Last updated: October 28, 2026
This page explains what information Mix1073 (mix1073fm.com) collects when you visit, why, and what you can do about it. We are a small, independent pop music site, so the answer is “not much,” but you deserve the details in plain English.
The Short Version
- We do not ask you to create an account to read this site.
- Our web server records basic technical information every time a page loads, as nearly all websites do.
- We and any analytics or advertising partners we use may set cookies in your browser.
- Videos, social posts and other embedded content come from third-party platforms that have their own privacy rules.
- We do not sell your personal data. Not to advertisers, not to data brokers, not to anyone.
- You can ask what we hold about you and ask us to delete it.
Who “We” Are
In this policy, “we,” “us” and “this site” mean Mix1073 and the people who run it. We publish articles about hit songs, charts, song facts, concerts and radio history. We are not a radio station and we do not stream audio.
Information Collected Automatically
Server logs
When your browser requests a page, our hosting server automatically records a log entry. A typical entry includes:
| Data | Why it’s there |
|---|---|
| IP address | Routing the page to you, spotting abuse and attacks |
| Date and time of the request | Troubleshooting and traffic patterns |
| Page or file requested | Knowing what’s working and what’s broken |
| Referring page | Understanding how people find us |
| Browser and device type (user agent) | Making sure pages display correctly |
| Response status (for example, a 404 error) | Fixing broken links |
We use these logs to keep the site running, secure and fast. We do not use them to build profiles of individual readers.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. Some are set by this site directly (first-party cookies). Others are set by outside services we use (third-party cookies). They fall into a few groups:
- Essential cookies keep basic features working, such as remembering a cookie preference you chose.
- Analytics cookies help us count visits and see which articles people read.
- Advertising cookies may be used if we show ads, to deliver them, limit how often you see the same one and measure performance.
- Embedded content cookies can be set by platforms like video or social media sites when their content appears on our pages.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. Most of this site will still work if you do. Where the law requires it, we will ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies.
Analytics
We may use an analytics service to understand how readers use the site: which pages are popular, how long visits last, what devices people use and roughly which countries traffic comes from. These services typically collect your IP address (often shortened or anonymised), browser details and the pages you view.
We look at this information in aggregate. We want to know that a piece on 1980s number-one singles is getting read, not who read it.
Advertising
This site may display ads to cover its running costs. If it does, advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to show ads and measure whether they work. Depending on your settings and where you live, those ads may be personalised based on your browsing activity across other sites.
Advertising partners process data under their own privacy policies. Many let you opt out of personalised ads through their own settings pages or through industry opt-out tools. Where consent is required, we will request it before personalised advertising runs.
Embedded Content From Other Sites
Our articles sometimes include embedded music videos, social media posts, playlists or similar content hosted elsewhere. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the other site directly.
That means the platform hosting the content can:
- Collect data about you, including your IP address
- Set its own cookies
- Track your interaction with the embedded item
- Link that activity to your account if you’re logged in to that platform
We don’t control what these platforms collect. Check their privacy policies, and consider logging out of them first if this concerns you.
Tools That Run in Your Browser
Where we say a tool or interactive feature on this site runs in your browser, it does exactly that. The information you enter is processed on your own device and is not sent to our servers or stored by us. Closing or refreshing the page clears it.
Information You Choose to Send Us
If you contact us through the site, we receive whatever you include in your message, such as your name, email address and what you wrote. We use it only to read and reply to your message. We won’t add you to a mailing list unless you specifically ask to join one.
How We Use Information
We use the information described above to:
- Deliver pages to your browser
- Keep the site secure and protect it from spam, scraping and attacks
- Fix errors and improve performance
- Understand which content readers find useful
- Respond to messages
- Show ads, if and where we run them
- Meet any legal obligations
Sharing and Selling
We do not sell personal data. We do not rent it or trade it.
We share information only in these situations:
- Service providers such as our hosting company, analytics provider or advertising partners, who process data to provide their service
- Legal requirements when we are required to by law or valid legal process
- Protecting the site when needed to investigate fraud, abuse or security threats
How Long We Keep Data
We keep information only as long as we need it:
- Server logs: kept for a limited period, normally no longer than 90 days, unless a specific entry is needed to investigate a security issue
- Analytics data: kept according to the retention settings of the analytics service, in aggregate form where possible
- Messages you send us: kept as long as needed to deal with your request, then deleted
- Cookies: stay in your browser until they expire or you delete them; lifespans vary from the end of your session to a couple of years for some third-party cookies
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, privacy laws such as the GDPR in the European Union, the UK GDPR, or state laws in the United States such as California’s, may give you the right to:
- Ask whether we hold personal data about you
- Get a copy of that data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Ask us to delete your data
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent you previously gave, such as for cookies
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data for targeted advertising
We extend these requests to all readers regardless of location where it’s practical to do so. To make a request, get in touch through the contact page on this site. We may need to ask for some information to confirm the request is genuinely from you. We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.
You can also complain to the data protection authority in your country if you’re unhappy with how we handle your information.
Browser Signals
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data where applicable laws recognise it. Since we don’t sell data in the first place, this mostly affects how advertising partners behave on our pages.
Children
This site is written for a general audience and is not aimed at children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the site and the limited data it handles, including serving pages over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). No website can promise perfect security, but we keep what we collect to a minimum, which limits what could ever be exposed.
Data Processed in Other Countries
Our hosting, analytics and advertising providers may process data on servers located outside your country. Where required, those transfers rely on recognised legal safeguards provided by the service involved.
Changes to This Policy
We’ll update this page when the way we handle data changes, for example if we add a new analytics or advertising service. The “Last updated” date at the top will always show when the latest revision was made. Significant changes will be made clear on this page.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us through the contact page on this site and we’ll get back to you.