Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how RetroRadio collects, uses and protects personal information when you use our website at www.retroradio.rocks
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy – RetroRadio, we, us and our refer toRetroRadio.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the website.
1. About this website
RetroRadio is an internet radio discovery and aggregation service. We help users find and listen to publicly available internet radio streams.
We do not operate the radio stations listed on the website. The audio streams are provided by third-party broadcasters, station owners, streaming providers or other external services.
When you play a stream, your browser, device or media player may connect directly or indirectly to the third-party stream provider. Those third parties may receive technical information about your connection, such as your IP address, device details, browser information or listening activity, depending on how their stream is delivered.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party broadcasters, streaming providers or external websites.
2. Information we may collect
We may collect and process the following types of information.
Information you provide to us
You may provide personal information when you:
- contact us by email or through a contact form;
- request that a station or stream is added, corrected or removed;
- report a broken stream or incorrect listing;
- make a complaint or rights request;
- subscribe to updates, if this feature is offered;
- submit feedback or other information to us.
This information may include:
- your name;
- email address;
- organisation or station name;
- job title or role;
- message content;
- evidence of authority to act for a broadcaster or rights holder;
- any other information you choose to provide.
Technical information
When you visit the website, we may automatically collect technical information, including:
- IP address;
- browser type and version;
- device type;
- operating system;
- pages visited;
- date and time of visits;
- referring website or search engine;
- approximate location based on IP address;
- interactions with the website, such as station searches, categories viewed or stream play buttons clicked.
Cookies and similar technologies
We may use cookies, local storage, pixels or similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand usage, improve performance and, where applicable, provide analytics or advertising.
More information is provided in section 9 below.
3. How we use your information
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
- to operate and maintain the website;
- to respond to enquiries, complaints and support requests;
- to process broadcaster removal or de-listing requests;
- to verify whether a person is authorised to act for a broadcaster, station, streaming provider or rights holder;
- to correct inaccurate station listings;
- to investigate broken streams, abuse, misuse or technical issues;
- to monitor website performance and security;
- to understand how users interact with the website;
- to improve search, categories, station pages and user experience;
- to prevent spam, fraud, scraping, misuse or unauthorised access;
- to comply with legal obligations;
- to keep appropriate records of requests, decisions and communications.
4. Lawful bases for processing
Where data protection law applies, we rely on one or more lawful bases for processing personal information.
These may include:
Legitimate interests
We may process information where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
This may include:
- operating and improving the website;
- responding to enquiries;
- managing station listings;
- handling broadcaster removal requests;
- keeping the website secure;
- preventing misuse;
- maintaining records of communications and decisions.
Consent
We may rely on your consent where required, for example for certain non-essential cookies, analytics, marketing communications or optional features.
You can withdraw consent where consent is the lawful basis for processing.
Legal obligation
We may process information where necessary to comply with legal obligations, regulatory requirements, court orders or lawful requests.
Contract
If we provide a service to you under agreed terms, we may process personal information where necessary to perform that service or take steps before entering into a contract.
5. Broadcaster and rights holder requests
If you contact us to request that a station, stream, logo, description, metadata or other listing is removed, corrected or updated, we may use the information you provide to:
- identify the relevant station or stream;
- assess your request;
- verify your authority to act for the broadcaster, station owner, streaming provider or rights holder;
- communicate with you about the request;
- keep a record of the request and our response;
- prevent repeated listing of a removed stream, where appropriate.
We may retain a record of removal requests so that we can respect the request in future and avoid re-adding the same stream by mistake.
6. Station information and public data
Some station information displayed on RetroRadio may be gathered from publicly available sources, such as broadcaster websites, public stream directories, station metadata, official social media pages or other online sources.
This may include station names, stream URLs, website links, logos, country, language, genre, descriptions and other publicly available station information.
If you believe that any station information includes personal data that should not be listed, please contact us using the details in section 15.
7. Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate the website, such as:
- website hosting providers;
- email providers;
- analytics providers;
- security and anti-spam services;
- database, backup or cloud storage providers;
- professional advisers, where required;
- regulators, authorities or courts, where legally required.
Where we use service providers, we expect them to handle personal information securely and only for the purposes we specify.
8. Third-party radio streams and external websites
The website contains links to third-party websites and may allow users to play third-party radio streams.
When you click an external link or play a stream, the relevant third-party broadcaster, stream host, CDN, analytics provider or advertising provider may receive information about your visit or connection.
This may include your IP address, browser details, device information, listening activity, location information or other technical data.
Third-party services are governed by their own privacy policies and terms. We are not responsible for how third parties collect, use, store or share your information.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any broadcaster, station, app, player or external website you use.
9. Cookies
Cookies are small files placed on your device. Similar technologies may also be used to store or access information on your browser or device.
We may use the following types of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies
These are needed for the website to work properly. They may be used for security, page loading, remembering cookie preferences, form protection or basic website functionality.
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited, which stations are popular, how users find the website and whether errors occur.
Analytics cookies are optional where required by law.
Preference cookies
These may remember your settings, such as favourite stations, recently played stations, display preferences, region, language or cookie choices.
Advertising or affiliate cookies
If we display adverts, sponsorships or affiliate links on the website, cookies or similar technologies may be used to measure performance, prevent fraud or personalise advertising, depending on the services used.
We do not insert advertising into third-party radio audio streams.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through our cookie banner or cookie settings tool.
10. Advertising and affiliate links
RetroRadio may display website advertising, sponsorship, affiliate links or promotional content.
These adverts or links are separate from the audio streams provided by third-party broadcasters.
If you click an advert, affiliate link or sponsored link, the relevant third party may collect information about your interaction. Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policy.
11. How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Typical retention periods may include:
- contact enquiries: retained for as long as needed to respond and manage follow-up queries;
- broadcaster removal requests: retained for as long as needed to respect the request and avoid relisting the same stream;
- technical logs: retained for a limited period for security, diagnostics and abuse prevention;
- analytics data: retained according to the settings of the analytics provider;
- legal or complaint records: retained for as long as necessary to protect our legal rights or comply with obligations.
We may delete, anonymise or aggregate information when it is no longer needed.
12. International transfers
Some of our service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom or your country of residence.
Where this happens, we will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, where required by applicable data protection law.
13. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
14. Your rights
Depending on where you live and the law that applies, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:
- request access to your personal information;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of your information;
- object to certain processing;
- request restriction of processing;
- request transfer of your information;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- complain to a data protection authority.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details in section 15.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
15. Contact us
For privacy questions, data protection requests, station removal requests or complaints, please contact:RetroRadio
Email: contact@retroradio.rocks
Website: www.retroradio.rocks
16. Complaints
If you are based in the United Kingdom and are unhappy with how we handle your personal information, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
We would appreciate the chance to deal with your concern first, so please contact us using the details above.
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
If we make significant changes, we may take additional steps to notify users where appropriate.