Effective October 31, 2026

Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information Mechvibes collects when you use mechvibes.com (the "site"), including the sound pack library, and how that information is used. It does not cover the Mechvibes desktop app.

In short

• Browse and download without an account.
• We do not sell your personal information.
• Your email address is never shown publicly.
• Sponsors and advertisers only receive totals.
• Ask for a copy of your data, or its deletion, at any time.

Information we collect

What we keep when you browse, sign in, share a pack or get in touch.

Account information. You can browse and download sound packs without an account. To share, review or report a pack you sign in with Discord, GitHub, Google or X. From that provider we receive your name, email address, whether the email is verified, your profile picture and your account ID on that provider. We do not receive your password.

Sign-in sessions. When you sign in we store a session record with your IP address and browser user agent, so you stay signed in and we can protect your account. The provider's access tokens are kept with your account so the sign-in keeps working.

Content you share. Sound packs you upload (audio files, config, icon and license), their name, description, tags and license, and reports you send about a pack, including any message you write.

Profile details. If you fill them in, your bio, website and setup (keyboard, switches, mouse and what you use Mechvibes for) show on your public profile. We also count them together, for example how many members own a given brand, and may share those totals with advertisers. Totals never name anyone.

Advertising inquiries. If you ask about advertising through the form on our Advertise page, we keep your company, email, the optional details you add and your message, and use them only to reply. A short note that an inquiry arrived, without your email or message, may be posted to our private team chat. Ask us and we will delete it.

Usage data. We count visits to the site, the sections of the site people open (such as pack pages or guides, not which page), downloads of packs and themes, views of packs and blog posts, and views and clicks of sponsored placements and partner links, once per person, item and day. With each count we keep the country our network provider (Cloudflare) reports for the request, the kind of device (for example Windows or the Mechvibes app) and, for a visit, the website that linked to us, without the address of the page. Sponsors and advertisers only receive totals, never who viewed or clicked. Without an account, a visitor is told apart by a code made from their IP address and browser that changes every day; the IP address itself is not stored, and the code cannot be linked across days. Downloads and views without an account are only counted, with no record of who made them. When you are signed in, we keep a record of what you do on the site: signing up and signing in (with the platform you used), publishing, editing or deleting packs and themes, rating, saving, reporting and downloading. Only our admins see it, and they use it to keep the site healthy and prevent abuse. If analytics are enabled, Google Analytics collects pages visited, device and browser type, and approximate location.

Desktop app launches. Each time the Mechvibes app starts, it sends us your operating system and its version, the app version and your system language. We add one to that day's total for that combination, together with the country Cloudflare reports for the request. The app sends no ID, and we store no IP address and no record of a single launch. You can turn this off in the app under Settings, Privacy, Share anonymous usage stats.

How we use information

What that information is for, and nothing more.

• To sign you in and keep your account secure.
• To publish your sound packs and show you as their author.
• To review reports, remove content that breaks our terms and prevent abuse.
• To match packs from the old Mechvibes archive to their original authors, so they can claim them.
• To understand how the site is used and improve it.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your sign-in data for advertising.

What is public

What anyone visiting the site can see about you.

Published sound packs are public: anyone can see and download them together with the author name, license and download count. Your email address is never shown publicly.

Packs from the old archive

How packs from the old site are credited, and how their makers claim them.

The library includes packs that were shared publicly on the old Mechvibes website, its submission forms and the community Discord. These packs credit their original authors. To let an author claim a pack, we keep the Discord account ID the pack was posted from, or a one-way hash of the email address used to submit it, never the email itself. If you are the author and want a pack removed, contact us using the details below.

Cookies and local storage

What the site keeps in your browser, and why.

• A sign-in cookie that keeps you signed in. It is only set when you sign in.
• Your theme choice, saved in your browser's local storage, and whether this tab already counted a visit, in session storage.
• If enabled, Google Analytics and Google AdSense set their own cookies. You can learn how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Service providers

The companies that help us run the site.

We use a small number of providers to run the site: our hosting provider for the server and database, Cloudflare R2 for storing sound pack files, the sign-in provider you choose, and Google for analytics and ads when they are enabled. They process data only to provide their service to us.

Google user data

What happens with your data when you sign in with Google.

If you sign in with Google, we request only your basic profile (name, email address and profile picture) through the openid, email and profile scopes. We use it solely to create and identify your Mechvibes account. We do not access your Gmail, Drive, contacts or any other Google data, we do not share Google user data with third parties, and we do not use it for advertising or to train AI models. Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Retention and deletion

How long we keep things, and how to remove them.

We keep your account and packs while your account exists. You can delete your own packs from your profile at any time. To delete your account and its data, contact us and we will do so within 30 days. Sessions expire on their own. Packs removed by moderators are kept hidden so a mistaken removal can be undone. Records of moderation actions are kept for safety, without your account details once the account is deleted.

Your rights

What you can ask us to do with your data.

You can ask us for a copy of your data, to correct it or to delete it. You can also revoke Mechvibes's access at any time from the security settings of your Discord, GitHub, Google or X account.

Children

Who the site is meant for.

The site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.

Changes to this policy

How you hear about it when this policy changes.

We may update this policy. When we do, we change the effective date above, and for significant changes we post a notice on the site or in the community Discord.

Contact

How to reach us about anything in this policy.

For privacy questions or requests, including account deletion, email hi@mechvibes.com. You can also reach us on the Mechvibes Discord or open an issue on GitHub. See also our Terms of Service.