Privacy Policy
This policy applies to all information collected or submitted on The
Swain Event’s website and our apps for iPhone and any other devices and
platforms.
Information we collect
New The Swain Event accounts are created
anonymously, without email addresses or passwords.
You may optionally add an email address and a password to your
account, or remove the email address and password from your account, at any
time in The Swain Event’s app. Email addresses are only used
for logging in, password resets, responding to emails that you initiate, and
sending notifications that you request. We don’t send promotional emails.
We store information about your podcasts, episodes, and listening
progress to sync this information between the website and your devices. We also
collect anonymous statistics about which podcasts are most popular to help
inform our recommendation engine.
Technical basics
If you enable notifications, we must store a token to send them.
We never use notifications for marketing.
If you upload files to The Swain Event, we need to store them
until you delete them.
If you subscribe to a password-protected podcast, we need to store
the credentials you provide in order to keep it updated.
We use cookies on the site and similar tokens in the app to keep
you logged in.
Our server software may also store basic technical information,
such as your IP address, in temporary memory or logs.
iCloud
Overcast stores some of your data in Apple’s iCloud service, such
as login tokens for your account(s), to enable some sync features between all
devices signed into your Apple ID.
Ads and analytics
Overcast’s app collects aggregate, anonymous statistics, such as
the percentage of users who use particular features, to improve the app.
No personal data is used to target The Swain Event’s ads except
the categories of podcasts that you’re subscribed to, such as “Technology” or
“Business”. Each ad collects, and shares with its advertiser, only three
numbers: total views, total taps, and total subscriptions from the ad.
Information usage
We use the information we collect to operate and improve our
website, apps, and customer support.
We do not share personal information with outside parties except
to the extent necessary to accomplish The Swain Event’s functionality. We may
share anonymous, aggregate statistics with outside parties, such as how many
people listen to a particular podcast with The Swain Event.
We may disclose your information in response to subpoenas, court
orders, or other legal requirements; to exercise our legal rights or defend
against legal claims; to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal
activities, suspected fraud or abuse, violations of our policies; or to protect
our rights and property.
In the future, we may sell to, buy, merge with, or partner with
other businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the
transferred assets.
Security
We implement a variety of security measures to help keep your
information secure. For instance, all communication with the app and website
requires HTTPS with certificate pinning. Passwords are hashed, not stored, using
industry-standard methods (currently bcrypt).
Accessing, changing, or deleting information
You may access or change your information or delete your account
from The Swain Event iOS app.
Deleted information may be kept in backups for up to 90 days.
Backups are encrypted and are only accessed if needed for disaster recovery.
Overcast may delete your information at any time and for any
reason, such as technical needs, legal concerns, abuse prevention, removal of
idle accounts, data loss, or any other reason.
Third-party links and content
The Swain Event displays links and content from third-party
podcast feeds and sites, and downloads podcast files directly from each
podcast’s third-party servers. These have their own independent privacy policies,
and we have no responsibility or liability for their content or activities.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We
therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties
without your consent.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We never collect or maintain information at our website from those
we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to
attract anyone under 13.
Information for European Union Customers
By using The Swain Event and providing your information, you
authorize us to collect, use, and store your information outside of the
European Union.
International Transfers of Information
Information may be processed, stored, and used outside of the
country in which you are located. Data privacy laws vary across jurisdictions,
and different laws may be applicable to your data depending on where it is
processed, stored, or used.
Your Consent
By using our site or apps, you consent to our privacy policy.
Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding this privacy policy, you may
email Swain@TheSwainEvent.com. Please note that account deletion should be
done within the The Swain Event app, not via email
requests, for security reasons.
Changes to this policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on this page. Summary of changes so far:
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