Federated.press (Mastodon Instance)
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Radio-site terms: tracking and ads, auto-renew with no refunds, and they can cut access anytime.
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Collected
Name, contact info, device and IP data, cookies, browsing, and data from partners.
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Privacy policy
“Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.”
Training
They run the site, personalize it, and may use your info for their ads and third-party ads.
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“We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you.”
Sharing
Affiliates, vendors, other listeners, buyers in a sale, and ad partners if you have not opted out.
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“To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.”
Kept
The documents do not say how long they keep data; deletion is by request and may mean closing the account.
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Privacy policy
“You may also send us an email at privacy@federatedmedia.com to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us.”
Controls
You can refuse cookies, use ad opt-out sites, or email privacy@federatedmedia.com.
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Privacy policy
“You can also always opt-out by sending us an email with your request to privacy@federatedmedia.com.”
Fine print
Subscriptions auto-renew with no refunds; they can cut access anytime.
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Terms of service
“Federated Media may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Opt out of interest-based ads
https://optout.aboutads.info or https://optout.networkadvertising.org, or email privacy@federatedmedia.com
Ask to access or delete your data
Email privacy@federatedmedia.com, call (888) 333-6133, or visit www.federatedmedia.com/contact-us/
Stop promotional emails
Check the box on the collection form or email privacy@federatedmedia.com
Cancel a paid subscription in writing before renewal
Notify Federated Media in writing before the subscription period ends; paid services also 30 days written notice
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They can shut you out for any reason and do not have to warn you first.
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Terms of service
“Federated Media may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
For example, your account could disappear overnight with no email.
If you pay for a plan, you do not get money back.
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“Payments are not refundable.”
For example, if you cancel a day after yearly billing, they keep the full year.
If someone sues them because of how you used the site, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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“You agree to and Federated Media, Federated Digital Solutions, all radio stations owned and operated by Federated Media, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website”
For example, a comment you posted could lead to a claim they pass on to you.
Ad networks on the site can track you across the web for targeted ads.
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“These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website.”
For example, a radio-site visit could follow you as ads on other sites.
They collect browsing patterns beyond what you do on their pages.
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“We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking).”
For example, they may log how you move around other sites after visiting theirs.
If you post blog content, they get a lasting license to copy and show it to promote the blog.
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“By submitting Content to Federated Media for inclusion on your Website, you grant Federated Media a world-wide, , , and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your blog.”
For example, a post you later delete may still be cached or used in promotion.
You can try to stop some ad sharing using industry opt-out sites or email.
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“If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt-out of being tracked online for Internet-Based Advertising purposes by going to https://optout.aboutads.info”
For example, you visit aboutads.info and still must opt out on each browser.
They say payments go over encrypted SSL.
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“Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology.”
For example, a card payment should be sent over HTTPS.
Big privacy changes should get an email or homepage notice, but everyday use still counts as agreeing.
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“If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by email to the email address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website home page.”
For example, a new sharing practice should appear in email if they have your address.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- cookies
- Small files a website saves on your device so it can recognise you and remember what you did. For example, a cookie keeps you logged in and can also tell an ad company which sites you visited.
- tracking pixels
- Tiny invisible images or bits of code in a page, app or email that report back when and where you opened it. For example, a pixel in a marketing email tells the sender the moment you read it.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- service providers
- Outside companies that handle your data on the app's instructions, such as a cloud host or an email sender. For example, the company that stores the app's files in the cloud sees your data but only does what the app tells it.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- opt out
- Something is on by default and stays on until you find the setting and turn it off. For example, your chats may be used for training unless you go into settings and switch it off.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- royalty-free
- The company can use your content without ever paying you for it. For example, your photo can appear in the app's ads and you get nothing.
- worldwide license
- You let the company use your content anywhere on earth, usually for free and for as long as it likes. For example, a video you post can be shown in ads in any country without asking you again.
How we got here · grade D · score 35/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 4 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account and form data plus IP, cookies, location/traffic logs, behavioral tracking across other sites, and data from partners and social media.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Third-party advertisers and ad networks use cookies and beacons for interest-based ads across sites.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share with affiliates, vendors, and marketing third parties; state-law text covers sales and targeted ads with opt-out paths.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Blog posts get a worldwide perpetual license only to display, distribute, and promote the blog.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You email or call to ask for deletion; they may have to delete the whole account and do not give a 30- or 90-day wipe time.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They say they use security measures and SSL for payments, but do not promise they cannot be breached.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
Privacy says the site is not for under 16; terms say 13. There is no described age check beyond self-declaration.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy policy is dated March 25th, 2024. Material privacy changes get email or homepage notice; terms say continued use after posting is acceptance. Retention periods are not spelled out.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may end access at any time, with or without cause or notice. Paid accounts have extra rules but they still can shut the service down.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is “as is,” liability is capped at fees paid in the last 12 months, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel in writing before the period ends, and payments are not refundable. Fee changes get 30 days’ notice.
The privacy policy is 3,756 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 39.8); the terms are 3,060 words at a professional or legal expert level.
