Your Privacy Choices

Your Privacy Choices

Last updated: June 25, 2026

This page explains the privacy choices that may be available to visitors of PodcastCharts.net, including choices related to cookies, analytics, advertising, affiliate tracking, targeted advertising, sale or sharing of personal information, and privacy rights under certain U.S. state privacy laws.

PodcastCharts.net is an editorial website that reviews, discusses, ranks, and reports on podcasts, podcast episodes, podcast platforms, creators, entertainment topics, and related media. We do not currently require visitors to create accounts, log in, subscribe, or become members. However, we may use cookies and similar technologies for analytics, advertising, embedded media, affiliate links, security, and website functionality.

This page should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

1. Who We Are

PodcastCharts.net is owned and operated by:

Instant Media Access
Billo ILY S-237
Birger Jarlsgatan 37
114 45 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Email: info@podcastcharts.org

2. Your Cookie and Consent Choices

You can manage your cookie and consent preferences at any time by clicking the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of the website.

Through the cookie settings panel, you may be able to accept, reject, or manage different categories of cookies and similar technologies, including:

  • analytics cookies
  • advertising cookies
  • personalized advertising cookies
  • embedded media cookies
  • affiliate and referral tracking cookies
  • functionality cookies
  • similar tracking technologies

Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled through the cookie settings panel. These may include cookies used to remember your privacy choices, maintain website security, prevent abuse, and support basic website functionality.

3. U.S. Privacy Choices

PodcastCharts.net mainly targets visitors in the United States, but visitors from around the world may access the website.

Depending on where you live and whether applicable legal thresholds are met, you may have rights under U.S. state privacy laws, including rights to:

  • know what personal information may be collected
  • access personal information associated with you
  • request correction of inaccurate personal information
  • request deletion of personal information
  • opt out of targeted advertising
  • opt out of sale or sharing of personal information
  • limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable
  • appeal a denied privacy request, where applicable
  • not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights

These rights may vary depending on your state of residence and the laws that apply.

4. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

PodcastCharts.net does not sell personal information in the traditional sense of exchanging visitor information for money.

However, some U.S. state privacy laws define “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” broadly. Under those laws, certain advertising, analytics, affiliate, and tracking technologies may be considered a sale, sharing, or processing for targeted advertising.

This may include technologies used by:

  • Google AdSense
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Site Kit
  • advertising partners
  • affiliate networks
  • embedded media providers
  • third-party vendors
  • similar online tracking technologies

Where applicable, you may opt out of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising by using the cookie settings panel. To do this, click the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of the website and adjust your preferences.

If a separate Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information or Your Privacy Choices control is displayed on the website, you may also use that control.

5. Targeted Advertising Choices

PodcastCharts.net uses, or plans to use, advertising services such as Google AdSense.

Advertising technologies may be used to:

  • display ads
  • measure ad impressions and clicks
  • prevent invalid traffic or ad fraud
  • limit how often the same ad appears
  • show contextual ads
  • show personalized ads, where permitted by law and your consent choices
  • measure ad performance

If you do not want your information used for personalized advertising or targeted advertising where applicable, you can adjust your preferences by clicking the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of the website.

Depending on your location and choices, you may still see ads, but they may be contextual, non-personalized, or limited.

6. Analytics Choices

PodcastCharts.net uses, or may use, Google Analytics, Google Site Kit, and similar tools to understand website traffic and improve content.

Analytics tools may help us understand:

  • which pages are visited
  • how visitors find the website
  • which podcast topics are popular
  • what devices and browsers visitors use
  • how visitors interact with the website
  • whether pages are loading and working properly

Where required by law, analytics cookies will only be used if you consent to them. You can change your analytics preferences by clicking the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner.

7. Embedded Media Choices

PodcastCharts.net may embed podcast episodes, videos, audio players, playlists, clips, or other media from third-party platforms, including but not limited to:

  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Amazon Music
  • other podcast, audio, video, and streaming platforms

When embedded media loads or when you interact with an embedded player, the third-party platform may collect information or use cookies and similar technologies.

Where required by law, embedded media may be blocked, delayed, or replaced with a placeholder until you provide consent.

You can manage embedded media preferences by clicking the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner.

8. Affiliate Link Choices

PodcastCharts.net may contain affiliate links to third-party websites, platforms, retailers, services, subscriptions, software, media services, entertainment offers, and other commercial vendors.

If you click an affiliate link, an affiliate network or third-party vendor may use tracking links, cookies, or similar technologies to recognize that you came from PodcastCharts.net. If you make a purchase, sign up, subscribe, or complete another qualifying action, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate tracking may be controlled by third-party vendors or affiliate networks. Their own privacy policies and cookie policies may apply.

You can manage cookie-based affiliate tracking preferences through the cookie settings panel by clicking the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner. However, some affiliate links may still work as ordinary outbound links even if tracking cookies are limited or rejected.

9. Global Privacy Control and Opt-Out Preference Signals

Some browsers, browser extensions, and privacy tools allow you to send an opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control.

Where required by applicable law and supported by our consent management tools, PodcastCharts.net aims to recognize valid opt-out preference signals as a request to opt out of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising.

Please note that the availability and effect of these signals may depend on your browser, device, location, and the technical tools used on the website.

10. How to Submit a Privacy Request

You may contact us to exercise privacy rights that may apply to you.

To submit a privacy request, email us at:

info@podcastcharts.org

Please include:

  • your full name
  • your email address
  • your country and U.S. state of residence, if applicable
  • the privacy right you want to exercise
  • enough information for us to understand and process your request

For example, you may ask to access, delete, or correct personal information associated with you, or to opt out of certain uses of personal information where applicable.

Because PodcastCharts.net does not currently offer user accounts, logins, or memberships, the information we hold about ordinary visitors may be limited. Much of the data collected through cookies, analytics, advertising, and embedded media may be associated with browsers, devices, cookies, or third-party platforms rather than directly with a name or email address.

11. Verification of Requests

For certain privacy requests, we may need to verify your identity before responding.

Verification may include confirming:

  • your email address
  • your relationship to the request
  • your state or country of residence
  • details needed to locate relevant information
  • proof of authorization if you are acting on behalf of someone else

We will only request information that is reasonably necessary to verify and process your request.

If we cannot verify your identity or locate information associated with you, we may be unable to fulfill some requests.

12. Authorized Agents

Where permitted by applicable law, you may use an authorized agent to submit a privacy request on your behalf.

If an authorized agent contacts us, we may require:

  • written authorization from you
  • verification of your identity
  • verification of the agent’s identity
  • proof that the agent has authority to act for you

We may deny a request from an agent if proper authorization is not provided.

13. Appeals

If you submit a privacy request and we deny it, you may have the right to appeal the decision depending on your location and applicable law.

To appeal, email us at:

info@podcastcharts.org

Please include:

  • your original request
  • our response, if available
  • why you believe the decision should be reconsidered

We will review appeals in accordance with applicable law.

14. Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights that apply to you.

This means we will not deny access to PodcastCharts.net, charge different prices, provide a different level of service, or treat you unfairly because you exercised privacy rights.

However, some website features may not work the same way if you reject certain cookies or tracking technologies. For example, embedded media, personalized advertising, analytics, or affiliate tracking may be limited.

15. Sensitive Personal Information

PodcastCharts.net does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information from ordinary visitors for the purpose of inferring characteristics.

Please do not send sensitive personal information to us unless it is necessary for a specific request.

If you believe sensitive personal information has been collected or provided by mistake, you may contact us at:

info@podcastcharts.org

16. Children’s Privacy

PodcastCharts.net is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at info@podcastcharts.org, and we will take appropriate steps to delete such information.

17. Third-Party Services

PodcastCharts.net may use or link to third-party services, including:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Site Kit
  • Google AdSense
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Amazon Music
  • affiliate networks
  • advertisers
  • podcast platforms
  • social media platforms
  • third-party vendors

These third parties may provide their own privacy choices, cookie controls, advertising settings, and opt-out tools. We do not control all third-party privacy practices.

You should review the privacy policies and privacy settings of any third-party service you use or interact with.

18. Changes to This Page

We may update this page from time to time to reflect changes in our website, advertising technologies, analytics tools, affiliate programs, consent tools, privacy laws, or business operations.

When we update this page, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this page, your privacy choices, cookie settings, opt-out rights, or privacy requests, you can contact us at:

Instant Media Access
Billo ILY S-237
Birger Jarlsgatan 37
114 45 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Email: info@podcastcharts.org