PRIVACY POLICY – TUNEinRADIO.US – 50 K RADIO STATIONS

1. Introduction
Welcome to TuneInRadio.US (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We operate a global radio station directory featuring approximately 50,000 stations from 220 countries. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, which allows station submissions, listener accounts, favorites, and station embedding features.

2. Information We Collect
A. Information You Provide Directly:
Account Registration: Email address, username, password, country preference

Station Submissions: Station name, stream URL, logo, description, contact information, geographic location

Profile Information: Display name, avatar, bio (optional)

Communications: Emails, support tickets, feedback

Social Features: Favorite stations, playlists, comments, ratings

B. Automatically Collected Information:
Usage Data: Stations listened to, duration, timestamps, device type, browser, IP address

Technical Data: Cookies, session IDs, referring website, pages visited

Embed Data: Domain names where our player is embedded, play counts from embeds

C. Information from Third Parties:
Radio Stations: Metadata provided by broadcasters (song titles, artist names)

Analytics Services: Aggregated usage statistics

3. How We Use Your Information
Provide and maintain radio streaming services

Process station submissions and verify legitimacy

Enable account features (favorites, playlists, embedding)

Communicate about service updates, policy changes

Monitor and analyze usage patterns to improve service

Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse

Comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to:

Keep you logged in during sessions

Remember preferences (volume, theme, language)

Track usage for analytics (anonymous, aggregated)

Enable embedding functionality

You can control cookies through browser settings, but disabling may affect functionality.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We DO NOT sell your personal data.
We MAY share information with:
Radio Stations: Aggregate listening statistics (no personal identifiers)

Service Providers: Hosting, analytics, email services (under strict confidentiality)

Legal Authorities: If required by law or to protect rights/safety

Business Transfers: In case of merger, acquisition, or asset sale

Publicly Visible Information:
Username and profile (if public profile enabled)

Station submissions (displayed publicly)

Comments and ratings (attributed to username)

6. Data Retention
Account Data: Retained while account is active + 2 years after deletion

Listening History: 12 months for personalization, then anonymized

Station Data: Retained indefinitely while station is active in directory

Backups: Deleted after 90 days

7. International Data Transfers
As a global service with stations in 220 countries, your data may be processed in various jurisdictions. We implement appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers.

8. User Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

Access your personal data

Correct inaccurate data

Delete your account and data

Export your data (favorites, playlists)

Opt-out of marketing communications

Object to certain processing

9. Children’s Privacy
Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. Station owners must comply with all children’s privacy regulations in their jurisdictions.

10. Security
We implement reasonable security measures including encryption, access controls, and regular audits. However, no online service is 100% secure.

11. Third-Party Links
Our directory contains links to external radio station websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

12. Embedded Player Data
When you embed our player on your website:

We collect the embedding domain name

We track play counts (aggregated)

No listener personal data is shared with embedding sites

13. Changes to This Policy
We will notify users of material changes via email or website notice. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

14. Contact Us
For privacy concerns or data requests:
Email: [TuneInRadioUS@gmail.com]
Data Protection Officer: [Richard Salvador/TuneInRadioUS@gmail.com]