Radio Privacy
USAN PRIVACY POLICY
Note: Please read our privacy policy carefully before using the USAN Services. By using any of the USAN Services, you consent to the terms of the updated Privacy Policy.
Welcome to the network of interactive services provided by USAN Corporation, its affiliates and its subsidiaries (collectively “USAN,” “us,” or “we”). USAN is committed to protecting your privacy. USAN owns, operates, or provides access to, several interactive websites, mobile and connected TV applications, or other online interactive features and services that provide an authorized link or URL to this Privacy Policy (collectively “USAN”, or “Services”). Trust is a cornerstone of our mission at USAN. We are committed to gaining and maintaining your trust by following a core set of USAfrica News Inc.’s Principles and privity.
- Scope: This Privacy Policy applies to information, including contact information, collected about you by the USAN Services. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully. The Privacy Policy describes, among other things, the types of information collected about you when you visit the USAN Services; how your information may be used and when it may be disclosed; how you can control the use and disclosure of your information; and how your information is protected. In addition, please review our USAfrica News Inc. user’s terms which governs your use of the USAN Services.
- Information Collected
Information you provide directly to USAN Services. You are not required to provide information about yourself when you visit a USAN Services. USAN Services may ask you for different types of information when you register for certain services, access various content or features, or directly contact the Services including:
- Contact information, such as name, email address, postal address, phone number, facsimile number, and mobile number;
- User name, password, and password reminder questions and answers;
- Age and date of birth;
- Other demographic information, such as gender, job information, and postal code;
- Public information, including profile information, you provide to the USAN Services for publication, such as your user’s name, comments, likes, interests, status, pictures and the address of your website;
- Communications preferences, such as which newsletters you would like to receive;
- Search queries;
- In limited circumstances, payment and identity verification information, such as credit card number, social security number or comparable national identifiers, and driver’s license number where needed for payment, to complete a particular transaction, or to access a particular service (e.g., contests or paid subscriptions);
- Contact information about others when you provide information about others or refer a friend with whom you have an existing business, non-business, family or personal relationship to a particular website or service (note: such information is used solely to facilitate the communications requested);
- Information posted in community discussions and other interactive online features;
- Correspondence you send to us;
- Information collected about you offline (including via facsimile, mail, or in person for sweepstakes entrance forms);
- If you log in via a social media platform such as Twitter, Facebook or Google+, we may also collect your user ID details for that platform, and any information you have permitted them to share with us; and
- You might also provide personal information to us if you:
• complete any application forms;
• contact us (including calling our offices or provide feedback, comments or suggestions on programs and other activities);
• enter a competition;
• contact us as a customer or client of USAN;
• provide services or products to USAN;
• visit our offices (including via security surveillance of our premises);
• attend a studio audience; or
• Apply for a job with us.
Information we collect automatically on USAN Services.
Services may collect certain information automatically, including:
Your device type and settings, software used and browser type and operating system. Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, which is the number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet and that can sometimes be used to derive your general geographic area.
- Websites or other services you visited before and after visiting a USAN Services;Web pages and advertisements you view and links you click on within USAN Services.
- Unique identifiers and connection information, including mobile device identification numbers (e.g., Apple’s Identifier for Advertising IP (IDFA) or Google’s Android Advertising ID (AAID)) and internet connection means (e.g., mobile operator, ISP, Wi-Fi connection) that can identify the physical location of such devices in accordance with applicable law.
Information about your interactions with audio and video content, such as the type of content listened to (including music applications such as iTunes, Spotify, fm and other) content viewed, and information about your interactions with email messages, such as the links clicked on and whether the messages were opened or forwarded;Upon request, your bandwidth speed and information about the software programs installed on your computer including registry key information; andStandard server log information.
Information we obtain from other sources.
Where permitted by applicable law, we may collect information about you from other sources, including through interactive applications (e.g., mobile devices, third party services, and embedded audio and video players), from co-branded partners and websites (e.g., on our Facebook pages), from our advertisers, and from commercially available sources (e.g., data aggregators and public databases). The following are examples of information we may collect from other sources:
Name, email address, postal address, and telephone number;
Demographic data, such as age, gender, and income level;
- If you access third party services (e.g., Facebook, Google+ or Twitter) through a USAN Service, or if you access a USAN Service via a third-party service, your username and password for those services and other information available about or collected from you on those services, Your interests and purchase behavior;
- Publicly-observed data, such as activities on blogs, videos, and other online postings;Other navigation data, such as websites visited and advertisements viewed or clicked on; andInformation from a recruitment agency if you are applying for a job with us.This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of third parties, including those that may disclose information to USAN.
Combining Information.
Please note that all of the information we collect about you may be combined, including to help us tailor our communications to you, provide online advertising based on your interests, and to develop rich online content and services across the USAN Services. Your specific consent will be obtained where it is required by law.
- Use of InformationThe purpose for which we collect the information is to give effect to the particular interaction you have with USAN Services. That might be, for example, when you participate in a competition we run, for publicity or promotion of a USAN personality or for developing the business relationship between you and USAN. We may use your personal information to let you know about programs, products or other things we think may be of interest to you or to get your feedback. If you no longer wish to receive such messages, you can unsubscribe by following the instructions in the message. USAN generally collects your personal information for the following purposes:
We generally use the information we collect about you to:
Provide you with the products, promotions, services, newsletters, and information you request and respond to correspondence that we receive from you;Contact you via email and otherwise about products, services, and events that we think might be of interest to you;Maintain or administer the Services, perform business analyses, or for other internal purposes to improve the quality of our business, the USAN Services, and other products and services we offer;Publish stories, comments, photos, and other information posted in our interactive online features;Process your registration with the Services, including verifying your email address is active and valid;
- Address other administrative needs and communications;Enable you to participate in a variety of the Services’ features, such as online or mobile entry sweepstakes, contests or other promotions;Process your entry and/or notify you if you win;
- Provide you with customer support;Send you notices, offers, and promotions regarding the Services, our subsidiaries and affiliates and third parties’ products and services, if you have consented to receive such notices, offers and promotions;
- Authorize and process transactions and send you transactional communications;
- Improve the USAN Services and our related products and services;Provide you with a personalized experience on the USAN Services;Secure our networks and websites;
- Allow you to participate in our live video services;Help prevent fraud and enforce our legal terms;For any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent.
Disclosure of Information
We may share the information we collect about you to others for various purposes, including to verify your information and for debt collection. If you access third party services, such as Facebook, Google+, or Twitter through the USAN Services, or if you access a USAN Service via a third-party service, the information we collect about you will be shared with that third-party service. We do not control the privacy practices of third-party services, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policies. Our service providers may have access to your personal information as necessary to provide certain services on our behalf, such as hosting the USAN Services, designing and/or operating the features and functionality of the USAN Services, enabling you to purchase merchandise and services, or performing other administrative services. We may share your information with our sponsors, partners, advertisers, advertising networks, or other third parties to provide you with product and service offers, promotions, advertisements, and other information that may be of interest to you. In certain circumstances, we may share your personal information with trusted partners in order to help us market to our customers. In such cases, we will provide you with the opportunity to opt out of such sharing.
We may also disclose information we collect about you:
- To respond to subpoenas, court orders, and other legal processes;To exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
- To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements;
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of the USAN Services, our employees, our users, or others;
- To comply with legal or regulatory requirements; and
- As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent. We may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law. In addition, we may share aggregated, anonymized information with third parties, including advertisers and investors.
Your Choices
You have the right to object to or request restrictions on the processing of your information, and to access, correct, delete, and port your information. You may also unsubscribe from email newsletters and marketing communications by following the instructions contained in the communications you receive or by contacting us directly. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. Please note that if you exercise your right to object or request restrictions, we may still process your information in certain circumstances where we have a legal basis to do so.
- Third-Party Services and SitesThe USAN Services may contain links to other websites and online services that are operated and maintained by third parties and that are not under the control of or maintained by USAN. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by USAN of those other websites, the content displayed therein, or the persons or entities associated therewith. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites and services. USAN encourages you to review the privacy policies of these third-party websites or services.
Data Security
We use a variety of security measures, including encryption and authentication tools, to help protect your information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to or from the USAN Services, as no data transmission is completely secure. You use the USAN Services and provide us with your information at your own risk.
- Changes to This Privacy PolicyUSAN reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by placing a notice on the USAN Services, and/or by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account. Your continued use of the USAN Services after the revised Privacy Policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to the current version of the Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
USAN Corporation
Email: privacy@usan.com
Address: 1234 Privacy St, Suite 5678, Privacy City, PC 12345