ART19 LLC

ART19, owned by Amazon, is a prominent podcast hosting and monetization platform that provides enterprise-level services for publishers and advertisers. The company offers a suite of tools for ad serving, distribution, and detailed analytics, enabling content creators to manage and monetize their podcasts. While primarily a B2B service, ART19 collects personal information from podcast listeners, including IP addresses, device identifiers, and listening behavior, to provide analytics to publishers and to facilitate targeted advertising. This collection of listener data for ad targeting purposes poses privacy risks, as it allows for the creation of user profiles based on listening habits which can be used for interest-based advertising. Individuals can protect themselves by being mindful of the permissions granted to podcasting apps and can exercise their data rights, such as opting out of targeted advertising, by contacting the company directly.