Last updated: August 7, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Flightcast, Inc. (the "Owner," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information ("Personal Information"). The Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information about you collected when you interact with our websites, including any website that links back to this Policy, and our mobile application (collectively, the "Website"), and when you access, use, interact with or purchase our products, programs, services, information, content, and features through the Website (collectively, the "Services"). While this Policy describes how we treat personal information we collect from the Website, please be aware that additional terms and conditions, including the Terms of Service, apply to the use of the Website.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Information published or shared through the Service. When you upload podcast content containing voices, likenesses, or other Personal Information of guests or third parties, you are responsible for obtaining necessary permissions and complying with applicable privacy laws.
Flightcast, Inc. as a Service Provider
When we act as a service provider for our users, we may collect personal information to fulfill our contractual obligations. When we act as a service provider, we follow the instructions of our customers on how to process Personal Information on our customer's behalf. Any additional agreed upon terms, including without limitation the Terms of Service, will supplement this Privacy Policy. To the extent such terms are inconsistent with the Privacy Policy, such additional terms shall govern.
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Information you provide to us. We collect the information you provide directly to us when you register an account, purchase or request any Services, submit documents, content, or other information to the Website, fill out a registration or other form, complete a survey, request information, send us an inquiry or other communication, or otherwise interact with us or the Website or the Services. This information may include:
Information we collect automatically. We may collect information that is collected automatically as you use and navigate the Website, including information collected through cookies, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies. This information may include usage details, email address, IP address, device and online identifiers, the identity of your Internet service provider, the name and version of your operating system, the name and version of your browser, the date and time of your visit (and the number of your visits), the pages you visit, the length of your visit, average time spent, engagement metrics, and the websites you visit before coming to and after leaving the Website. The information we receive may depend on your browser or device settings. For more information on how the Website uses tracking technologies, please see "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" section below.
Information from other sources. We may receive information about you from our third-party service providers, third-party platforms with whom you decide to integrate your account, affiliates, customers, and partners, including our marketing, conference, and advertising partners and social media networks. We may also receive information from third-party analytics on the Website that allows us to improve our Website. We may also collect information about you from publicly available sources.
We use your information in order to provide the Website and the Services to you and any additional services you request, as well as to respond to inquiries and other communications from you.
Generally, we may use the information we collect from you to:
We may disclose your personal information with third parties as follows:
We may also disclose aggregated, de-identified information; analyses; and reports derived from such information with others for any legal purpose.
When you explicitly connect a third-party platform account, you authorize us to access that account on your behalf to publish content, retrieve analytics, and synchronize episode metadata and status. We store the OAuth access and refresh tokens needed to maintain the connection, and we use them only for those purposes.
When you connect your Spotify account, we receive show information (name, ID, follower count), episode metadata and analytics, listener demographics and engagement data, and OAuth access and refresh tokens. This data is used solely to provide the Spotify integration features within our Service.
Disconnecting your Spotify account in your Flightcast podcast settings deletes the stored Spotify OAuth session, including the access and refresh tokens. You may also revoke access directly from your Spotify account settings, or contact us at support@flightcast.com.
Flightcast uses YouTube API Services to enable YouTube integration features such as publishing videos, syncing analytics, and managing playlists. By using these features, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
When you connect your YouTube account, we collect and store: channel information (name, ID, subscriber count), video metadata (titles, descriptions, thumbnails, tags, categories), video analytics (views, likes, comments, audience retention), playlist information, and OAuth tokens. This data is used solely to provide the YouTube integration features within our Service.
You may request deletion of your stored YouTube data at any time by:
In addition to disconnecting within Flightcast, you can revoke Flightcast's access to your Google account data at any time by visiting the Google security settings page. Revoking access through Google will immediately prevent Flightcast from accessing your YouTube account, though previously stored data will be retained until you request its deletion as described above.
Essential Cookies:
Analytics Cookies:
Preference Cookies:
Our service providers may use cookies for:
Disabling Tracking Technologies. Your browser and your device may provide you the option to limit the use of Tracking Technologies. You should refer to your web browser's or mobile device's options or settings menu for more information about adjusting your settings. Disabling or rejecting cookies may disable some of the features and functionality of the Website.
Google Analytics. Google's ability to use and share personal information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service, available at google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and the Google Privacy Policy available at policies.google.com/privacy. To more fully understand how Google may use the data it collects on the Website, please review "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps," (located here or any successor URL). In addition, you may be able to opt-out of this use of personal information about you by Google through an opt-out browser add-on, which can be found here: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Targeted Advertising. Many companies that collect personal information for targeted advertising are members of either the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") or the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). The NAI and the DAA offer the ability for you to opt-out of the targeted advertising programs of their members. The NAI opt-out is available at networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and the DAA opt-out is available at aboutads.info/choices. Please note that if you use a different computer, change your web browser, or delete your cookies, you will need to renew all of your opt-out choices. Please also note that this does not opt you out of being served advertising but only excludes you from targeted (i.e. interest-based) advertising. If you use the Website, you will continue to receive generic advertisements.
Do Not Track.
We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals.
We have implemented reasonable physical, technical, and organizational security standards designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction. While we strive to protect your personal information through the use of security technologies and procedures, no system or procedures are entirely secure or failsafe, and we cannot and do not guarantee the security of your information. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information when you are on the internet.
We will keep your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, and until your account is terminated or you ask us to delete your information.
Our Website and the Services are hosted in the United States and data is processed globally through our service providers. If you access our Website or Services from outside the United States, your Personal Information will be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States and other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.
European Users and Transfer Safeguards
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland:
Transfer Mechanism:
When we transfer your personal data outside the EEA/UK/Switzerland, we rely on appropriate transfer mechanisms including:
Your Rights:
You have the right to obtain information about the safeguards we use for international transfers. Please contact us at support@flightcast.com for details about specific transfers.
Data Protection Laws:
We comply with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR and UK GDPR. See Section 11 for specific GDPR rights.
Our Website is not intended for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 18, please contact us immediately at support@flightcast.com.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact us at support@flightcast.com. We will verify your identity before processing your request.
California residents may request information about our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not share Personal Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
We process your personal information under the following legal bases:
You have the right to:
Email us at support@flightcast.com to exercise any of these rights. We will respond within one month as required by GDPR.
Any requests are free of charge and will be processed as early as possible. We may request additional information to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
For GDPR-related inquiries, contact us at support@flightcast.com.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:
Your continued use of the Website and/or Services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:
Flightcast, Inc.
8581 Santa Monica Blvd #174
Los Angeles, CA 90069
United States
Email: support@flightcast.com
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