Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-04
The Christmas Station is run by privacy nerds and open source diehards. We collect the bare minimum needed to get the music to you, keep the site running smoothly, and see roughly how it’s being used. No ad networks, no data brokers, no selling you out. This policy applies to all of The Christmas Station’s user-facing activities, specifically including our internet radio broadcast, website (thechristmasstation.org), and correspondence by email.
| Data Type | How We Use It | How We Share It / Who Sees It |
|---|---|---|
| Connection logs (IP, user agent), including song requests | Serve the music stream, handle song requests, and monitor operations | Not shared, apart from our hosting provider (DigitalOcean) |
| Aggregated playback totals, derived from stream connection logs | Music licensing compliance, general analytics | Shared only in fully aggregated form (no individuals) |
| Email messages | Respond to inquiries or privacy requests | Stored internally only. Email hosting service provided by Google. |
| Song submissions | Consider songs for the station | Collected through Google Forms |
| Music stream hosting | Serve the music stream | Hosted on DigitalOcean |
| Website hosting | Serve the website | Hosted on Vercel |
| Website delivery | Deliver the website through a CDN (not the music stream) | Cloudflare |
| Website analytics (page views, referrers, browser, device type, country) | Understand general site usage trends | Collected with self-hosted Umami, which doesn’t use cookies or store IP addresses. Hosted on Vercel, only shared in aggregate. |
Your Browser
Your preferences, like volume and snow settings, live only in your browser and never get sent to us. We don’t use cookies. Not even the festive kind.
Third-Party Apps
If you listen through a third-party app or directory like TuneIn, you’re on their turf, so their privacy policy applies.
Changes
We may update this policy occasionally, especially if we add new features or analytics tools. When we do, we’ll post the updated version here and bump the date at the top. No silent edits.
Your Privacy Rights
Questions about your privacy, or want to exercise your privacy rights where you live? Email us at [email protected].