Privacy policy
Studio97 runs a radio station for independent music and a free service for release preparation. This page explains what we do with the data you send us through either form and what you can ask us to do with it.
Who is responsible for your data
The controller is ProLeadly, an independent development and automation studio. For any privacy question, use the contact page.
What we collect
- artist or show name, track title, genre, lyric language, format and preferred slot;
- your email address, the link to your track, mix, demo or show, links to your social profiles and your city if you give it;
- the cover art link, if you send one with a promotion request;
- technical data: IP address and user agent, recorded with the submission to stop spam and abuse;
- in the community chat: the nickname and message you type, plus a salted hash of your IP for rate limits — the raw address is not stored with the message;
- aggregated analytics about visits.
Why we use it
To listen to the submission, to reply by email and, if it fits the station, to agree a broadcast slot. For a promotion request we also prepare the review, the video ideas and the cover art and, if you agree, help you release the track. We do not sell your data, we do not build advertising profiles and we do not add you to a mailing list you did not ask for.
Who processes it
Only the service providers we need to run the site, each of them receiving the minimum:
- our own form receiver on our own server — stores the submission and sends the notification email;
- an email delivery provider and an inbox at a major email host, used to send and keep the notification;
- a CDN and hosting provider that serves the site;
- Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4 and Yandex Metrica.
How long we keep it
Submissions and the related correspondence are kept for 12 months after the last contact and then deleted. If a release came out of it, the release details are kept for as long as the release is available on the platforms. Chat messages are public while they are in the window: the server keeps the latest 500 and deletes older ones automatically. A message removed by a moderator disappears from the chat; the moderation record (which message id was removed and when) is kept to stop repeat abuse.
Your rights
You can ask for a copy of your data, for a correction, for deletion, or for a restriction of processing. If you are in the EU or the UK, you also have the right to object and the right to complain to your local data protection authority. Write through the contact page and we will answer within 30 days. The service is not intended for people under 18.
Cookies and analytics
The site sets no advertising cookies. Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4 and Yandex Metrica are used to see which pages help artists. You can block these scripts in your browser; the site keeps working.
Affiliate links
Some links to music distributors on the promotion page may become affiliate links. Today none of them carries an affiliate code. If a distributor programme approves us, the link will be marked as sponsored: the price you pay does not change, and we may receive a commission from the distributor. This never affects which services we recommend.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that matters, we will update the date at the top of this page.