Trust & transparency

Every playlist is permanently and cryptographically timestamped using decentralised storage. This means your playlist exists independently of Aftertrack as a company, a website, or a server.

Even if we shut down, went bankrupt, or were acquired tomorrow — your playlist would still exist and be verifiable by anyone. The record hash shown on your playlist page is proof of this. You can look it up independently.

We've designed this specifically so that no single entity — including us — has the power to erase your record.

If you set your playlist to private, only you can see it. It will not appear in search results, the browse page, or anywhere else on the site. We cannot see it either.

Your playlist becomes public only when you stop responding to alive-check emails — which is exactly what you intended when you created it.

If you set your playlist to public at creation, it's visible to anyone immediately.

At the interval you chose (30 days, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or 5 years), we send you a single email with a single question: “Are you still with us?”

The email contains a button that links to a single-use confirmation token. When you click it, your countdown resets and your playlist stays private. That's it. No account login. No password. One click.

If the deadline passes without a confirmation, your playlist automatically becomes public — exactly as you intended when you chose this option.

You can change your check-in interval, make your playlist public early, or delete it at any time from your account.

Yes. While you're alive and able to log in, you can delete your playlist from your account at any time. It will be removed from the site immediately.

The cryptographic timestamp will remain on the blockchain — this is the nature of permanent records — but the content will no longer be accessible through Aftertrack.

We store:

• Your email address (used only for alive-check emails)
• Your display name, location (if provided), and birth year (if provided)
• Your songs and personal notes
• A cryptographic hash linking your playlist to the permanent record
• Anonymous visitor fingerprints for “moved by this” counts (no personal data)

We do not store:

• Passwords (authentication is via email link only)
• Payment card details (handled entirely by Stripe)
• Browsing behaviour or tracking data
• Any data sold to third parties — ever

Two small, honest fees:

• A one-time $20 unlock to remove the 3-songs-per-artist limit
• A $1 fee per playlist update after your first two free updates

And donations from people who want to keep this archive alive. No advertising. No subscriptions. No venture capital.