SoundCloud vs Apple TV+

The privacy policy says SoundCloud collects account details, listening and usage activity, logs, cookies, device data, location data, and information from third parties. That gives the company a broad view of your behavior on and around the service.

SoundCloud shares personal data with affiliates, service providers, advertisers, payment processors, rights holders, and potentially buyers in a sale. In practice, your data may circulate well beyond SoundCloud itself.

While licenses for deleted audio may end, licenses for comments and other contributions are stated to be indefinite and irrevocable. That means some things you post may remain licensed even after account termination.

If SoundCloud causes harm, its liability is generally capped at 100 euros or what you paid in the prior 12 months, whichever is higher, except where law forbids it. This can sharply limit practical recovery for outages or losses.

SoundCloud says it will not use your content to train generative AI models that reproduce your voice, music, or image unless you explicitly opt in. This is a strong creator-friendly protection compared with many platforms.

SoundCloud says you can delete your account and offers rights such as access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, objection, and consent withdrawal for EU/EEA/UK users, with some similar U.S. rights. These are meaningful user protections.

SoundCloud uses your interactions and device identifiers to personalize ads and content, and may permit tracking technologies and SDKs. Some of this is consent-based, but the service still supports significant ad-targeting infrastructure.

You keep ownership, but uploading grants SoundCloud and other users broad worldwide royalty-free rights to host, share, distribute, adapt, and otherwise use your content through platform features. Comments and some contributions are even described as indefinite and irrevocable.

The terms can be modified at SoundCloud's discretion, and continued use after two weeks counts as acceptance. Users have to monitor updates or leave the service if they disagree.

Users can control profile visibility, listening activity, personalized ads, cookies, analytics, third-party connections, and some messaging settings through account, browser, and device settings. That gives users practical ways to reduce exposure.

Account deletion is available, but backups may remain temporarily, search engines may still show cached pages, and downloaded offline copies may persist for up to 30 days. Deletion is real but not always immediate everywhere.

Disputes are generally governed by German law with Berlin courts as the usual venue, unless mandatory local law overrides. This may be inconvenient for users outside Germany, but it is not an arbitration clause.

Apple can terminate your account or cut off access without notice if it suspects a terms violation. You may still owe any unpaid amounts even after termination.

The service is provided as-is and as-available, with broad warranty disclaimers and limited remedies. If something breaks, your legal options may be narrow except where local law overrides this.

Apple limits liability for many indirect or consequential damages, and the standard app EULA caps total liability at $250 in many cases. This can significantly restrict compensation if the service causes losses.

Apple says it does not sell personal data or share it for third-party marketing. That is a meaningful privacy benefit compared with many ad-supported platforms.

Users can request access, correction, transfer, restriction, deletion, and consent withdrawal through Apple’s privacy portal. Apple also says users should not receive worse service for exercising those rights.

Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel in account settings, and billing can happen within 24 hours before renewal. Free trials also need to be canceled at least 24 hours before they end to avoid charges.

Apple reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue services or content at any time, with or without notice. That means features or access can change unilaterally after signup.

Even purchased or downloaded content may later become unavailable if Apple loses distribution rights. Users are told to back up content, but continued access is not guaranteed.

Apple says it keeps personal data only as long as necessary and works to retain it for the shortest period allowed by law. This is better than an open-ended retention clause.

Apple promises at least a week’s advance notice for material privacy policy changes, and may contact you directly. That gives users some warning before major privacy terms shift.

If you submit reviews, photos, videos, or similar materials, you grant Apple a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use them in services, marketing, and internal purposes. Users should not post anything they expect to control tightly later.

Disputes generally go to California courts, but users in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland can use local law and courts. This is better for some users, but not a broad pro-consumer dispute clause overall.