The Oregon Association of Broadcasters is committed to protecting your privacy and
developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience.
This Statement of Privacy applies to the The Oregon Association of Broadcasters Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the The Oregon Association of
Broadcasters website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters collects personally identifiable information,
such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The
Oregon Association of Broadcasters also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is
automatically collected by The Oregon Association of Broadcasters. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring
Web site addresses. This information is used by The Oregon Association of
Broadcasters for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of the The Oregon Association of Broadcasters
Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or
personally sensitive data through The Oregon Association of Broadcasters public
message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The
Oregon Association of Broadcasters does not read any of your private online
communications.
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters encourages you to review the privacy
statements of Web sites you choose to link to from The Oregon Association of
Broadcasters so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share
your information. The Oregon Association of Broadcasters is not responsible for the
privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the The Oregon Association of Broadcasters and The Oregon Association of Broadcasters family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters collects and uses your personal information to operate the The Oregon Association of Broadcasters Web site and deliver the services you have requested. The Oregon Association of Broadcasters also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from The Oregon Association of Broadcasters and its affiliates. The Oregon Association of Broadcasters may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to
third parties. The Oregon Association of Broadcasters may, from time to time, contact
you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of
interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, The Oregon Association of Broadcasters may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Oregon Association of Broadcasters, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters does not use or disclose sensitive personal
information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters keeps track of the Web sites and pages our
customers visit within The Oregon Association of Broadcasters, in order to determine
what The Oregon Association of Broadcasters services are the most popular. This data
is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The Oregon Association of Broadcasters to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a
particular subject area.
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters Web sites will disclose your personal
information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Oregon Association of Broadcasters or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Oregon Association of Broadcasters; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Oregon
Association of Broadcasters, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The The Oregon Association of Broadcasters Web site use “cookies” to help you
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.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you
time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize The Oregon Association of Broadcasters
pages, or register with The Oregon Association of Broadcasters site or services, a
cookie helps The Oregon Association of Broadcasters to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same The Oregon Association of Broadcasters Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the The Oregon Association of Broadcasters features that you customized.
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 interactive features of the The Oregon Association of Broadcasters services or Web
sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Oregon Association of Broadcasters
secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters will occasionally update this Statement of
Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Oregon Association of
Broadcasters encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of
how The Oregon Association of Broadcasters is protecting your information.
Contact Information
The Oregon Association of Broadcasters welcomes your comments regarding this
Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Oregon Association of Broadcasters has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Oregon Association of Broadcasters
at theoab@theoab.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
