whether you have made a playlist, reordered sounds or added your own, whether notifications are currently enabled on your device, and when you first installed.
- Sounds you add. If you upload your own audio, we store the audio file, the name you gave it and the soundboard you added it to. If you generate a sound with AI, we store the text prompt you typed and the resulting audio.
- Community activity. If you use the community features we store your votes, any reports you file, the creators and sounds you follow, and the public handle you choose (if you choose one). Sounds you share publicly are shown under a public creator ID derived from your device identifier by a one-way hash, not under the identifier itself.
- Google sign-in (optional). If you sign in with Google to back up or restore your identity across devices, we store your Google account's stable subject ID and your email address. The email is kept for support and audit purposes only — we do not email you marketing.
- IP address. Your IP address is used momentarily to rate-limit abusive traffic. It is not written to our database and not tied to your device identifier.
How we use information
To run the App and its community features; to send the notifications you opted into; to rank, recommend and chart sounds; to detect abuse, spam and content that breaks the rules; and to understand in aggregate which features and sounds are worth building on. We do not use it to build advertising profiles about you, and we do not sell it.
Advertising
These apps show ads through Google AdMob. AdMob may use device identifiers to serve and measure ads, governed by Google's own privacy policy. Where required, Google's consent dialog is shown before personalised ads are served, and you can reopen your choices from the App's privacy settings. Some sounds can be temporarily promoted ("boosted") by watching a rewarded ad; Google confirms that reward to our server directly, and we store only the fact that a boost was granted.
Third parties
We use the following third-party services, each governed by its own privacy policy. We do not control how these providers process data once it reaches them.
- Google Firebase Cloud Messaging — delivers push notifications; receives your notification token. Firebase privacy
- Google Sign-In — optional account linking; receives your sign-in request. Google Privacy Policy
- Google AdMob — serves ads and verifies rewarded ads. Google Privacy Policy
- ElevenLabs — generates audio from the text prompt you type; receives that prompt. ElevenLabs privacy
- OpenAI — categorises generated sounds; receives the text prompt you type. OpenAI privacy
- Stability AI — used for AI audio generation. Stability AI privacy
Prompts sent to these providers are sent without your device identifier or any account details — only the text of the prompt and the soundboard it belongs to.
Data retention & deletion
We keep the data above for as long as the App is installed and in use. You can delete a sound you created from within the App. To have your device identifier and everything associated with it deleted — including uploaded sounds, community activity, notification registration and any Google link — email [email protected] and we will action it within 30 days. Uninstalling the App stops all further collection; notification tokens for uninstalled devices are discarded when Google reports them as invalid.
Security
All traffic between the App and our server is encrypted with HTTPS. Our server is access-restricted and administrative endpoints require authentication. No system is perfectly secure, but we keep the amount of personal data we hold deliberately small.
Children
These apps are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in the EEA/UK, or the CCPA in California) you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete the data we hold about you, and to object to certain processing. Email us at the address below and we will help. We do not sell personal information.
Changes to this policy
If we change how these apps handle data we will update this page and the "last updated" date above. Material changes will also be reflected in the store listings.
Contact
Questions, requests or complaints: [email protected]