Privacy policy

We process personal data only as far as needed to run this website and our live streams securely and reliably. This website sets no cookies and uses no analytics or advertising trackers.

Controller

Ilyas Kücük, trading as Radio Kurdi, Westring 23B, 76437 Rastatt, Germany
Email: [email protected]

1. Hosting and server log files

The website runs on our own server in Germany. For every request the server stores technical data such as your IP address, the time, the page requested and your browser identifier (user agent). We use this data only for security and stability; the log files are deleted automatically after 14 days. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in secure operation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

2. Cloudflare

To protect against attacks and deliver pages quickly, traffic to this website passes through the network of Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, which processes your IP address and technical connection data on our behalf (Art. 28 GDPR). Cloudflare is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, on which any transfer to the USA is based. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

3. Live streams

When you press play, your browser loads the stream from radiokurdi.com; our web server relays it from our streaming server and passes your IP address on to it so that listeners can be counted correctly and abuse prevented. While you listen, the streaming server processes your IP address, the name of your player and the connection time. When the connection ends, the IP address is removed; the listener statistics keep only a pseudonymised record (an irreversible hash, country and city, device and player type, listening time).

4. Song information and album covers

“Now playing”, “Recently played” and “Most played” are compiled by our server. Album covers are looked up by our server itself at the music service Deezer (without any data about you) and delivered from radiokurdi.com. The website uses no external fonts, so your browser does not contact any third-party image or font service.

5. No cookies, local storage

On your first visit a notice asks for your choice. With “Necessary only” your browser stores just that choice locally on your device (localStorage). With “Accept all” it also remembers your last channel and volume. This stays on your device and is never sent to us. You can change your choice any time via “Privacy settings” at the bottom of every page or by clearing the site data in your browser.

6. Song requests

When you send a song request, your browser sends your name, dedication and chosen song directly to our streaming server at live.radiokurdi.com. The server also uses your IP address to limit how many requests can be sent in a short time. Your name, song and dedication may be read on air and are publicly visible on this website while the request is in the queue. Please do not enter anything you do not want to share publicly. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

7. Contact form and email

If you use the contact form, we process your details (name, email address, topic, message) to reply to you. The form passes them to our own mail server, which delivers them to [email protected]; a copy is also stored on our web server. To fight spam we store your IP address with the submission and briefly keep a pseudonymised counter of how many forms were sent from it. Stored submissions are deleted automatically after 180 days; emails are deleted once they are no longer needed. Legal basis: your consent and answering your enquiry (Art. 6(1)(a) and (b) GDPR). If you email us directly, we use your message only to reply.

8. Android app and Google Play

The link to our Android app leads to Google Play, where Google’s privacy policy applies. The app itself has its own privacy policy: radiokurdi.com/privacy-policy.html.

9. Your rights

You have the right of access, rectification, erasure and restriction of processing, data portability and the right to object (Art. 15–21 GDPR). You can withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future. You may also lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, for example the State Commissioner for Data Protection of Baden-Württemberg. Contact: [email protected].

Last updated: 11 November 2026

This is a translation. Legally binding German version: Datenschutzerklärung