In this privacy policy we inform you about the processing of personal data when using our website Lyrics.me. Your trust in the proper handling of your data is essential for Molindo GmbH (“Molindo”) and plays a key role in the success of the Lyrics.me service.
Lyrics.me is operated by Molindo GmbH in Austria. We process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This privacy policy applies to all users of Lyrics.me, regardless of their country of residence.
1. Contact person and data protection officer
The contact person and controller within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Molindo GmbH
Am Kehlerpark 1
6850 Dornbirn, AUSTRIA
E-Mail: privacy@lyrics.me
If you have any questions about data protection in connection with our products or the use of our website, you may contact us at any time using the contact details above.
2. General information
2.1. What is personal data?
Personal data is information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes information that allows conclusions to be drawn about your identity, such as your name, telephone number, address, or email address. Statistical data that we collect, for example when you visit our website and that cannot be linked to you personally, is not considered personal data.
2.2. How is personal data processed on Lyrics.me?
If personal data is collected, processed and used, Lyrics.me will inform you of this at the appropriate point or ask you to enter your personal data yourself - for example to take part in a competition or to register for a service. In such a case, your personal data will only be collected, processed and used for this specific purpose and in compliance with the principle of data minimization.
2.3 What is personal data used for on Lyrics.me?
Some personal data is collected to ensure that the website functions without errors. Other data may be used, with your consent, to analyze user behavior in order to display advertising and improve our services.
3. Data processing on the website
Lyrics.me is a free, advertising-supported lyrics platform available to all users. Regardless of use, we collect the data that is technically required to provide our services. If you consent to the use of cookies, device identifiers, or similar technologies, we may also process pseudonymized usage data in order to display advertising optimized to your interests.
4. Advertising and Tracking
To finance the free access to Lyrics.me, advertisements are displayed. With your consent, cookies, device IDs, and similar technologies are stored on your device to enable pseudonymized processing of usage data for advertising purposes (“advertising tracking”). The legal basis for this data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you do not provide consent, only essential cookies required for the operation of the website will be used, and personalized advertising will not be displayed.
5. Disclosure of personal data to third parties
Your personal data will only be disclosed to third parties if this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations, if we or the third party have a legitimate interest in the disclosure, if you have granted consent, or if we are legally obliged to do so.
We may use service providers for hosting or advertisement delivery. Service providers receive only the personal data required to perform their respective tasks and act as processors bound by our instructions.
We use external service providers as processors in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. These include providers for hosting, content delivery, analytics, advertising delivery, security monitoring, and technical support. All processors are contractually bound to strict data protection obligations and may not use the data for their own purposes.
6. Accessing the website/log files
Every time you use the Internet, certain information is automatically transmitted by your Internet browser and stored by us in so-called log files. The data processing of this access data is necessary to enable you to visit the website and to ensure the permanent functionality and security of our systems. The access data is also temporarily stored in internal log files for the purposes described above in order to compile statistical data on the use of our website, to further develop our website with regard to the usage habits of our visitors (e.g. if the proportion of mobile devices with which the pages are accessed increases) and to generally maintain our website administratively. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest pursued consists in ensuring the technical operation, security, stability, and optimization of our website. IP addresses are stored in full for security and diagnostic purposes and are deleted after the retention period unless further storage is required for evidence in the context of security incidents.
The log files are stored by us for 7 to 10 days exclusively to investigate malfunctions and for security reasons (e.g. to investigate attempted attacks) and then deleted. Log files whose further storage is required for evidence purposes are excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified and may be passed on to investigating authorities in individual cases.
In particular, the following information is stored in the log files: IP address (Internet Protocol address) of the end device from which the online service is accessed Internet address of the website from which the online offer was accessed (so-called origin or referrer URL) Name of the service provider used to access the online service Name of the files or information accessed Date and time as well as duration of the retrieval, amount of data transferred Operating system and information on the Internet browser used, including installed add-ons (e.g. for Flash Player) HTTP status code (e.g. “request successful” or “requested file not found”)
7. Competitions
If Lyrics.me offers competitions in the future, we will provide separate information and collect any required personal data only for that specific purpose. In the context of competitions, we use your data for the purpose of running the competition and notifying you of the prize. Detailed information can be found in the conditions of participation for the respective competition. The legal basis for processing is the competition contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
8. Newsletter
If Lyrics.me introduces a newsletter in the future, the following provisions will apply: To subscribe to the newsletter, we will use a double opt-in procedure. This means that we will only send newsletters to your email address once you have confirmed, by clicking a link in a confirmation email, that you are the owner of the email address provided. After confirming your email address, we will store your email address, the time of registration, and the IP address used during registration until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. This information will be stored solely for the purpose of sending you the newsletter and documenting your consent. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in each newsletter or by contacting us using the contact details stated above. The legal basis for processing your data for newsletter delivery will be your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. We may also use standard technologies to measure interactions with the newsletter (e.g., email opens or link clicks). This information would be collected in a pseudonymized form and used for statistical analysis and to improve our content and communication. Such analysis typically relies on small graphics embedded in the email (so-called pixels). This data would be processed exclusively in a pseudonymized manner and would not be linked to any other personal data. The legal basis for this processing would be our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR in providing relevant content and understanding what information is of interest to our readers. If you do not wish such analysis to occur, you would be able to unsubscribe from the newsletter or disable the display of graphics in your email program.
9. How to contact us
You have the option of contacting us by email. In this context, we process your personal data exclusively for the purpose of communicating with you and handling your request. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data collected in connection with your inquiry will be automatically deleted once your request has been fully processed, unless we are required to retain it to fulfill contractual or legal obligations (see section “Storage period”).
10. Use of cookies
Cookies are data that are stored on your computer by a website that you visit and enable your browser to be reassigned. Cookies transmit information to the site that sets the cookie. Cookies can store various information, such as the language setting, the duration of your visit to a website or the data you enter there. This prevents you from having to re-enter the data required for each use, for example. The information stored in cookies can also be used to recognize preferences and target content according to areas of interest. We use cookies to ensure the proper operation of the website, to provide basic functionalities, to measure reach and - with your consent - to tailor our services and advertisements to your preferred areas of interest.
11. Consentmanager
We have integrated the consent management tool “consentmanager” (www.consentmanager.net) from Jaohawi AB (Håltgelvågen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden, info@consentmanager.net) on our website to request consent for data processing or the use of cookies or comparable functions. With the help of “consentmanager” you have the possibility to give or refuse your consent for certain functionalities of our website, e.g. for the purpose of integrating external elements, integrating streaming content, statistical analysis, reach measurement and personalized advertising. You can use “consentmanager” to give or refuse your consent for all functions or give your consent for individual purposes or individual functions. You can also change the settings you have made at a later date. The purpose of integrating “consentmanager” is to allow the users of our website to decide on the aforementioned matters and to offer the option of changing settings that have already been made as part of the continued use of our website. In the course of using “consentmanager”, personal data and information about the end devices used, such as the IP address, are processed.
12. Legal basis
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 3 sentence 1 lit. a) in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 3 sentence 1 lit. b). Art. 6 para. 3 sentence 1 lit. a) in conjunction with. Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR and alternatively lit. f).Our legitimate interests in the processing lie in the storage of user settings and preferences in relation to the use of cookies and other functionalities. “consentmanager” stores your data for as long as your user settings are active. After two years after the user settings have been made, consent will be requested again. The user settings made will then be saved again for this period.
13. Objection to the processing
You can object to the processing. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation. To object, please send an email to info@consentmanager.net.
14. Technical instructions for the use of cookies
Internet Explorer:
Instructions at [https://windows.microsoft.com/de-de/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11-win-7\](https://windows.microsoft.com/de-de/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11-win-7) Mozilla Firefox:
Instructions at [https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen\](https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen) Google Chrome:
Instructions at [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647\](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647) Safari:
Instructions at [https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471\](https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471) Edge:
Instructions at [https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-l%C3%B6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09\](https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-l%C3%B6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09) Opera:
Instructions at [https://blogs.opera.com/germany/2016/03/cookies-aktivieren-opera/\](https://blogs.opera.com/germany/2016/03/cookies-aktivieren-opera/)
15. Processing activities of third parties on Lyrics.me
Lyrics.me sometimes integrates third-party content on its pages. On the one hand, this is for content-related reasons. We would like to improve the content on Lyrics.me by embedding videos or social media contributions. On the other hand, Lyrics.me also uses so-called social plugins. These allow you to share content from Lyrics.me on various social media. If third parties process your data on our website, the responsibility for data protection compliance lies with the respective third parties. Below we inform you in more detail about the processing activities. When using services provided by Google (such as YouTube, Google Analytics, or DoubleClick), data may be transferred to servers located in the United States. Such transfers are safeguarded through the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted by the European Commission.
15.1. YouTube
Lyrics.me integrates videos and playlists from YouTube. The videos are integrated using a YouTube plugin. The YouTube API services are provided by the company “Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland”. The implementation is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, whereby the interest lies in the smooth integration of the videos and the appealing design of the website. The “extended data protection mode” for YouTube videos is activated on Lyrics.me. According to Google and YouTube, in “extended data protection mode” the user's data listed in the following paragraph is only transmitted to the YouTube server when the user watches the video. By clicking on the video, the user consents to this transmission of data as well as to YouTube's terms of use and Google's privacy policy. Lyrics.me does not collect or use the data mentioned in the next paragraph and has no influence on the transmission. If the user is logged in to Google at the same time, this information is assigned to the YouTube member account. This can be prevented by the user logging out of their member account before visiting the website. YouTube stores the user data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of the YouTube website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display demand-oriented advertising and to inform other YouTube users about your activities on the website. As a user, you have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles. However, you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. By integrating YouTube videos on the website, a connection to the Google DoubleClick network is automatically established when you visit the website. This means that no cookies are set in the browser. However, if DoubleClick cookies are already stored in your browser, they will be transmitted as part of the request. According to the information provided by YouTube, data is only transferred when the video is played. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of YouTube and Google can be accessed via the following links: Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
15.2. Facebook
Lyrics.me has integrated components of the company Facebook. Facebook is a social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things. The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by Lyrics.me and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook component. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=us. During the course of this technical procedure, Facebook gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by you. If you are logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook detects with every call-up to our website by you-and for the entire duration of your stay on our Internet site-which specific sub-page of Lyrics.me you are visiting. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to your respective Facebook account. If you click on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or if you leave a comment, Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data. Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that you have visited Lyrics.me if you are logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether you click on the Facebook component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your Facebook account before accessing our website. The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the settings options Facebook offers to protect your privacy. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress the transmission of data to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.
15.3. Instagram
Components of the Instagram service are integrated on Lyrics.me. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos and also to redistribute such data in other social networks. The operating company of Instagram's services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of Lyrics.me, on which an Instagram component (Insta button) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Instagram component of Instagram. During the course of this technical procedure, Instagram gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of Lyrics.me was visited by the data subject. If you are logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes which specific subpage you are visiting each time you visit our website and for the entire duration of your stay on our website. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to your Instagram account. If you confirm one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it will be assigned to your personal Instagram user account and stored and processed by Instagram. Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that you have visited our website if you are logged in to Instagram at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether you click on the Instagram component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, you can prevent it from being transmitted by logging out of your Instagram account before accessing our website. You can find further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram at https://help.instagram.com/search/?helpref=search&query=privacy+policy
15.4. Spotify
Lyrics.me includes functions of the Spotify music service. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. Spotify is a music streaming service that allows users to listen to songs, create playlists and share them with others. Artists can distribute their songs via Spotify and thus generate revenue. Companies can integrate Spotify songs and playlists on their website. Lyrics.me uses Spotify by embedding individual audio files, albums or playlists from the platform on our website so that they can be played directly on our website as a stream. When you visit a subpage of our website on which a Spotify plugin is embedded, a connection to the Spotify servers is established and the plugin is displayed within our website. This tells Spotify which website you have visited. Your IP address may also be transmitted to Spotify. If you play an embedded audio file, an album or a playlist, this will also be forwarded to Spotify. If you are logged in as a Spotify user, Spotify will assign this data to your user account. If you do not want Spotify to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account. You can find more information on data protection at Spotify at https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/privacy-policy/
16. Web Analytics
16.1. Google Analytics
Lyrics.me uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
16.2. Google Tag Manager
Lyrics.me also uses Google Tag Manager. The Tag Manager itself does not process any personal user data. With regard to the processing of users' personal data, please refer to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.
17. Musixmatch
Lyrics.me uses data from Musixmatch. Musixmatch is one of the world's leading companies for music data and lyrics. Musixmatch.com provides data, tools and services that enrich the experience of music, including licensed lyrics transcriptions and translations. The provider is Musixmatch s.p.a, Via Timavo 34, 50122 Milano, Italy. Musixmatch.com uses tracking technologies to provide the lyrics and to calculate license costs. This data processing by Musixmatch.com is absolutely necessary for the operation of Lyrics.me for technical and content-related reasons.
18. Storage period
In principle, we only store personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill contractual or legal obligations for which we have collected the data. We then delete the data immediately, unless we still need the data until the statutory limitation period expires for evidence purposes for civil law claims or due to statutory retention obligations.
19. Rights of Lyrics.me users
You have the right to request information about the processing of your personal data by us at any time. As part of the information request, we will explain the data processing to you and provide you with an overview of the data stored about you. If data stored by us is incorrect or no longer up to date, you have the right to have this data corrected. You can also request the deletion of your data. If deletion is not possible in exceptional cases due to other legal provisions, the data will be blocked so that it is only available for this legal purpose. You can also have the processing of your data restricted, e.g. if you are of the opinion that the data we have stored is incorrect. You also have the right to data portability, i.e. we will send you a digital copy of the personal data you have provided to us on request. To assert your rights described here, you can contact us at any time using the contact details above. This also applies if you wish to receive copies of guarantees to demonstrate an adequate level of data protection. Lyrics.me does not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR. Where personalized advertising is displayed, this is based solely on your consent and does not produce legal or significant effects for you. To ensure that personal data is not disclosed to unauthorized persons, we may request proof of identity before processing certain requests.
20. Right of revocation and objection
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. As a result, we will no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent to ad-financed use at any time. If we process your data on the basis of legitimate interests, you have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. If it concerns an objection to data processing for direct marketing purposes, you have a general right to object, which we will also implement without you having to give reasons. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an informal message to the contact details above.
21. Complaint to the supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority. You can contact the data protection authority responsible for your place of residence or your federal state.
22. Data security
Lyrics.me takes all reasonable technical and organizational measures to enable the secure collection, processing and use of your data. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure and to ensure the accuracy of the data and the authorized use of the data, Lyrics.me has implemented appropriate technical and organizational procedures to secure and protect the data that Lyrics.me collects online. Nevertheless, Lyrics.me cannot assume any responsibility or liability for the disclosure of your data due to errors in data transmission and/or unauthorized access by third parties. Lyrics.me endeavors to handle your personal data responsibly, in particular to protect and safeguard your privacy.
23. Changes to the privacy policy
Note on changes to the privacy policy: We occasionally update this privacy policy, for example when we adapt our website or the legal or regulatory requirements change.
Status: November 2025