Privacy Policy

Hard Rockin' 80s ("we", "us") operates the hardrockin80s.com website and the Hard Rockin' 80s mobile app. This policy explains what we collect and why.

What we collect

• Account info — your username and email address when you register. We use your email for account messages and, if you follow forum threads, to tell you about new replies. You choose how often, or turn it off, on your account page.
• Profile picture — if you had one on our old site, it came over with your account and shows on your profile and forum posts. Remove it any time on your account page.
• Activity you create — song requests, dedications, ratings, comments, forum posts and concert memories, including photos you add to them. Requests, dedications and concert memories are shown publicly on the site and app. Live chat messages are shown to everyone with the chat open, with the song that was playing, and are deleted after 30 days. A Guest DJ set is seen only by you and our staff until we schedule it; then it's public, with your name. Photos are saved again by our server before they're shown, which removes the location and camera details phones store in them.
• Membership & payments — if you subscribe to a Backstage Pass, payment is processed by Stripe. We never see or store your card number; we keep only your subscription status.
• Basic technical data — standard server logs (IP address, browser type) used to run the service and prevent abuse.

What we don't do

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use third-party advertising or cross-app tracking.

Who we share it with

Only the service providers needed to run the station: Stripe (payments) and our hosting provider. Song metadata may be enriched using public services (e.g. YouTube, lyrics providers), which does not involve your personal data.

Some links to stores and ticket sellers (Amazon, eBay, Ticketmaster) carry our affiliate code, so the store knows we sent you and may pay us a commission. We don't give them any of your details; what you do on their site is covered by their own privacy policy.

Your choices

You can update your details from your account page at any time, including whether and how often we email you about the forum. Every forum email also has a link to stop them, no sign-in needed. Cancelling a Backstage Pass is done from the same place.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account yourself, at any time, from your account page. Full details of what is removed are at hardrockin80s.com/account/delete, which you can read without signing in.

Deletion permanently removes your email address, display name, username, password, points and membership status, ends every signed-in session and mobile app token, cancels any subscription, and deletes who you followed, who you blocked, your profile picture, your concert memories, your live chat messages, your song vs song votes, your Guest DJ sets and any photos you added to forum posts. It cannot be undone.

Posts, comments and song ratings you made publicly remain on the site, shown as “Deleted listener” rather than your name. Other members replied to those posts, and removing them would delete parts of conversations that were not yours alone. What remains holds nothing that identifies you.

If you cannot sign in, email us at the address below from the account's email address and we will delete it for you.

Children

The service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

We may update this policy; the "last updated" date above reflects the latest version.

Contact

Questions or data requests: support@hardrockin80s.com.