DJ Crate is a personal vinyl library service. To run your account we store your email, language and time-zone preferences, plan, and credit history. You can sign in with a one-time email code or a password you set. A code expires after 10 minutes; codes and passwords are stored only in an irreversible encrypted form. The mobile app receives a device token, a special sign-in key that you can revoke from your account at any time. Your IP address and browser signature are also kept in an irreversible encrypted form solely to prevent abuse.
Your library is private. Record conditions, storage locations, notes, ratings, tags, crates, mood marks, label print history and BPM/key values you changed are visible only to you and are never shown to other users. Only release cards (artist, title, tracklist) are shared, just like the shop catalog. If you manually add a release that is missing from the base, its card (without any of your private fields) becomes searchable by other users.
Audio preview files you upload are private: they stay in private storage, only your account can access them, they are never published to the shared catalog and are not used for training or analysis outside your library. You can delete your file at any moment — it is removed from storage as well. Record photos you upload for cards you created become part of the shared release card and are visible to other users. You are responsible for the rights to the content you upload.
When you connect Discogs we receive an access token, a special key that lets DJ Crate read your collection and wantlist. It is stored encrypted and used only when you ask or on the daily schedule. We never modify anything in your Discogs account. You can disconnect Discogs and delete the key in account settings. Import CSV files are processed and not retained; price columns are discarded.
The QR code on a label opens a public record passport: it shows only shared release card data (cover, tracklist, BPM/key) and an indicative Discogs price. Your notes, storage locations and other private fields never appear on the passport. A public collection profile exists only if you enable it yourself in settings; by default your collection is closed.
Technical cookies keep you signed in. The site uses Yandex.Metrika and Google Analytics under those providers' policies; private library areas collect only general technical measurements without the contents of your records. Offline mode keeps a library copy only on your device; it is removed when you sign out or clear browser data.
Data is stored on DJ Crate servers. Database and log access is limited to service operators and used only for support and operations; sign-in codes, access keys, and private field contents are not written to logs. Database backups are created automatically for recovery after failures.
You can request an export or full deletion of your data via the official DJ Crate contacts (see the Contacts page). Account deletion removes your private library fields, crates, imports, uploaded audio files, tokens and the Discogs connection. Shared release cards you created stay in the catalog without any link to you. We will update this policy as the service evolves and date each new version.