1. Who we are
This website is operated under the project and brand name Global Music Recordings.
Contact: contact.sirgardino@gmail.com
This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how personal data, technical data, cookies and similar technologies may be processed when users visit this website, listen to the radio stream, use external links, download the Android app, access merchandise links or contact us by email.
2. Data we may process
Depending on how the website is used, the following categories of data may be processed:
- technical data, such as IP address or anonymized IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, date and time of access, requested pages and server log data;
- usage data related to website access, radio player interaction, PWA functionality, theme preference and external links;
- contact data, such as email address and message content, when users contact us by email;
- order-related data, if merchandise, digital products, physical products, checkout, payment or delivery are handled through external providers.
We do not intentionally request or collect special categories of personal data through this website.
3. Purposes of processing
Data may be processed for the following purposes:
- to operate, display, secure and maintain the website;
- to provide access to the online radio stream;
- to remember basic website preferences, such as day/night theme;
- to provide PWA and technical caching functionality;
- to respond to email messages and contact requests;
- to manage merchandise, external shop links, checkout, payment, delivery or customer support, where applicable;
- to understand technical performance and website usage through hosting statistics or server logs;
- to comply with legal, security, administrative or technical obligations.
4. Legal bases
Where applicable under data protection law, data may be processed on the basis of:
- the performance of a service requested by the user, such as accessing the website, listening to the stream or contacting us;
- legitimate interest in operating, securing, maintaining and improving the website;
- compliance with legal obligations;
- user consent, where required for non-essential cookies, tracking technologies or marketing-related tools.
5. Hosting provider: IONOS
This website is hosted through IONOS. When users visit the website, IONOS may process technical data necessary to deliver the website, operate hosting infrastructure, maintain security and generate server logs.
IONOS SiteAnalytics or related logging/statistics may be active by default. According to IONOS, SiteAnalytics does not use cookies; data may be collected through a pixel or log files and the visitor IP address is anonymized after transmission.
The data may include referrer, requested page or file, browser type and version, operating system, device type, date and time of access and anonymized IP address.
6. Third-party services used or linked
The website may load, connect to or link to third-party services, including:
- Google Fonts, used to load the Orbitron and Space Grotesk fonts;
- Radio.co, used to provide the online radio stream;
- WorldTimeAPI, used to synchronize or display UTC time;
- TinyURL, used for external links related to vinyl/CD, digital releases, merchandise or radio links;
- Beatport, used for external music chart links;
- Instagram and Facebook, used as external social media links;
- Android APK download, available through the website when selected by the user;
- external shop, merchandise, payment, delivery or digital distribution providers, when users choose to access those services.
These third-party services may process technical data, use cookies or similar technologies, and apply their own privacy policies. External services are not controlled by this website.
7. Cookies and similar technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies. Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, service worker cache, pixels, embedded scripts or server-side logs.
Based on the current website structure, the site uses local storage to save the day/night theme preference and includes PWA/service worker functionality for technical operation. The website may also rely on hosting logs and IONOS SiteAnalytics.
If non-essential cookies, profiling tools, marketing pixels, embedded social feeds or analytics requiring consent are added in the future, they should be loaded only after the appropriate user consent, where required.
8. Types of cookies and technologies
Essential and technical technologies
These are necessary for website operation, security, display, hosting, radio player functionality, PWA functionality or basic preference storage. They do not normally require prior consent.
Functional technologies
These may remember basic preferences, such as the selected day/night theme.
Analytics or statistics
Hosting statistics, server logs or IONOS SiteAnalytics may be used to understand technical performance and access statistics. IONOS states that SiteAnalytics does not use cookies and works through pixel or log file data with IP anonymization.
Marketing or tracking technologies
The current index file does not show Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel or similar marketing pixels. If such technologies are added later, this policy should be updated and consent should be requested where required.
9. Managing cookies and local storage
Users can manage or delete cookies, local storage and cached website data through their browser settings. Blocking or deleting certain data may affect website functions, radio playback, PWA behavior or saved theme preference.
Most browsers allow users to inspect website storage under privacy, security or developer settings.
10. Email contact
If users contact us by email, we use the email address and message content only to read, reply to and manage the communication. Contact emails are not used for marketing unless the user has clearly agreed to receive such communications.
11. Merchandise, shop and payments
Merchandise, physical products, digital products, payments, checkout, delivery and related customer support may be handled through external providers. When users access those services, the relevant provider may process personal data such as name, email address, billing/shipping details, order details and payment confirmation data.
Full payment card data is normally processed by the selected payment provider and is not intentionally stored by this website.
12. Data sharing
We do not sell personal data. Data may be processed or received by technical providers only where necessary, including hosting providers, radio streaming providers, font providers, external shop providers, payment providers, delivery/fulfillment services, security/technical service providers, and public authorities where legally required.
13. International transfers
Some third-party services may process data outside the user’s country or outside the European Economic Area. Where applicable, those providers are responsible for applying the safeguards required by data protection law through their own privacy terms, contractual measures or transfer mechanisms.
14. Data retention
Personal data is kept only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Email messages may be retained for the time needed to manage communication and related records. Order-related data may be retained according to legal, accounting, tax, administrative or customer support requirements. Technical logs may be retained according to the hosting provider’s retention settings.
15. User rights
Depending on applicable law, users may have the right to access their data, request correction, request deletion, object to processing, request restriction, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, request data portability where applicable, and lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.
To exercise privacy rights, contact: contact.sirgardino@gmail.com
16. Updates
This Privacy & Cookie Policy may be updated when the website, third-party services, shop/payment systems, analytics, cookies or legal requirements change.
This document is a practical website policy draft based on the current website structure. It should be reviewed if new services, analytics, payment systems, embedded social feeds or tracking tools are added.