Who we are
Verdikt is operated by Triumvirate Group Inc. ("Verdikt," "we," "us," "our"), a company incorporated in Canada. This policy covers our website at verdiktapp.com and our demo application.
If you have questions about this policy or your information, contact us at theverdiktapp@gmail.com.
The most important thing to understand: Verdikt is public by design
Verdikt is a public taste-identity network. The core of the service is a music "canon" you build — a list of songs that is public by design.
Your canon, your chosen display name, your public handle, and your activity (including additions and "Burns," which are designed to be a permanent part of your account history) are visible to anyone on the internet, including people who do not have a Verdikt account, and may be indexed by search engines.
Do not put anything in your display name, handle, or canon that you would not want publicly and permanently associated with you.
Your email address is the one thing that is not public. We use it only to sign you in and to send you essential messages about your account.
What information we collect
On verdiktapp.com (waitlist):
- Your email address, when you join the waitlist.
- How you heard about us, which you select from a list.
In the demo application (accounts):
- Your email address, which you provide to sign in. We use a "magic link" system: we email you a one-time sign-in link instead of using a password.
- A display name you choose, and a public handle derived from it. We deliberately do not create your handle from your email address.
- The content you create — the songs you add to your canon, and your Burn history. This content is public.
- Functional session data. To keep you signed in, our authentication provider stores a session token in your browser. This is strictly necessary for the service to work; it is not advertising or tracking.
- Account activity. We record the time you sign in and open your canon, so we can understand whether Verdikt is useful to the people who use it. This is first-party operational data only. It is never sold, never shared, and no third-party analytics or advertising trackers are used on Verdikt.
What we do not collect or do:
- We do not show advertisements. Ever. This is a permanent commitment.
- We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone.
- We do not currently collect payment information (the demo is free).
- We do not connect to your Spotify or other streaming accounts in this demo.
- As of the date above, we do not use third-party advertising or analytics tracking.
Why we use your information and your consent
We use your information to:
- operate the service — sign you in, display your public canon, and run features like Browse and Collisions;
- contact you with essential messages about your account or the waitlist; and
- keep the service secure and working.
We tell you what we collect at the point you give it, and we rely on your consent, which you give by joining the waitlist or creating an account and using the service. We will not send you marketing email without your consent.
Who we share your information with
We use a small number of trusted third-party service providers to run Verdikt. They process information on our behalf:
- Supabase — account authentication and database hosting (stores your account and canon data).
- Resend — delivery of sign-in emails (receives your email address in order to send your sign-in link and code).
- Netlify — website and application hosting.
- Airtable and Zapier — storing and routing waitlist signups.
Song suggestions. When you type a song title or artist into the add-a-song box, that text is sent from your browser to MusicBrainz, an open music database, to look up matching songs. As with any website your browser contacts, MusicBrainz also receives your IP address. We do not send it your name, email address, or canon. MusicBrainz operates under its own privacy policy.
These providers operate under their own terms and may store data outside Canada (for example, in the United States), which means it may be subject to the laws of those countries. We do not share your individual information with advertisers, and we do not sell it.
Business transfers. If Verdikt is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may transfer to the new owner under the same protections described in this policy, and we will notify account holders of any such change.
How long we keep your information
We keep your account and canon data for as long as your account exists, and your waitlist email for as long as the waitlist is active.
If you ask us to delete your account, we will delete your personal account data and remove your public profile. Some information may remain in our service providers' backups for a limited time before it is overwritten. Because Burns are designed to be permanent within your account while it exists, deletion removes your whole account rather than individual Burns.
Your rights
Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), you can:
- access the personal information we hold about you,
- ask us to correct it if it is wrong, and
- ask us to delete your account and waitlist entry.
Email theverdiktapp@gmail.com and we will respond within a reasonable time. You also have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
How we protect your information
We use established service providers (listed above) and reasonable safeguards to protect your information. No online service is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Verdikt is an early pre-release product, and you use it at your own risk during this period.
Children
Verdikt is not intended for children or minors. You must be at least 18 years old to use it.
Changes to this policy
Verdikt is an early, evolving product. We may update this policy. We will change the "last updated" date above, and for significant changes we will make reasonable efforts to notify people who hold accounts.
Contact
Questions, access requests, or deletion requests: theverdiktapp@gmail.com.