Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 12, 2026

Welcome to Hrtz. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our online radio directory.

1. About Our Service

Hrtz is an online catalog and directory of radio stations. We do not own, control, or operate the radio streams listed on our website. All radio streams are publicly available sources provided by their respective broadcasters. Hrtz acts solely as an aggregator and directory. No user account is required to use the public radio directory.

2. Information We Collect

We collect certain information automatically when you visit our website, including:

  • IP address
  • Device type and operating system
  • Browser type and language
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Playback interactions (e.g., stations played)
  • Referring URLs

Broadcaster Information: Radio station owners may voluntarily submit and manage station information through our Broadcasters platform. Broadcasters are responsible for ensuring they have the necessary rights to distribute their content. We do not collect names or email addresses from broadcasters unless voluntarily provided during support inquiries.

3. How We Use Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain the platform
  • To provide radio playback functionality
  • To improve user experience and analyze usage trends
  • To respond to support inquiries
  • To prevent abuse, fraud, and ensure security
  • To display advertising

4. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. However, we may use third-party providers for hosting, content delivery (CDN), analytics, advertising, and embedded media streams. These services operate under their own privacy policies.

Advertising: We use Google AdSense and other partners to display ads. These partners may use cookies and web beacons to collect information (such as your IP address) to provide personalized or non-personalized advertising. Google uses advertising cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.

5. Cookies

We use cookies for:

  • Remembering language and region preferences
  • Analytics and site performance
  • Advertising delivery

You may disable cookies through your individual browser settings.

6. Your Rights (GDPR and CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

For Users in the European Economic Area (GDPR)

  • Right of Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
  • Right to Restrict or Object: You can object to or limit the processing of your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format.

For California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

  • Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used.
  • Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of personal information we have collected.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. (Note: We do not sell your data).
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

7. Content and Copyright

Hrtz does not host radio content on its own servers. All streams belong to their respective broadcasters. We do not verify ownership of stream rights unless explicitly agreed. Stations may be removed upon request by their owners or in case of valid copyright concerns.

8. Data Retention

We retain data only as long as necessary for operational, security, and legal purposes.

9. Children's Privacy

This service is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at: hrtz.dscd@gmail.com.