What's Now Playing

WNP EarShot Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 19, 2026

Overview

WNP EarShot ("the app") identifies music playing near you and sends track information to a What's Now Playing server on your local network. This policy explains what data the app uses and how.

Microphone and Audio

The app accesses your microphone only while you are actively listening. Audio is processed on your device to generate an acoustic fingerprint, which is sent to Apple's Shazam service for identification. Raw audio never leaves your device. The app does not record, store, or transmit audio.

Apple's handling of Shazam data is governed by apple.com/privacy.

Track Information

When a track is identified, the following data is sent to the What's Now Playing client at the host and port you configure. This client runs on your own local network. No track data is sent to us or any third party.

• Artist: always included.
• Title: always included.
• Cover art URL: a link to the album artwork on Shazam's CDN, when available. This is a URL only; no image data is transmitted by the app.
• Duration: track length in milliseconds, when available.
• ISRC: International Standard Recording Code, when available.
• App identifier: the name of the EarShot client (e.g. wnpearshot-ios) and its version number. This is used by the WNP client to identify the source of the submission.
• API secret: only if you have configured one in Settings. This is a credential you create yourself to authenticate with your WNP client.

Subscriptions

Subscription purchases are processed by Apple (iOS, macOS, watchOS) or Google (Android). We do not collect or store payment information or any information linked to your Apple ID or Google account.

Data We Collect

We do not collect any data. No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising, no tracking.

Contact

Questions? Contact us.