Privacy Policy
The short version
- Your music, playlists, favourites and listening history stay on your phone.
- You can use Kogilu without an account. We only receive your email address, name and account ID if you choose to sign in.
- The app has no ads, no analytics or tracking tools, and we never sell your information.
- You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete account.
1. Who we are
Kogilu (application package: com.minaxdigital.mp3player, formerly Melophile) is an Android music player app published on Google Play by Harsha Kumar S (Legal Entity: HARSHAKUMAR SRINIVAS KUMAR) and developed in association with Minax Digital Pvt. Ltd. (“we”, “us”, “our”).
Registered Address: #68, 8th cross, 1st Main road, Mallathahalli, Bangalore - 560056, Karnataka, India.
This Privacy Policy explains what information the Kogilu app handles, why, and the choices you have. It applies to the Kogilu app and this website.
2. Information we collect
If you create an account or sign in
- Email and password sign-up: your email address, the name you enter, and an account ID. Your password is handled by Google Firebase Authentication; we never see or store it.
- Sign in with Google: with your permission, Google shares your name, email address and profile picture, and we receive an account ID.
If you continue as a guest
We do not collect any account information. Everything you do in the app stays on your phone.
What we do not collect
- Your music files. They are never uploaded.
- Your location, contacts, photos, or microphone. Audio recording is blocked in the app.
- Advertising IDs. The app shows no ads and contains no analytics, crash-reporting or tracking tools.
- Payment information. The app has no purchases or subscriptions.
This version of the app does not send your listening activity or usage statistics to our servers. If a future version adds online features, such as streaming, we will update this policy before those features are released.
3. Information that stays on your device
To work as a music player, the app creates and uses the following information only on your phone, inside the app’s private storage. We do not receive it.
- Audio files on your device and their details, such as title, artist, album, genre, length and folder.
- Your playlists, favourites and hidden songs or folders.
- Listening history, play counts and your playback queue.
- Recent searches, app settings and equalizer preferences.
Backups: if you use Backup & restore, the app creates a file containing your playlists, favourites, hidden items, listening history and settings. You choose where to save or share that file. We do not receive it.
4. App permissions
| Permission | Why the app needs it |
|---|---|
| Music and audio (storage on Android 12 and earlier) | To find and play the audio files on your phone. |
| Notifications | To show playback controls while music is playing. |
| Foreground service and keep awake | To keep playing music when the screen is off or you switch apps. |
| Modify audio settings | For the equalizer and audio effects. |
| Vibration | For light haptic feedback on some buttons. |
| Internet and network state | To sign in, and to delete your account. |
You can change permissions at any time in your phone’s settings. Without music and audio access, the app cannot show your library.
5. How we use information
We use account information only to:
- create your account and sign you in;
- let you delete your account;
- respond when you contact us; and
- comply with legal obligations and prevent misuse of our services.
6. Sharing and service providers
We do not sell, rent or trade your information. We share it only with:
- Google Firebase Authentication (Google LLC), which stores and secures account details on our behalf.
- Google Sign-In, if you choose to sign in with Google.
- Authorities, when required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our users or others.
Google’s handling of information is described in the Google Privacy Policy.
7. Storage and security
Account information is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and stored by Google Firebase, whose servers may be located outside India. Information kept on your phone is stored in the app’s private storage, which other apps cannot access.
No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your information.
8. How long we keep information
- Account information is kept while your account exists. When you delete your account in the app, it is deleted immediately. If you ask us by email, we delete it within 30 days.
- Information on your phone stays there until you remove it, delete your account in the app, or uninstall the app.
9. Your choices and rights
- Use the app without an account by choosing “Continue as guest”.
- Delete your account from Settings → Delete account, or follow the steps on our Delete Account page.
- Remove Google access at any time from your Google Account’s security settings.
- Access or correct your information by contacting us.
Depending on where you live, including under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you may have rights to access, correct and erase your personal data, to withdraw consent, and to raise a grievance. To use any of these rights, email harshakumar.s159@gmail.com. We respond within 30 days.
10. Children
Kogilu is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will change the effective date above and, for significant changes, let you know in the app or on our Google Play listing.
12. Contact us
Developer: Harsha Kumar S (Legal Entity: HARSHAKUMAR SRINIVAS KUMAR)
Publisher / Operating Company: Minax Digital Pvt. Ltd.
Address: #68, 8th cross, 1st Main road, Mallathahalli, Bangalore - 560056, Karnataka, India
Email: harshakumar.s159@gmail.com