Privacy Policy

This policy explains what Punchline collects, why, who processes it for us, and what you can ask us to do with it. It covers the Punchline website and every tool on it.

What never leaves your browser

These tools run entirely on your device. Nothing you type into them is sent to us:

• every name generator, including the rapper name generator;
• the syllable counter and the rhyme scheme analyzer;
• the drum machines, the freestyle word trainer, the WAV export and Save link (the beat is stored in the page address, not on our servers);
• the Rapper Card maker.

When you press "Use this" on a name, or generate lyrics, we keep that name and your recent lyrics in your browser's local storage so the other tools can use them. Clearing your browser data removes them.

What we receive and why

• Lyric-tool topics, names and settings: sent to our text provider when you generate lyrics. We use them to produce your result, not to train models.
• Rhyme searches: sent to the public Datamuse API to fetch rhymes.
• Email, name and profile picture: used to run your account and send service emails.
• Prompts, uploaded photos and audio, and generated files: used to make your result and keep it in your creations.
• Payment details: handled by Stripe. We receive the order and its status, never your full card number.
• Technical logs: IP address, browser, visited pages and errors help us keep the service secure and working.
• Analytics events: used to understand which public pages and tools are visited, only after you accept analytics.

If you accept analytics, Plausible receives pageviews for public pages. We omit query strings and fragments, retain only the referring site's origin, and exclude account, admin, sign-in, password reset and Studio pages. You can change your choice through Cookie settings.

When you check the price of an AI song, an essential first-party cookie stores a random browser marker so we can limit the free-song offer to one account and one browser. Clearing browser storage or using a different browser creates a new marker; it does not identify a physical device.

Photos and audio you upload

The rap video tool needs a photo and an audio clip. You must confirm that the photo is yours or that everyone in it agreed, and that everyone in it is an adult. Uploads are stored with our AI media provider only to make your video and are not used by us to train models. Do not upload photos of anyone who has not agreed, of anyone under 18, or of public figures.

Who processes data for us

• AI providers that generate text, images, music and video for the tool you use (currently fal.ai for media and OpenRouter for text).
• Stripe for payments.
• Plausible for consented, privacy-friendly website analytics.
• Our hosting, database, storage and email providers, to run the site.

We do not sell personal data and do not share it for advertising.

How long we keep it

• Account data: until you delete your account.
• Generated files and uploads linked to your account: while your account exists, so you can find them under My creations.
• Lyric-tool text: not stored by us after the result is returned, apart from short-lived technical logs.
• Payment records: as long as tax and accounting law requires.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us to access, correct, export or delete your data, or object to a use of it, by contacting us from your account settings. Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or the CCPA) you may have further rights, including the right to complain to a data protection authority. We answer within 30 days.

Children

Punchline is not meant for children under 13, and the photo and video tools are for adults only. If you believe a child has given us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will update the date above and, for account holders, send a notice by email.