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Introduction

Cloud Drive Player for Windows ("we," "our," or "the app") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information when you use our Windows desktop application.

Information We Collect

Data Stored Locally on Your Device

Cloud Drive Player stores the following information locally on your device only:

1. Media Library Metadata
   • File names, artist names, album names, track titles
   • File paths within your cloud storage
   • Play counts, last played timestamps
   • Favorite status and playlist membership
2. Playback State
   • Current queue and playback position
   • Playback speed and repeat/shuffle settings
   • Cache of recently played tracks
3. App Settings
   • Selected cloud provider
   • Music folder selections
   • Cache size preferences
   • Offline folder selections
4. Authentication Tokens
   • Temporary access tokens for OneDrive
   • Session metadata stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CloudDrivePlayer\

Data Collected via Application Insights

Cloud Drive Player for Windows uses Azure Application Insights to improve app stability and performance:

Application Insights collects:

• Exception reports and stack traces when errors occur
• Device type and operating system version
• App version
• Custom diagnostic events (e.g., sync completion, playback errors)

Application Insights does NOT collect:

• Your personal information (name, email, phone number)
• Your music file names, artists, or albums
• Your listening or viewing history
• Your OneDrive account information or credentials
• Contents of your media files

Data We Do NOT Collect

• We do not collect any personal information about you (name, email, etc.)
• We do not access your media file contents or names via telemetry
• We do not track which tracks you listen to or watch
• We do not access any files outside the folders you explicitly select
• We do not upload your music files or metadata to our servers

Third-Party Services

Cloud Drive Player integrates with third-party services. When you use these services, their privacy policies apply:

Microsoft OneDrive

When you connect to OneDrive:

• You authenticate directly with Microsoft
• We receive a temporary access token to read files from folders you select
• We only access media files in the folders you choose
• Microsoft's Privacy Policy applies: https://privacy.microsoft.com/

Permissions Used:

• User.Read: To identify your account
• Files.ReadWrite.All: To access and stream your media files

Google Drive (Coming Soon)

Google Drive support is planned for a future release. This section will be updated when Google Drive integration becomes available.

Azure Application Insights

Cloud Drive Player uses Application Insights to improve app quality:

What Application Insights Collects:

• Error Reports: Exception details, stack traces, and diagnostic context when errors occur
• Device Information: OS version, app version
• Custom Events: Aggregated usage statistics to understand feature adoption

Purpose:

• Identify and fix errors quickly
• Understand which features are most used
• Improve app performance and stability

Data Retention:

• Application Insights data: 90 days (default)

Third-Party Policy:

• Microsoft Application Insights: Data retention and privacy

How We Use Your Information

All information stored by Cloud Drive Player is used solely to provide you with media playback functionality:

• Media Metadata: To display your library and organize your media
• Playback State: To remember your queue and resume playback
• Settings: To maintain your preferences across app launches
• Authentication Tokens: To stream media from your cloud storage
• Cache: To improve playback performance and enable offline listening

Data Storage and Security

• All app data is stored locally in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CloudDrivePlayer\
• Offline media files are stored with SHA-256 integrity verification
• We do not transmit any personal data to external servers (except authentication to Microsoft and telemetry to Application Insights)
• Your music files are streamed directly from your cloud storage to your device

Your Rights and Choices

You have full control over your data:

Access and Deletion

• All your data is stored on your device
• You can delete all data by uninstalling the app
• You can sign out to delete cached files and authentication tokens
• You can manually delete app data from %LOCALAPPDATA%\CloudDrivePlayer\

Permissions Control

You can revoke access to OneDrive at any time through:

• Microsoft Account: https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/app-access

What Happens When You Uninstall

• All local data is deleted (library metadata, settings, cache)
• Your files on OneDrive remain untouched
• Authentication tokens are revoked

Children's Privacy

Cloud Drive Player does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. The app does not contain any age-restricted content or features.

Data Sharing

We share limited data with the following third parties:

Microsoft (Application Insights):

• Error reports and diagnostic events as described above
• Used solely to improve app stability and performance
• No personal information or music data is shared

We do NOT share:

• Your music library or listening history
• Your personal information
• Your cloud storage account details
• Any data with advertisers or marketing companies

International Data Transfers

Since all data is stored locally on your device, there are no international data transfers involved, except:

• Authentication with Microsoft servers (based on your region)
• Streaming media files from your cloud storage (based on your storage location)
• Telemetry data sent to Azure Application Insights (processed in the region configured by the developer)

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:

• Posting the new Privacy Policy on this website
• Updating the "Last Updated" date

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us:

Email: clouddriveplayer@outlook.com
GitHub: https://github.com/arisewanggithub/CloudDrivePlayer

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for processing your information is:

• Consent: You provide consent when selecting folders to access
• Contract: Processing is necessary to provide the media streaming service
• Legitimate Interests: Caching, performance optimization, and error diagnostics

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected (see above)
• Delete your personal information (uninstall the app)
• Opt-out of sale of personal information (we don't sell any data)

Your Consent

By using Cloud Drive Player for Windows, you consent to this Privacy Policy.

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Version: 1.0
Effective Date: February 24, 2026
Platform: Windows