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Privacy Policy
KRKO Privacy Policy Overview
Scope of Policy
This privacy policy covers registered members and any visitor to our Web sites. Web sites covered by this policy include but are not limited to www.krko.com. This policy applies to both online and offline collection, storage, processing, and transfer of personal information.
What Information We Collect
· We collect certain personal information, including personally identifiable information (PII) that is given to us by our members, including but not limited to: name, mailing address, email address, sports preferences, and demographic information.
o During member registration, we collect your name, postal and email address, password and age range (13 or older). In addition, we record your decision whether to opt-in to the KRKO newsletter.
o While logged in to our Web site, we collect sports preferences you enter and associate these preferences with your account.
o When you send us email, we collect, store and associate these communications with your account.
o When you subscribe to the KRKO newsletter without registering, we collect your email address only.
· We collect web usage information when visitors access our Web sites, including IP address, browser and operating systems types, pages visited, amount of time spent on the pages, prior page visited and prior Web site visited (referrer).
· When non-members send us email, we collect and store these communications anonymously.
· We do not collect PII from casual Web site visitors.
· We do not collect the email address of the sender or recipient(s) when the sender uses the “Send to a Friend” service.
· We do not knowingly collect PII from anyone under the age of 13.
How We Use Information
· We currently do not sell, rent, lease, share or transfer the PII of our members.
· We use PII to provide our members with services, including but not limited to:
o Manage your member account
o Associate your expressed sports preferences with your account.
· We use your sports preferences to personalize your Web content and, at your request, to send you Email alerts.
· We share aggregate, non-personal information with selected trusted partners.
· We share data with vendors fulfilling specific functions or providing services on our behalf. These vendors are contractually required to use the data only on our behalf and not for any other purposes.
· We use PII and aggregate data to develop, market and sell our products and services to KRKO members.
· We use PII where permitted by or required by law, to enforce our rights, protect our property, comply with legal or regulatory requirements, or protect the safety of our members.
· We use web usage information to improve the functionality of our Web site or improve visitor online experiences.
· We use “cookies” on our Web site in the following ways:
o To aid visitors in site navigation during a session.
o To enable members to be known when they return and log into our Web site (e.g., Remember Me).
o To analyze how visitors, in the aggregate, use our Web site, in order to make our site more useful.
· We do not use cookies to collect or store personal information.
Member Choices and Rights
· You may review, change or delete your personal information at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to correct, change, or remove your information on a timely basis. Please be aware that we may not be able to expunge all information from historical log records or when legally required to keep the information. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS YOUR KRKO ACCOUNT. To delete or deactivate your KRKO account, please send a request by email to info@krko.com.
· We will promptly address any complaints or disputes regarding your personal information or our privacy policy. in addition, we will assist you in achieving satisfaction with a partner if there are privacy issues or concerns.
Other Important Information
· We are committed to protecting our members’ personal information against unauthorized use or disclosure.
· We endeavor to obtain personal information lawfully and by fair means, and comply with relevant global privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
· We may periodically update our privacy policy. Please check this site frequently for any updates. We will endeavor to give 30 days notice prior to any substantive change in our privacy policy. Click here to read our most current full privacy policy.
· October 15, 2008 /Version 1.0.
Contact Us
If you have a question or concern with our privacy policy, how to change your personal information, or other privacy concern, you may contact us by the following means:
· Offline: NorthSound 1380 (KRKO-AM)
2707 Colby Avenue, Suite 1380
Everett, WA 98201
Telephone: 425-304-1381
Fax: 425-304-1382
The KRKO Online Privacy Policy tells you about our privacy practices related to the use of our Web sites, including the types of information we collect, the choices members can make about the way their personal and non-personal information is collected and used and how we protect it. This statement is available on our home page and at the bottom of every Web page.
Consent to Terms
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection, use and storage of your information by KRKO in the manner described in this privacy policy. This privacy policy is incorporated into, and is subject to, the KRKO Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of this privacy policy or the KRKO Terms of Use, please do not provide KRKO with any information and do not use the Web site.
Scope of this Policy
This privacy policy covers KRKO members and visitors to our Web sites. Web sites covered by this policy include www.krko.com. This policy applies to both online and offline collection, storage, processing, transfer of personal information.
Table of Contents
Click on the links provided below to go directly to that section of our policy:
- KRKO and Its Services
- KRKO Collection and Use of Personal Information
- Data Collected Automatically
- Cookies
- Third Party Sharing, Collection and Use of Personal Information
- Your Choices and Privacy
- Children’s Privacy
- Data Processing in the United States
- Access to Your Data and Accuracy
- Data Security
- Redress and Enforcement
- Changes to Privacy Policy/Acceptance
- Contact Us
KRKO allows our registered members to express and manage their sports preferences - simply and securely.
We use PII to provide our members with services, including:
· Manage your member account
· Associate your expressed sports preferences with your account.
We use your sports preferences to personalize your Web content and, at your request, to send you Email alerts.
Web visitor. Visitors may visit our Web site, send us email and use the “Send to a Friend” service anonymously. We may collect and use aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about your Web visit to help us improve our Web site, track the total number of visitors, which Web pages were visited and other site metrics.
Registered member. Our members choose to register for and utilize KRKO Services. KRKO collects the following types of information from registered members on the KRKO.com Web site.
- When registering for KRKO, we require you to provide personally identifiable information (PII), including a chosen identification name (e.g., email address or other name), password, security question and answer, email address, full name, age range (13 or older) and mailing address (including street, city, zip code).
- Once registered, you may create and manage sports preferences. In addition, you may choose whether to be contacted by your Preferred Communication Method for personalized newsletters, alerts, recommendations, marketing and advertisements from KRKO or its partners.
- When you send us email, we collect, store and associate these communications with your KRKO account.
- When you subscribe to the KRKO newsletter without registering, we collect your email address only.
We collect data automatically on our Web site. This Web usage information may include the time visitors access our Web sites, IP address, browser and operating systems types, pages visited, amount of time spent on the pages, prior page visited, and prior Web site visited (referrer).
Periodically, we may collect demographic information and member feedback through surveys posted on the Web site, delivered via email or included in newsletters. This information may include age range, gender, areas of interest, and familiarity with KRKO, its partners, products and services. Participation in a survey is voluntary.
KRKO is not intended for and we do not knowingly collect PII from individuals under the age of 13. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CHILDREN’S PRIVACY.
We endeavor to obtain personal information lawfully and by fair means, and comply with relevant global privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
KRKO uses personal information in the following ways:
- To provide KRKO Services.
- To communicate with KRKO members, who have explicitly opted in, by their Preferred Communication Method about new KRKO products, services and events. We reserve the right to send communications to members regarding their accounts or for other business matters.
- To estimate our audience size, measure aggregate traffic patterns, and understand demographics, member interest, purchasing and other trends among our members.
- To monitor traffic to and from trusted partners' Web sites.
- To use or share with third parties where it is necessary to operate or improve the Web site or to perform tasks that you have requested. We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this privacy policy and other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
- We may use your information internally for research purposes, in which case, your information will be made anonymous or aggregated.
We may use PII, non-PII, other information we collect automatically from the Web site or aggregate data to develop, market, and sell our products and services to members or improve our services or the overall experience on the KRKO Web site.
We may use PII as permitted or required by law, to enforce our rights, protect our property, comply with legal or regulatory requirements, or protect the safety of our members.
We may use data collected automatically to improve the functionality of our Web site or improve visitor online experiences. This information may include IP address, browser, and other aggregate data. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
We use “cookies” on our Web site in the following ways (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COOKIES):
- To aid visitors in site navigation during a Web session.
- To recognize members when they return and to log into our Web site (e.g., Remember Me).
- To analyze how visitors, in the aggregate, use our Web site, in order to make our site more useful.
- We do not use cookies to collect personal information.
KRKO uses a third party Web analytics service that uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors use our Web site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this Web site (e.g., Web pages, browser type) will be transmitted to and stored by this service provider. They will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our Web site and compiling aggregated reports for us. The information collected by our service provider and provided to us is not personally identifiable. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COOKIES.
We use cookies to estimate and report our total number of users and usage traffic, and help us improve the content and services provided in connection with the Web site. We use your IP address to diagnose, prevent or resolve technology problems, estimate the number of users from certain geographic areas or monitor and prevent abuse of the Web site. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COOKIES.
We do not require that you accept cookies, and you may disable them at any time. Most browsers permit you to remove cookies that have been previously stored, as well as prevent the future use of cookies. See your Internet Browser Help feature to learn how to disable or delete cookies. Please note that some features and services of our Web site may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
We also use technology to capture anonymous Web-surfing information, also known as Click Stream Data or website usage information, about Web visitors who visit our Web site or who respond to advertisements that we show. None of the Click Stream Data is personally identifiable. Collecting Click Stream Data helps us to improve our Web site.
Cookies
Cookies are text files that are placed by a client server onto the browser of a visitor to a Web site. These files are generally harmless to your computer, and can store navigation information as you move about a Web site. Generally, cookies do not provide PII about the individual who is using the computer (only the computer used to access the Web through what is known as the IP address).
Cookies are text files that are placed by a client server onto the browser of a visitor to a Web site. These files are generally harmless to your computer, and can store navigation information as you move about a Web site. Generally, cookies do not provide PII about the individual who is using the computer (only the computer used to access the Web through what is known as the IP address).
Cookies can perform many important and useful functions: they help Web site owners determine which sections of their sites are more appealing to their visitors; they help speed the Web experience by eliminating the need to enter user names and passwords constantly; they help advertisers avoid repeatedly serving the same ads to the same visitor; and they help advertisers learn which advertisements are of interest to visitors.
We use Third-party software to track traffic directed to the KRKO Web site. The information collected is aggregated and cannot be used to identify an individual.
Links to Third Party Web Sites
Please be aware that we may provide links to third party Web sites as a service to our members or Web site visitors, and that we are not responsible for the content or information collection practices of those pages. Please note that these Web sites' privacy policies may differ from those of KRKO. We encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices before providing them with information.
Data Sharing/Transfer
We share with third parties aggregated, non-personal information (which does not identify you individually), such as the number of users who viewed or clicked on a particular advertisement.
We share data with vendors fulfilling specific functions or providing services on our behalf. These vendors are contractually required to use the data only on our behalf and not for any other purposes.
We may share your personal information with third parties to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process; to protect, establish or exercise our legal rights; or to defend against legal claims, based on our judgment and in such circumstances where disclosure is required or appropriate. In addition, we may share your personal information with third parties if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law.
If KRKO becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, we will provide notice before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Registered members may 1) change or remove their KRKO account and 2) update, amend or correct personal information at any time by sending us an email at info@krko.com or accessing the Members Only area of our Web site.
Except as otherwise provided in the above section, we do not share personally-identifying information with or sell information to companies or individuals, except with express permission of the member.
To Change, Update or Delete Your Personal Information:
- Unsubscribing from our email list:
We offer all of our email subscribers the option to remove themselves from our email list at any time. You also may use the Unsubscribe link included in all commercial marketing emails. - Membership Changes:
If you have completed the member registration process, please click on this link to update your KRKO membership. You may use this link to update or delete your personal information. To delete or deactivate your KRKO account, please send a request by email to info@krko.com.
To get more help, you can email info@krko.com withquestions about our privacy policy, our use of your information, or if you need help changing or deleting your KRKO account or information you submitted.
While we are making every effort to implement the same privacy policy and practices across KRKO's channels and trusted partners, we hope you will understand that mistakes occasionally can occur. If you receive information from KRKO that you believe is unsolicited or unwarranted, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing info@krko.com. We will work to rectify the situation as quickly as possible.
KRKO does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information, personally–identifiable or otherwise, from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our Web site is directed to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the Web site at any time or in any manner. If KRKO learns that personally identifiable information of persons less than 13 years of age has been collected without verified parental consent, then KRKO will take reasonable and appropriate steps to delete this information.
Please be aware that personal information may be transferred to, and maintained on, servers or databases located outside your state, province, country or other jurisdiction where the privacy laws may differ from those in your location. If you are located outside the United States, please be advised that we process and store all information in the United States. Your use of the KRKO Web site and/or services implies your agreement and understanding to this processing and to the terms of this privacy policy.
Accurate data is important and necessary to provide KRKO services to our members. We take steps to ensure that the personal information we collect and process is accurate, complete, and current. Nonetheless, we depend on our members to update or correct their personal information. Members may view and update their personal information by clicking here.
Members may review, change or delete their personal information at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to correct, change, or remove member’s information on a timely basis. Please be aware that we may not be able to expunge information 1) from historical log records or 2) when legally required to keep the information.
We make efforts to implement commercially reasonable information security measures on our systems that are designed to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. Please be aware that data transmitted over the Internet without security safeguards may be vulnerable to unauthorized interception. As a result, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
We restrict access to personal information to KRKO employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve the Web site. These individuals are bound by appropriate confidentiality obligations.
Your member password helps KRKO protect your personal information. To protect the confidentiality of your information you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. We recommend that members build strong passwords and change them regularly. KRKO will not be liable for any loss that you may incur because of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. If you suspect unauthorized use of your account, password, please Contact Us immediately.
If you forget your password, contact us at info@krko.com for assistance or follow the instructions provided on the Members Only Log In screen.
KRKO will make every attempt to provide member satisfaction if there is ever an issue or concern with KRKO. You may contact us directly by one of the methods shown in the Contact Us section of this policy if you have a question or concern regarding the privacy or security of your personal information. We will contact you within 30 days with a resolution or answer to your question.
From time to time, we will review our information collection, use, and disclosure practices in order to ensure that we are complying with our privacy policy and applicable laws and regulations. If you have any concerns about the privacy or security of your personal information, please contact us.
This privacy policy may be revised by KRKO in its sole discretion at any time. We will endeavor to post any substantive change to our policy 30 days prior to the change taking effect and contact members that have provided a mailing address or email address. We will date and post on this Web site our revised privacy policy and summarize changes. Click Here to review update history.
We will request your permission if there is a substantive change in the way your personally identifiable information may be used, shared or transferred. Your continued use of the Web site after the privacy policy has been revised and posted will signify your acceptance of such revised terms for information provided by you. We encourage you to review our privacy policy whenever you use this Web site to make sure you understand how your information will be collected and used.
If you have any concerns with our privacy policy, practices or need further information, please contact us by one of the following methods:
Mail: NorthSound 1380 (KRKO-AM)
2707 Colby Avenue, Suite 1380
Everett, WA 98201
Telephone: 425-304-1381
Fax: 425-304-1382
email: info@krko.com
October 15, 2008 /Version 1.0.
DEFINITIONS
· Personally Identifiable Information (PII) includes any data that can be used to identify, contact, or locate a specific individual – for example: name, address, email address, telephone number.
· Non-Personally Identifiable Information (NPI) includes data that cannot be used to identify a specific individual. NPI Web usage information includes Web pages visited, browser type and operating system used.
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