Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 3, 2008
This policy informs you of the policies of Salem Communications Corporation and
its subsidiary entities (collectively, “Salem”), including without limitation
the Salem and radio stations concerning the collection, use and disclosure of
personal information from this Salem-related website. Because we may gather
certain types of information about our users, we want to help you understand
the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information.
At Salem we understand your privacy is important to you. Even though we may
need to collect information about you to provide you with some of our products
and services, you may not want us to disclose that information to others.
Accordingly, what follows is a description of how we gather and use information
about you (collectively “Your Information”).
Please note that by visiting this website, you consent to the collection of
Your Information by Salem as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
1. Will Salem Disclose the Information It Collects to Outside Parties?
Generally, Salem does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to
others. However, Salem may provide aggregate statistics about our customers,
traffic patterns, and related site information to third-party vendors.
Generally, these statistics will include no personally identifying information.
However, Salem may release Your Information when we believe, in good faith,
that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with the law; (ii)
protect the rights, property or safety of Salem, our users, or others; (iii)
enforce or apply the Terms of Use applicable to this website; or (iv) enforce
contest, sweepstakes, promotions, and/or game rules. Also, we may give some or
all of Your Information to third-party vendors who assist us in fulfilling some
of the functions of this Website. Finally, we may provide Your Information to
third parties if you authorize us to.
2. What Information Do We Collect? How Do We Use It?
Registration Data
Registration data is voluntary information provided directly by you in order to
receive optional access to certain services or site areas. This data may
include personally identifiable information such as your name, age, email
address, zip code, or telephone number. In addition, registration data may
include preference information such as usernames, passwords, desired
newsletters, etc. Here are some of the ways we might use that information:
- To deliver services that you request or purchase such as
newsletters, offers, message boards, forums, and other items
- To help us create and deliver the content that is most
relevant to you
- To alert you to news, events, contests, and other items if
you so request
- To allow you entrance into restricted areas of the site,
as appropriate
- To send you information about Salem, this website and
other websites
- To compile statistics and conduct basic research
- To give to third parties, who may send you promotional
material
Surveys
Sometimes Salem posts optional, voluntary surveys in which we ask for
personally identifiable information. The choice is yours -- you don't have to
answer surveys, but if you do, please understand that Salem may use the
information you provide and that we may share it with third parties. If we're
asking for optional information, we may mark it with an asterisk (*) or
otherwise notify you so that you can skip that portion if you want. Here are
some ways we might use that information:
- To help us create and deliver the content that is most
relevant to you
- To send you information about Salem and this Website
- To give to our content partners, who may send you
promotional material
- To give to our advertisers, who may send you information
about their products and services
- To share in aggregate form with our partners and advertisers
- To compile statistics and conduct basic research
- To give to third parties, who may send you promotional
material
Contests and Sweepstakes
From time to time Salem runs voluntary contests and sweepstakes in which we ask
for personally identifiable information such as your name, age, email address,
or telephone number. That's so we can determine if you're eligible for the
contest and to let you know if you win. Sometimes we request additional
information such as your gender, marital status and income level. Here are some
of the ways we might use the information that we collect:
- To determine if you're eligible for the contest
- To notify you if you're a winner
- To send you information about Salem and this Website
- To help us create and deliver the content that is most
relevant to you
- To give to third parties, who may send you promotional
email
- To give to advertisers, who may send you email about their
products and services
- To share in aggregate form with our partners and
advertisers
- To compile statistics and conduct basic research
Special Offers
From time-to-time, Salem and its affiliated entities are able to provide you
with special offers of products and services. When providing these offers, we
need to gather personally identifiable information from you such as your name,
age, email address and telephone number. Your acceptance of these offers is
completely voluntary, but if you do not correctly enter the required
information, you may not receive the product or service offered. Here is how we
may use this information:
- To ensure proper delivery of the product or service
- To view statistics and conduct basic research
- To send you information about Salem and this Website
- To give to select parties on our site, who may send you
promotional material
- To give to select radio stations, who may send you
promotional material
- To give to third parties, who may send you promotional
material
- To share in aggregate form with our partners and
advertisers
Online Commerce Services
This website may offer shopping and other online commerce services, which may
be offered by Salem or by a firm that operates a store under contract with us.
If our website offers such services, you will use a customer order form to
request information, products, and services. The order form will ask you to
give us contact information (like name or email address), financial information
(like account or credit card numbers), and demographic information (like zip
code or age).
We will use the financial information that you provide to bill you for products
and services. By giving our site your credit card and related personal
information, you are authorizing our store to give that information to the
merchant and credit card company in order to confirm and fulfill your order.
We will use contact information from the order form to fulfill your orders. We
may also use contact data to get in touch with you when necessary. We will not
otherwise use or distribute your financial information without your prior
approval.
Confirmed Opt-in
Salem acquires no personal or registration data about our users except what
you explicitly and voluntarily provide (i.e., opt-in). We reserve the right to
use this information specifically for the purposes related to your registration
in addition to any other purpose set forth in this Privacy Policy.
If You Contact Us
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive from you. Unless
you tell us otherwise, we will not use your address for any other purpose.
Feedback Data
Feedback data is voluntary
information (such as success stories) provided directly by you for the purposes
of assessing the products or services provided through Salem Web Network sites.
There are areas on Salem Web Network owned sites which allow you to
submit feedback. Any feedback you submit in these areas becomes the property of
Salem Web Network, and we reserve the right to use this information for the
purposes of marketing, quality control, or to contact you for further
information.
Usage (Log) Data
Salem also gathers and analyzes Usage or Log Data including your IP (internet
protocol) address assigned by your ISP (internet service provider), and the
type of operating system you are using on your computer, and the type of web
browser you are using to view our Website. Salem management uses Usage or Log
Data to help diagnose problems with and optimize performance of the server.
This information also allows us to evaluate user traffic patters into, out
from, and within our Website. These uses, however, do not allow us to connect
your IP address with your personal identity.
What About "Cookies"?
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that your Web browser
stores on your computer's hard drive. From time to time our Website may place
cookies on your computer’s hard drive that enable our systems to recognize your
browser and to provide you with certain features. Use of cookies also provides
information about your Web usage, which helps us compile demographic and
statistical information about visitors who are utilizing our Website. Our
cookies may contain personally identifying information. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to
prevent that.
Correcting and Updating
You may correct or update your registration data by contacting our member
services in the following ways:
Salem Web Network
Attn: All Pass Registration
111 Virginia Street, Suite 500
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Delete/Deactivate
To delete or deactivate an account, a user may ask to be removed from our
database by contacting our member services in the following ways:
Salem Web Network
Attn: All Pass Registration
111 Virginia Street, Suite 500
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Public Forums
This site may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups
available to its users. Any information you disclose in these areas becomes
public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose
your personal information. We cannot safeguard the privacy of any such
information you choose to disclose online in this manner and you should do so
carefully and at your own risk. Please refer to http://l.salemweb.net/communitytermsofservice
for additional information about the terms of service applicable to Salem’s public forums.
Sale of Our Company Salem may include any information we collect through
this website in our customer information database. This database is considered
an asset owned by Salem. As in any business venture, the sale of Salem is always a possibility, either as an entire corporate entity or through an asset
sale that may include our customer information database. Should another entity
ever purchase or acquire Salem or its assets, all information contained in our
customer information database will be considered a transferred asset and become
the property of the purchasing or acquiring entity.
Links to Other Sites
When you visit Salem, you may be linked to other outside sites. This includes
links to sites operated by advertisers, sponsors, and partners that may use Salem's logo as part of an agreement with Salem. These other sites may send their own
cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. These other
sites may be developed by people over whom Salem exercises no control and, as
such, are not subject to the Salem Privacy Policy. Salem is not responsible for
the privacy policies of these other sites, nor for the use of any information
that these sites may collect.
Information Sharing With Third Parties
From time to time we may enter into a special relationship with another company
that is not owned by Salem to provide additional features at this website.
These special relationships may include “powered by” partners, business
partners, sponsors, and co-branded sites (referred to here as “co-branded
pages”). You should look for a specific privacy statement on any such
co-branded page. Any personal information that you provide when signing up at
one of those co-branded pages may be shared with our third party partner. You
should also check our partner’s website for information regarding its privacy
policies.
Also, the nature of some features of our site may require that we
share personal information about you with persons or companies outside of the Salem corporate enterprise. For example, this may occur at a feature that enables you, via
our site, to ask questions of persons or entities that are not part of the Salem enterprise. By responding to those features of the site, whether by email or direct
entry of information on our website, you are consenting to our transferring
that information to such persons or entities.
Children's Privacy
Because the safety of children is very important to us, Salem will not
knowingly accept personal information from children under the age of 13 without
first obtaining written parental consent. A parent can give such consent by
filling out and signing the Salem Parental
Consent Form and returning it to us at the contact point listed below. If a
parent wishes to refuse to permit collection or use of their child's
information by Salem, that parent should contact us to request deletion of
their child's account.
If you have any questions or comments regarding children’s privacy at Salem or if you would like to submit a signed Parental Consent Form, please contact:
Salem Web Network
Attn: Children’s Privacy Dept.
111 Virginia Street, Suite 500
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Information Security
The security and confidentially of Your Information is extremely important to
us. Accordingly, we take appropriate security measures to protect against the
unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of data. This
includes the use of encryption technology to ensure that Your Information is
protected. Please understand, however, that despite our best efforts no
security measures are perfect or impenetrable.
Your California Privacy Rights
Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits
customers of Salem who are California residents to request certain information
regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their
direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to support@salemwebnetwork.com or
write us at:
Salem Web Network
Attn: California Privacy Rights
111 Virginia Street, Suite 500
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Leased Content
No third-party licensor shall have any liability for the accuracy or
completeness of information or services provided thereby via this website or
any component thereof or for delays, inaccuracies, omissions, or other defects
therein nor for any claims or losses arising therefrom or occasioned thereby,
including, without limitation, any lost profits, indirect, special, or
consequential damages. Any such third party licensors have exclusive
proprietary rights from the information received via the service. Customer,
end-user, or visitor, as applicable, shall not use or permit anyone to use the
information provided through the service for any unlawful or unauthorized
purpose. Customer, end-user, or visitor, as applicable, is not authorized or
permitted to furnish such information to any person or firm for reuse or
retransmission without prior written approval of the source of such
information. Provision of the information on the service is subject to
termination in the event that any agreement between a third party licensor and
a provider of information distributed through the service is terminated in
accordance with its terms. Third party licensor and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, information providers and content partners shall have no liability
for investment decisions based on the information provided hereby.
General Information
This Policy and the Terms of Use for this website shall be governed by,
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, as
it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within
such state, without regard to conflict of law principles. You agree that any
cause of action you or Salem brings to enforce this Policy and/or the Terms of
Use, or in connection with any matters related to this Salem website and/or the
Privacy Policy, shall be brought only in either the state or Federal courts
located in Richmond, Virginia. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction
of the courts of the State of Virginia for any cause of action arising out of
this Policy.
If any provision of this Policy, or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances, is held invalid or for any reason, unenforceable including, but
not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations, then such
provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that
matches, as closely as possible, the original provision, and the other
provisions of this Policy shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of
either party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this Policy
shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Unless expressly
provided otherwise, this Policy and the Terms of Use for this website are the
entire agreement between you and Salem with respect to the use of this Salem website and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by an authorized
representative of Salem.
If you have any questions concerning this Policy, you may send them by email to
scotthunter@salem.cc. You must send
any official correspondence via postal mail to:
Salem Web Network
Attn: Privacy Policy Dept.
111 Virginia Street, Suite 500
Richmond, Virginia 23219
European Union and Other Foreign Nations
This Salem website is governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of
United States of America and is intended for enjoyment of residents of the
United States. Salem makes no representation that this website is governed by
or operated in accordance with the laws of other nations. By using this website
and submitting any personal information, visitors from outside of the United
States acknowledge the this site is subject to U.S. law, consent to the
transfer of personal data to the U.S., and waive any claims that may arise
under their own national laws.
In Summary
We understand your privacy is important to you. Please note, however, that Salem may use Your Information and may disclose it to select third-party vendors as
described in the above provisions.
Your Consent and Changes to this Policy
By using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of Your Information
by Salem as set forth in this Privacy Policy. Additionally, your visit and any
dispute over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use
applicable to this website.
Salem may at any time amend, modify, restate, or revise this Privacy Policy by
updating this posting, and you should therefore periodically visit this page to
view the then current Privacy Policy that is in effect. If we make any material
changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Privacy
Policy. Your continued use of this Website constitutes your agreement to this
Privacy Policy and any updates.
