Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how The Marimba Studio handles personal information, account data, Rumble Points, song progress, saved recordings, settings, payment and subscription records, and related app data.

This policy should be read together with the Terms of Service. Creating a profile is voluntary. If you create a profile or use synced features, you understand that certain information must be processed so the app can log you in, save your data, and sync your profile across devices.

The Marimba Studio is created and operated by Alistair Dickerson, operating under the creative brand The Rumble God. RumbleWebsites is the web design, development, hosting, and maintenance brand operated by Alistair Dickerson.

If you create or use a profile, The Marimba Studio may process:

When you are signed in, The Marimba Studio may store app data linked to your profile, including:

Guests can use selected free parts of the app without creating a profile. Some guest progress or preferences may be stored only in the browser on the same device, such as free song progress, tutorial state, loading preferences, or temporary settings.

Browser-local data may be lost if you clear browser data, switch browsers, use another device, or if the browser removes stored data. Guest data is not guaranteed to sync across devices.

Information is used to provide and improve the app experience, including:

The Marimba Studio may rely on third-party services to operate profile and website features:

The Marimba Studio does not intend to store full card or bank details directly in the app. Payment details are processed by the payment provider. The Marimba Studio stores only the payment and subscription records needed to verify payments, grant RP or subscription benefits, prevent fraud or duplicate credits, support cancellations, keep audit logs, and respond to payment support requests.

Where applicable under South African privacy law, including POPIA, information may be processed based on your consent, the need to provide the profile service you requested, legitimate operational and security interests, or legal obligations.

By creating a profile, using Google login, saving recordings, or using synced features, you consent to the processing needed to provide those features. You can choose not to create a profile, but some features will not be available without one.

The Marimba Studio uses reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect profile data. Access rules are designed so users can only access their own profile-linked records.

Because third-party services such as Supabase, Google, hosting providers, and email providers may operate internationally, your information may be processed or stored outside South Africa. By using profile features, you understand that this may happen.

You are responsible for using a strong password, keeping your login details private, protecting your Google account if you use Google login, and logging out on shared devices.

Profile data is kept for as long as your account is active, as long as needed to provide the Service, or as long as legally or operationally necessary. Recordings and profile content may remain stored until deleted by you where controls are available, or until removed as part of account deletion or maintenance.

Payment, subscription, audit, tax, security, email, backup, or fraud-prevention records may remain for longer where needed for accounting, dispute handling, legal compliance, technical recovery, or abuse prevention.

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to your personal information, correction of inaccurate information, deletion of information, objection to certain processing, withdrawal of consent where processing relies on consent, or information about how your data is handled.

Requests can be sent to marimba@therumblegod.co.za. You may also have the right to contact the South African Information Regulator if you believe your privacy rights have been infringed.

The Marimba Studio may be used by learners, students, and younger musicians. If a child or young user creates a profile, a parent, guardian, teacher, or responsible adult should supervise the use of the account and understand what information is being provided.

This Privacy Policy may be updated as The Marimba Studio grows, especially as profile storage, recordings, mobile sync, monetisation plans, or third-party services change. Updated versions will be posted with a new effective date.