Privacy Policy
Last updated: 23 June 2026
Spotycast is a self-hosted software project designed to help users publish Spotify playback as a private Icecast / HTTP stream on their own local network. We take privacy seriously and keep data collection as limited as possible.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit https://spotycast.ovh, purchase or activate a Spotycast license, request support, or interact with the project.
Plain-English summary: we do not sell personal data, we do not run advertising profiling, we do not access your Spotify password, we do not listen to your audio stream, and Spotycast is designed to run under your control on your own host or network.
Who we are
The website address is: https://spotycast.ovh.
Spotycast is operated as an independent software project by its developer. For privacy, support, or data-related requests, you can contact:
You can also use the support page:
https://spotycast.ovh/support/
For product support, bug reports, and feature requests, you may also open a GitHub issue:
https://github.com/chourmovs/spotycast/issues
What data we collect
We aim to collect only the data that is necessary to operate the website, deliver the product, provide support, protect the service, and comply with legal or administrative obligations.
Website visits
When you visit the website, standard technical information may be processed by the web server, hosting provider, security tools, or analytics tools. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Referring page or search engine
- Basic technical logs used for security, maintenance, and troubleshooting
This information is used to keep the website available, secure, and understandable from an operational point of view.
License purchases and Premium access
If you purchase a Spotycast Premium license, the payment is handled by the payment provider shown during checkout. We do not store your full payment card number on this website.
Depending on the checkout and license system, we may receive or store limited information required to process and support your purchase, such as:
- Name or billing name
- Email address
- Order reference
- License or installation key
- Purchase date
- Product purchased
- Basic activation or validation information needed to deliver Premium access
This information is used to deliver the license, validate Premium access, provide customer support, prevent abuse or fraud, and comply with accounting or legal obligations.
Support requests
If you contact us for support, report a bug, or request a feature, we may process the information you choose to provide, such as:
- Your email address or GitHub username
- Your message or issue description
- Technical logs or screenshots you voluntarily share
- Information about your Spotycast edition, host system, player, Docker setup, Icecast endpoint, or troubleshooting context
Please do not share secrets, passwords, private tokens, Spotify credentials, Premium installation keys, or any sensitive personal information in public GitHub issues or screenshots.
What Spotycast does not collect
Spotycast is designed as a self-hosted bridge that runs on your own infrastructure. The software itself is not designed to send us your listening activity or audio stream.
- We do not collect or sell your listening history.
- We do not listen to or record your audio stream.
- We do not require your Spotify password on this website.
- We do not operate your local Icecast stream for you.
- We do not use your personal data for advertising profiling.
- We do not sell personal data to third parties.
If you choose to share logs publicly for support, those logs may contain technical information. You should review them before posting.
Cookies and similar technologies
The website may use cookies or similar technologies for basic site operation, security, login sessions, analytics, or spam prevention.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Other cookies, such as analytics or third-party tracking cookies, may require your consent depending on their purpose and configuration.
If you use a WordPress login area, WordPress may set cookies to manage authentication, display preferences, and session security. These cookies are used for website administration and account functionality.
You can usually control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect parts of the website or login functionality.
Comments and public interactions
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment on the website, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, your IP address, and your browser user agent string to help detect spam and abuse.
An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media uploads
If you upload images or screenshots to the website, by email, or to a public support channel, you should avoid uploading files that contain embedded location data, personal data, tokens, license keys, hostnames, private IP ranges, or other sensitive information.
Visitors or other users may be able to download and extract metadata from files that are made public.
Embedded content and third-party websites
Pages on this website may include links or embedded content from other websites, such as GitHub, documentation platforms, videos, images, payment providers, or external articles.
Embedded content from another website behaves as if you had visited that website directly. These third parties may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content if you are logged into their service.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools to understand how the website is used, which pages are helpful, and where users encounter problems. Analytics help us improve documentation, troubleshooting pages, installation guides, and product communication.
Where analytics tools use cookies or identifiers that require consent, they should only be activated according to the applicable consent rules. We do not use analytics to sell personal data or build advertising profiles.
Payment providers and checkout
If you purchase a Premium license, payment processing is handled by a third-party payment provider. That provider may process payment details, billing information, tax information, fraud prevention signals, and transaction records under its own privacy policy and legal obligations.
We receive only the information needed to confirm the purchase, deliver access, support the customer, and maintain licensing records. We do not store full credit card numbers on this website.
GitHub support and public issues
Spotycast uses GitHub for public issue tracking, bug reports, and feature requests. If you post on GitHub, your content, username, and any files or logs you attach may be public and processed by GitHub under GitHub’s own terms and privacy policy.
Do not post Premium installation keys, private credentials, Spotify credentials, SSH keys, API tokens, private server URLs, or personal documents in a public GitHub issue.
Who we share data with
We do not sell personal data. We may share or process data with service providers only where needed to operate the website, deliver the product, process payments, provide support, secure the service, or comply with legal obligations.
These providers may include:
- Website hosting and infrastructure providers
- Security, spam prevention, or anti-abuse tools
- Analytics providers
- Payment and checkout providers
- Email or support tools
- GitHub, when you use GitHub issues or project pages
- Legal, accounting, or administrative providers where required
How long we retain data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required for legal, accounting, security, or administrative reasons.
- Server logs are generally kept for a limited period for security and troubleshooting.
- Support messages may be kept as long as needed to resolve the issue and maintain product history.
- License and purchase records may be kept as long as needed to provide access, support, accounting, and legal compliance.
- Public GitHub issues remain public unless edited or deleted according to GitHub’s rules and project moderation.
- Comments, if enabled, may be retained to preserve discussion context and spam moderation history.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. However, no website, server, or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For your own safety, never send passwords, Spotify credentials, Premium keys, SSH keys, private tokens, or sensitive logs through public channels.
Your rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights over your personal data, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing, and the right to data portability where applicable.
You can request access to the personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, subject to information we may need to keep for legal, accounting, security, fraud prevention, license management, or administrative reasons.
To exercise your rights, contact us at:
International transfers
Some service providers may process data outside your country or outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, the relevant provider is responsible for applying appropriate safeguards according to its own legal framework and privacy policy.
Children
Spotycast is not directed at children. The product is intended for users who can install and operate a self-hosted Linux, Docker, NAS, or server-based audio setup.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect product changes, legal changes, service provider changes, or improvements in how we explain our practices.
The latest version will be published on this page with the updated date shown at the top.
Contact
For privacy questions, support requests, or data-related requests, please contact:
For product bugs and public technical support, you may also use GitHub Issues, but please avoid posting personal data, credentials, license keys, or private logs publicly.