iROCK109 (“iROCK109,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you provide when you visit our website, listen to our internet radio station, participate in contests or promotions, submit song requests, or communicate with us by text message or other means.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with iROCK109, we may collect information such as:
- Your name or nickname.
- Your email address.
- Your mobile telephone number.
- Song requests and messages you submit to us.
- Information you voluntarily provide when participating in contests, promotions, surveys, or other station activities.
- Basic technical information about your visit to our website, such as IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited.
- Information collected through cookies or similar technologies used to operate and improve our website.
You are not required to provide personal information simply to visit or listen to iROCK109 online.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information you provide to:
- Process and respond to song requests.
- Respond to questions, comments, or other communications.
- Send SMS/text messages when you have specifically requested or consented to receive them.
- Provide information about iROCK109 programs, station activities, contests, promotions, or other communications you have requested.
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
- Prevent abuse, fraud, or unauthorized use of our services.
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations.
3. Mobile Numbers and SMS/Text Messaging
If you provide your mobile telephone number to iROCK109 and opt in to receive text messages, you consent to receiving SMS/text messages from iROCK109 for the purposes described at the time of your opt-in.
iROCK109 will not sell, rent, lease, or share your mobile telephone number with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
Your mobile number may be provided to or processed by service providers that assist iROCK109 in delivering SMS messages. These providers may use your information only as necessary to provide the requested messaging service and are not authorized to use your mobile number for their own marketing purposes.
Message Frequency
Message frequency may vary. Depending on your interaction with iROCK109, you may receive occasional text messages, including responses to requests or other messages you have specifically opted in to receive.
Message and data rates may apply.
You can opt out of SMS messages at any time by replying STOP to an iROCK109 text message.
After you send STOP, you may receive one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed. You will no longer receive SMS messages from iROCK109 unless you subsequently opt in again.
For help, reply HELP to an iROCK109 text message or contact iROCK109 through the contact information provided on our website.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services.
4. Song Requests and Listener Messages
When you submit a song request, dedication, shout-out, or other message to iROCK109, the information you provide may be reviewed by station personnel and may be used in connection with station programming.
If you voluntarily submit a message, name, nickname, or dedication for possible broadcast, you understand that iROCK109 may read or broadcast that content on the station or through station-controlled websites, social media accounts, or other promotional channels.
Please do not submit information that you consider private or confidential if you do not want it potentially broadcast or publicly displayed.
5. Information Sharing
iROCK109 does not sell your personal information.
We may share limited information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate our website, process requests, deliver communications, host our services, or provide other technical services on our behalf.
We may also disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other legal process.
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of iROCK109, our listeners, or others.
- Investigate fraud, abuse, security issues, or other unlawful activity.
Mobile telephone numbers will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
6. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website may use cookies, local storage, analytics tools, or similar technologies to provide functionality, remember preferences, understand website usage, and improve the listener experience.
You may be able to control cookies through your web browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
7. Third-Party Services
iROCK109 may use third-party services to provide website hosting, streaming, SMS messaging, analytics, advertising, embedded media, or other functionality. Those third-party services may have their own privacy policies governing information they collect or process. iROCK109 encourages users to review the privacy policies of third-party services when appropriate.
8. Children's Privacy
iROCK109 does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information in our possession against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to provide our services, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or comply with legal obligations.
11. Your Choices
You may choose not to provide personal information when using our website, although certain features—such as SMS messaging, contests, or personalized communications—may require information to function.
For SMS communications, you may opt out at any time by replying STOP. You may also contact iROCK109 if you would like to ask about personal information we may have collected from you or request correction or deletion where applicable.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
iROCK109 may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.
Your continued use of the iROCK109 website or services after an updated Privacy Policy is posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy to the extent permitted by applicable law.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or iROCK109's privacy practices, please contact iROCK109 through the contact information available on our website.