Transsnet Music Limited

Boomplay is a music streaming and download service with a primary focus on the African market, operated by Transsnet Music Limited. The platform offers a vast catalog of songs and videos, operating on a freemium model where basic services are free with ads, while premium features like offline downloads and ad-free listening are available through a subscription. While primarily a music service, Boomplay collects a significant amount of user data, including public profile information, contact lists, social network details, and behavioral data on user interactions within the app. This extensive data collection for purposes of targeted advertising and service personalization presents privacy risks. The gathered information could potentially be misused if a data breach were to occur, leading to risks such as identity theft or targeted phishing scams. To protect their privacy, users should be cautious about the permissions they grant the app, limit the personal information they share on their profiles, and can opt-out by managing their data within the service's settings.