This privacy policy governs your use of the Ethiopian FM Radio mobile application (“Application”) for Android devices, created by Yididiya Kassahun (Destiny App Studio).
Your privacy is important to us. It is our policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our Application.
Our Application is designed to provide you with a seamless radio listening and news experience. We have limited the data we collect to the absolute minimum necessary to operate and improve the Application.
a) Audio Recording (Sensitive Permission)
The Application requests access to your device's microphone (RECORD_AUDIO).
Purpose: This permission is used only when you explicitly click the "Record" button to save a live radio broadcast.
Privacy: We do not collect, listen to, or transmit your recordings to any external servers. All recordings are processed and stored locally on your device.
b) Storage Access
We require access to your device storage (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE).
Purpose: This allows the Application to save the audio files you record and allow you to play them back later within the app.
c) Foreground Services & Notifications
The Application uses Android Foreground Services (FOREGROUND_SERVICE):
Background Play: To ensure the radio continues playing while you use other apps or when your screen is off.
Notification Controls: To provide you with playback controls (Play/Pause/Stop) directly from your device notification bar.
Recording Continuity: To ensure a recording session is not interrupted if the app is minimized.
d) RSS News Feeds
The Application aggregates news headlines from 4 local and 4 international RSS sources.
When you interact with a news headline, you may be directed to the original publisher's website.
We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites.
The Application may collect certain information automatically for analytics and advertising purposes:
Device Information: Type of mobile device, operating system version, and unique device identifiers.
Usage Data: Anonymous statistics about which features are used and which stations are played to help us improve the app experience.
To keep the Application free, we use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you:
Google AdMob: We display advertisements from Google AdMob. They may use your device's advertising identifier to serve personalized ads based on your interests. Google’s Privacy Policy
Local Data: Your "Favorite" stations and your audio recordings are stored locally on your device. We do not have access to this data.
Security: We take reasonable measures to protect any anonymous information we collect. However, please be aware that no method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Our Application is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it from our records immediately.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at:
Email: yididiya.tech@gmail.com
Developer: Destiny App Studio