Transparency

Artist Score collects publicly available data from various platforms including Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and other social media services to calculate artist scores.

We collect:

• Public follower counts and engagement metrics
• Streaming data (monthly listeners, total plays)
• Social media presence and verification status
• Playlist placements and chart positions
• Genre classifications and artist metadata

All data collected is used exclusively for:

• Calculating accurate and fair artist scores
• Providing comparative analytics and insights
• Detecting anomalies and ensuring data quality
• Generating trend reports and growth metrics
• Improving our scoring algorithms over time

We never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

We take data security seriously and implement industry-standard measures:

• End-to-end encryption for all data transmission
• Secure storage with regular backups
• Rate limiting to prevent abuse and data scraping
• Regular security audits and penetration testing
• Compliance with GDPR and CCPA regulations

As a user of Artist Score, you have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your data at any time
• Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated data
• Portability: Export your data in a machine-readable format
• Opt-out: Opt out of non-essential data collection

To ensure fair access and prevent abuse, we implement rate limiting:

• Score calculations: 5 requests per hour per IP address
• Spotify API calls: 10 requests per minute per IP address
• All requests include rate limit headers for transparency
• Exceeded limits return clear error messages with retry times

We integrate with the following third-party services:

• Spotify API: For streaming and artist data
• YouTube API: For video metrics and subscriber counts
• Upstash Redis: For rate limiting and caching
• Vercel: For hosting and deployment
• Vercel Postgres: For secure database storage

Each service is carefully vetted for security and privacy compliance.