Privacy policy
Information you send us
When you request a guest introduction, ask about a sponsorship, submit a show, or claim a profile, we store what you enter in the form. That can include your name, email address, organization, website, role, location, and message, plus the consent statement you agreed to. You can browse MicScout without giving us any of this.
How we use it
- To respond to your request and make the introduction you asked for.
- To share your request with the specific podcast it concerns. We share it only with that show, and only for that request.
- To review submitted and claimed shows before they are published or changed.
- To prevent spam and abuse.
We don't sell personal information, and we don't share it with advertisers.
Information collected automatically
- Attribution. A first-party cookie (
ms_attr) records the page you first arrived on, the referring site, and campaign (UTM) parameters for up to 90 days. If you send a request, this is stored with it so we know which pages lead to introductions. - Usage analytics. We record page views, searches, and button clicks with our own first-party analytics. These events never include your name, email, or message. A random identifier kept in your browser for the current session groups events together and is discarded when you close the tab.
- Performance. We sample page load metrics (Core Web Vitals) to keep the site fast.
- Abuse prevention. For form submissions we keep a one-way hash of your IP address and your browser's user agent, used only for rate limiting and spam checks. If spam protection is enabled, Cloudflare Turnstile may process your request under Cloudflare's privacy policy.
We don't use third-party advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
Podcast information
Podcast listings come from publicly available podcast feeds and directories, and from podcast owners. We publish a podcaster's contact details only when they have given us permission. Podcast owners can correct or remove their listing through the “Claim this podcast” link on its profile.
Service providers
MicScout runs on Vercel (hosting) and Neon (database), which process data on our behalf to operate the site. Data is stored in the United States.
Retention
We keep requests for as long as we need them to handle the introduction and keep a record of consent. Analytics events and link check records are kept in aggregate for operating the site.
Your choices
You can ask us to access, correct, or delete the information you sent us by replying to any message we sent about your request. Podcast owners can manage their listing through the claim process.
Changes
We will update this page when our practices change, and revise the date above.