Privacy Policy

This privacy policy ("Policy") describes how Website Operator ("Website Operator", "we", "us" or "our") collects, protects and uses the personally identfiable information ("Personal Information") you ("User", "you" or "your") may provide on the RavesRocksRadio.com website and any of its products or services (collectively, "Website" or "Services").

It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Information and how you can access or update this information.  This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

Automatic Collection of Information

When you visit the Website our servers automatically record information that your browser sends.  This data may include information such as your IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, language preferences or the webpage you were visiting before you came to our website, pages of our Website that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on our Website, access times and dates, and other statistics.

Information collected automatically is used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding Website usage.  This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in such a way that would identify any particular user of the system.

Collection of Personal Information

You can visit the Website without telling us who you are or revealing any information by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual.  If, however, you wish to use some of the Website features, you may be asked to provide certain Personal Information (for example, your name and e-mail address).  We receive and store any information you knowingly provide to us when you publish content, or fill any online forms on the Website.  When required, this information may include the following:

- Contact information such as e-mail address, physical address, etc.
- Any other materials you willingly submit to us such as articles, images, feedback, files, etc.

You can choose not to provide us with your Personal Information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of some of the Websites features.  Users that are uncertain about what information is mandatory are welcome to contact us.

Use and Processing of Collected Information

In order to make our Website and Services available to you, or to meet a legal obligation, we need to collect and use certain Personal Information.  If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not be able to provide you with the requested products or services.  Some of the information we collect is directly from you via our Website.  However, we may also collect Personal Information about you from other sources.  Any information we collect from you may be used for the following purposes:

- Create and manage user accounts
- Deliver products or services
- Improve products and services
- Send administrative information
- Respond to inquiries and offer support
- Request user feedback
- Improve user experience
- Deliver targeted advertising
- Enforce terms and conditions and policies
- Protect from abuse and malicious users
- Respond to legal requests and prevent harm
- Run and operate our Website and Services

Processing your Personal Information depends on how you interact with our Website, where you are located in the world and if one of the following applies: (i) you have given your consent for one or more specific purposes.  (ii) provision of information is necessary for the performance of an agreement with you and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof; (iii) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which you you are subject; (iv) processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or the exercise of official authority vested in us; (v) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests by us or a third party.

  Note that under some legislations we may be allowed to process information until you object to such processing (by opting out), without having to rely on the consent or any other of the following legal bases below.  In any case, we will be happy to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Information is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement to enter into a contract.

Disclosure of Information

  Depending on the requested Services or as necessary to complete any transaction or provide any Service you have requested, we may share your Personal Information, with your consent, with our trusted third parties that work with us, any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to assist in the operation of the Website and Services available to you.  We do not share Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties.  These service providers are not authorized to use or disclose your Personal Information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.  We may share your Personal Information for these purposes only with third parties whose privacy policies are consistent with ours or agree to abide by our policies with respect to Personal Information.  These third parties are given Personal Information they need only to perform their designated functions, and we do not authorize them to use or disclose Personal Information for their own marketing or other purposes.
  We will disclose any Personal Information we collect, use or receive as permitted by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
  In the event we go through a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of Our assets, your user account, and Personal Information will likely be among the assets transferred.

Retention of Information

  We will retain and use your Personal Information for the period necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.  We may use any aggregated data derived from or incorporating your Personal Information after you update or delete it, but not in a manner that would identify you personally.  Once the retention period expires, Personal Information shall be deleted.  Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.

Transfer of Information

  Depending on your location, data transfers may involve transferring and storing your information in a country other than your own.  You are entitled to learn about the legal basis of information transfers to a country outside Canada or to any international organization governed by public international law or to set up by two or more countries and by the security measures taken by us to safeguard your information.  If any such transfer takes place, you can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this Pricacy Policy or inquire with us using the information provided in the contract section.

The Rights of Users

  You may exercise certain rights regarding your information processed by us.  In particular, you have the right to do the following (i) you have the right to withdraw consent where you have previouly given consent to the processing of your information; (ii) you have the right to object to the processing of your information if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent; (iii) you have the right to learn if information is being processed by us, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the information undergoing processing; (iv) you have the right to verify the accuracy of your information and ask for it to be updated or corrected; (v) you have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of your information, in which case, we will not process your information for any purpose other than storing it; (vi) you have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of your Personal Information from us; (vii) you have the right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another contoller without any hindrance.  This provision is applicable provided that your information is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on your consent, on a contract which you are part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.

The Right to Object to Processing

  Where Personal Information is processed for the public interest, in the exercise of an authority vested in us for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, you may object to such by providing grounds related to your particular situation to justify the objection.  You must know that, however, should your Personal Information be processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification.  To learn whether we are processing Personal Information for direct marketing purposes, you may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

Cookies

  The Website uses "cookies" to help personalize your online experience.  A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server.  Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.  Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
  We may use cookies to collect, store and track information for statistical purposes to operate our Website and Services.  You have the ability to accept or decline cookies.  Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.  If you choose to decline cookies you may not be able to fully experience the features of the Website and Services.  To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit internet cookies.org

Do Not Track Signals

  Some browsers incorporate a Do Not Track feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked.  Tracking is not the same as using or collecting information in connection with a website.  For these purposes, tracking refers to collecting personally identifiable information from consumers who use or visit a website or online service as they move across different websites over time.  Our Website does not track its visitors over time and across third party websites.  However, some third party sites may keep track of your browsing activites when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you.

Advertisements

  We may display online advertisements and we may share aggregated and non-identifying information about our customers that we collect through the registration process or through online surveys and promotions with certain advertisers.  We do not share personally identifiable information about individual customers with advertisers.  In some instances, we may  use this addregated and non-identifying information to deliver tailored advertisements to the intended audience.
  We may also permit certain third party companies to help us tailor advertising that we think may be of interest to users and to collect and use other data about user activities on the Website.  These companies may deliver ads that might place cookies and otherwise track user behavior.

Links to Other Websites

  Our Website contains links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us.  Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites or third parties.  We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that may collect Personal Information.

Log Files

  Our Website follows a standard procedure of using log files.  These log visitors when they visit websites.  Many hosting companies do this to analyze web traffic and improve the service.  The information collected by log files may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.  These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.  The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administrating the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Information Security

  We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.  We maintain reasonable administrative technical and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure of Personal Information in its control and custody.  However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed.  Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge that (i) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (ii) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and our Website cannot be guaranteed; and any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.

Data Breach

  In the event we become aware that the security of the Website has been compromised or users Personal Information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, icluding, but not limited to, security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right to take reasonably appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, investigation and reporting, as well as notification to and cooperation with the law enforcement authorities.  In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise required by law.  When we do, we will post a notice on the Website and send you an email.

Changes and Amendments

  We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in our discretion and will notify you of any material changes to the way in which we treat Personal Information.  When changes are made, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page.  We may also provide notice to you in other ways in our discretion such as through contact information you have provided.  Any updated version of this Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy unless otherwise specified.  Your continued use of the Website or Services after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.  However, we will not, without your consent, use your Personal Information in a manner materially different than what was stated at the time your Personal Information was collected.

Acceptance of This Policy

  You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions.  By using the Website or its Services you agree to be bound by this Policy.  If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to use or access the Website and its Services.

  This document was last updated on March 24, 2021