Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

What we collect when you listen, browse or write to us, why we collect it, and the choices you have. Written to be read, not skimmed past.

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1Who we are

Anti Radio is an independent online radio station based in Baku, Azerbaijan. We operate the website antiradio.net, the live audio stream and the Anti Radio app for Android. In this policy, "Anti Radio", "we" and "us" mean the team behind the station.

For anything related to your personal data, contact us at info@antiradio.net or through our contact form.

2What this policy covers

This policy applies to antiradio.net and its pages, the live stream (whether you listen on our site, in our app or in another player), the Anti Radio app for Android, the embeddable Anti Radio player, and the forms on our site — contact and music submission. It does not cover other websites we link to; they have their own policies.

3Information we collect

When you listen. Like every online radio station, our streaming server receives your IP address, the name of your player or browser and how long you stay connected. We use this to deliver the audio, keep the service stable and count listeners. From the IP address we derive an approximate location (city and country) for our live listener map; the map never shows your IP address or an exact location.

When you browse the website. We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used — pages viewed, how visitors arrived, device and browser type and approximate location. Our servers and our security and delivery network (Cloudflare) also keep short technical logs, including IP addresses, to protect the site from abuse.

When you write to us or send a request. The contact form and the music submission form collect what you enter: usually your name or artist name, email address, links and your message.

In the Android app. The app plays the stream and checks antiradio.net for updates. We count app downloads as totals only; no personal data is stored with that count.

On your device. Some features remember your settings in your browser's local storage, for example volume, favourite shows or reminders. This stays on your device; we don't receive it.

4How we use it

  • To deliver the stream, the website and the app, and keep them secure and working
  • To show listener numbers and the approximate listener map
  • To understand which pages and features are useful and improve them
  • To answer your messages and handle music submissions
  • To meet legal obligations and protect our rights

We don't use your data for advertising, we don't build marketing profiles, and we don't make automated decisions about you.

6Cookies and similar technologies

We use a small number of cookies and similar technologies:

  • Essential: needed for the site to work, for example to keep administrators logged in or to protect forms from spam.
  • Analytics: Google Analytics cookies that help us count visits and see how pages are used.
  • Preferences: settings saved in your browser, such as player volume or favourite shows.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking analytics cookies doesn't affect listening.

7Who we share it with

We don't sell or rent personal data. We share it only with service providers that help us run Anti Radio, and only as far as they need it:

  • Hosting and streaming providers that run our servers
  • Cloudflare, for content delivery and security
  • Google, for website analytics
  • An IP geolocation service, used to place listeners on the map at city level
  • Our email provider, to deliver messages sent through the site

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety of our listeners, the public or Anti Radio.

Links in our player to Spotify, YouTube and other services only open those services when you click them; until then nothing is sent to them.

8International transfers

Anti Radio is based in Azerbaijan and some of our service providers are located in other countries, including the European Union and the United States. When data travels between countries, we rely on providers that offer appropriate protection for it.

9How long we keep it

  • Messages sent through the contact form: up to 12 months, then deleted automatically
  • Music submissions: as long as needed to review them
  • Server and stream logs: for a short period, usually a few weeks
  • Analytics data: according to our Google Analytics retention settings

You can ask us to delete your data sooner at any time.

10Your rights

Depending on where you live — including under the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Personal Data and, for visitors in the EU and UK, the GDPR — you can ask us to:

  • Tell you what personal data we hold about you and give you a copy
  • Correct data that is wrong or incomplete
  • Delete your data
  • Restrict or object to how we use it
  • Withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on it

Email info@antiradio.net. We reply within 30 days and may ask you to confirm your identity first. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

11Children

Anti Radio is open to everyone, but our forms are not meant for children under 16. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

12Security

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), restricted access to our servers and regular backups to protect data. No system is perfectly secure, so if you notice anything that looks like a security problem, please tell us at info@antiradio.net.

13Changes to this policy

We update this policy when our services or the law change. The date at the top always shows the latest version. If a change is significant, we will announce it on the website.

14Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: