Last Updated: February 07, 2026
1. Who We Are
Sikiliza FM (“we,” “us,” “our”) is an independent community radio station powered by the Slum Child Foundation. Our broadcasts and digital platforms give a voice to children, youth, and women in Kenya’s informal settlements. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our radio station via our website, mobile app, live broadcasts, call-ins, or social media.
2. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Sikiliza FM.
A. Information You Provide Directly:
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Listener Interactions: Name, voice recording, and opinions when you call into our live shows, participate in interviews, or leave voice messages.
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Content Submissions: Name, contact details, and any personal stories, artwork, or music you submit for broadcast.
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Event Participation: Information provided when registering for or attending our community events or trainings.
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Website/App Interactions: Name and email address if you sign up for our newsletter, submit contact forms, or comment on our blog.
B. Information Collected Automatically:
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Listening Data: Non-personal data about your listening habits (e.g., general location by region, device type, time spent listening) collected via our streaming services to understand our audience reach.
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Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and pages visited on our website, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to empower and serve our community, including:
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Broadcasting community-submitted content, stories, and opinions (with your explicit consent).
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Improving our radio programming and community outreach based on general audience trends.
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Responding to your inquiries and managing your participation in shows or events.
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Sending updates about programming schedules and community initiatives (you can opt-out anytime).
4. Sharing Your Voice & Story
As a community station, our purpose is to share voices from the settlements. We will never broadcast your personal story, voice recording, or submitted content without your clear, verbal, or written consent. We will always explain how your contribution will be used on-air or online.
We do not sell your personal data. We may only share information with trusted partners (like our streaming host) for essential services or if required by Kenyan law.
5. Your Rights & Choices
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Access & Correction: You can request details of your personal data we hold and ask us to correct it.
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Deletion: You can ask us to delete your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations.
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Consent Withdrawal: You can withdraw consent for us to use your voice or story at any time by contacting us.
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Cookie Controls: You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable measures to protect your information. However, no internet or broadcast transmission is completely secure.
7. Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions, to exercise your rights, or to withdraw consent for your broadcast content, contact:
Sikiliza FM Data Protection Contact
Email: info@sikilizafm.co.ke
Phone: +254 703 177823