CueID · Privacy

Privacy policy

Last updated 4 November 2026

CueID has no accounts, analytics or advertising, and it never uploads your recordings.

Your recordings

Audio is analysed on your device to find tracks, start times, BPM, key and waveforms. Your audio files are never uploaded.

Listen and the microphone

If you use Listen, CueID asks for access to the microphone. While Listen is running it turns the sound around you into short acoustic signatures and sends only those to Shazam. Nothing is recorded or kept apart from the tracks it names. You can withdraw microphone access at any time in your device’s settings.

Music recognition

CueID uses Apple’s ShazamKit. It creates a short acoustic signature on your device and sends only that signature to Shazam for matching. Apple returns song details such as title, artist, artwork and an Apple Music link. This processing is covered by Apple’s privacy policy.

iCloud sync

If iCloud sync is on (you can turn it off in Settings), your saved tracklists — track names, times, set titles and the like — are stored in your private iCloud database so they appear on your other devices. Only you can read that data; we have no access to it. Recordings and where they sit on your devices are never synced.

Apple Music

If you choose to create a playlist, CueID asks for Apple Music access to search the catalogue and add the playlist to your library. You can withdraw this access at any time in your device’s settings.

Podcasts and links

Podcast searches are sent to the Apple Podcasts directory. CueID fetches feeds and downloads episodes from the publishers’ hosts — including new episodes of shows you’ve set to scan automatically — and downloads files from links you paste (for example Dropbox or Google Drive). Those servers receive standard connection details, such as your IP address, under their own policies.

Data stored on your device

Scan history, tracklists, followed podcasts, downloaded episodes and settings stay on your device, and in your iCloud if sync is on. Whether the free scan has been used is kept in the device’s keychain, so it survives reinstalling. Exports are saved wherever you choose. You can delete individual sets or episodes, or every set at once from the Library. On iPhone and iPad, deleting the app removes its data; on a Mac some files can remain in its container folder until you remove them.

Purchases

CueID is free to download. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited scans, with no subscription, and can be shared through Family Sharing. Apple handles payment, and CueID never sees your payment details.

Notifications

If you allow them, CueID sends on-device notifications when a scan finishes or a download fails.

What CueID does not do

CueID does not collect names, email addresses or other contact details; does not use analytics, crash reporting or advertising; does not track you across apps or websites; and does not sell or share personal information.

Children

CueID is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their personal information.

Changes

Updated versions of this policy will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions about this policy go to admin@kirigoe.uk. CueID is made by Christopher Brennan, trading as kirigoe.