Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2026

The Short Version

This is a simple radio stream player. We use Google Analytics to see how many people listen. We don't collect personal information, build listener profiles, or track you across the web. Just a radio player that happens to count listeners.

What This Site Does

This player streams internet radio from an Icecast server. It fetches "now playing" info from the stream metadata and displays album art using public iTunes APIs. That's the entire function.

What We Collect

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand listener behavior. Google collects:

• Page visits (how many people load the player)
• Device and browser type
• General location (city/region level)
• How you found the stream

This helps us understand if anyone actually listens and what times are popular. We don't tie this data to your identity.

Stream Server Logs

The Icecast streaming server (hosted at primostream.com) maintains connection logs including:

• IP addresses of connected listeners
• Connection timestamps and duration
• User agent strings (browser/player info)

These logs are used for server maintenance and bandwidth monitoring. They're not analyzed for user tracking.

Third-Party API Calls

When fetching album artwork, the player makes requests to:

• iTunes Search API — To find album art based on artist/title

These are direct API calls from your browser to Apple's servers. We don't see or store the results.

What We Don't Do

• No user accounts — Nothing to sign up for
• No email collection — We don't have your email
• No selling data — We don't have data to sell
• No social media tracking — No Facebook, X/Twitter, or other social trackers
• No advertising — Just a radio stream

Cookies

This site uses cookies from:

• Google Analytics — Tracks page visits and basic usage patterns

If you block cookies, the player will still work fine. You just won't be counted in analytics.

Media Session API

This player uses the browser's Media Session API to:

• Update your device's lock screen with "now playing" info
• Enable hardware media controls (play/pause buttons)
• Display album art in system notifications

This happens locally in your browser. No data is sent to our servers.

Your Rights

Opt Out of Analytics

Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or use a privacy-focused browser.

Listen Anonymously

Use a VPN or proxy if you want to hide your IP address from the stream server. The player will work normally.

Open External Player

Click "Open in external player" to download the .m3u playlist file and listen through VLC, iTunes, or any other player. This bypasses the web player entirely.

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

PrimoStream (Icecast Hosting)

Stream hosting provider. Standard server logs maintained for operational purposes.

iTunes Search API

Apple's public API for artwork. Apple's privacy policy: apple.com/legal/privacy

Open Source

This radio player is open source. You can review the code at github.com/jaketremper/radioplayer to see exactly how it works.

Changes to This Policy

If we change how we collect or use data, we'll update this page and note the date at the top.

Legal Jurisdiction

This service is operated from the United States. If you're accessing from the EU or other regions with stricter privacy laws, your local laws may give you additional rights.

Questions

Questions about privacy? Contact me through chaoskoalas.com/contact/