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Last updated on May 29, 2024

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1.  Introduction.  Trust is a cornerstone of our mission at Audacy, Inc. (Audacy, Inc. together with its subsidiaries and affiliates are collectively referred to as “Audacy”, “Us”, “We”, or “Our”). We are committed to gaining and maintaining your trust by following a core set of privacy principles. This Privacy Policy describes, among other things, the categories of personal information we may collect about you; the purposes for which we use it; how you can control the use and disclosure of your information and exercise your privacy rights (such as your right of access and correction); and how your information is stored and protected. If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Virginia or Canada, please refer to Section 8 of this Privacy Policy for special information regarding your privacy rights.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in Our sole discretion. You agree that We may notify you of the updated Privacy Policy by posting it on Our websites or, by contacting you to inform you of the change when required by law, and that your use of Our Services after the effective date of the updated Privacy Policy (or engaging in such other conduct as we may specify) constitutes your agreement and consent to access Our Services or otherwise do business with Us in accordance with Our updated Privacy Policy. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully and check the Privacy Policy posted on Our websites periodically so that you are aware of any changes.

In addition, please review Our Terms of Use, which governs your use of Our online interactive features and services, such as the websites, mobile and Smart-TV applications, and other digital services owned, operated and/or offered by Audacy. 

2.  Scope of Privacy Policy – When it Applies.  This Privacy Policy summarizes Our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and storage of personal information, including but not limited to Our (i) radio operations; (ii) websites; (iii) mobile, tablet automotive in-dash, Smart-TV, OTT (over the top), and/or smart speaker applications; (iv) email, listener club and/or text distribution list; and (v) any other online interactive feature or service that provides an authorized link or URL to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services” or “Audacy Services”) owned, operated and/or offered by Audacy. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Audacy Services. This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of third parties, including those that may disclose information to Audacy and links to third-party websites that you visit by clicking on a link from an Audacy website or application. For a list of all Audacy radio stations and affiliated companies, and their respective primary associated websites, please visit: www.audacyinc.com.

3. The Personal Information Collected and How We Use It. You are not required to provide information about yourself when you visit an Audacy Service, although some information may be collected automatically as described below. If you choose not to provide Us with certain information about you, then this may impact the way in which you are able to enjoy the Audacy Services, or in some cases, you may not be able to use the Audacy Services at all. Audacy may ask you for different types of information when you register for certain Services, access various content or features, or contact Us directly. Below is a summary of the categories of personal information We collect, where We get it from, why We collect it, and with whom We may disclose it. Information disclosed to third-parties is done so with your consent, when required by law:

Below please find additional information intended to help explain how We collect personal information and with whom We may share it.

Streaming Audio with AmperWave. Audacy’s subsidiary, AmperWave, LLC offers a hosting and distribution platform that enables publishers to stream audio content, monetize their audio inventory, optimize ad revenue, and deliver a personalized listening experience. AmperWave works with Audacy and other publishers to provide a range of digital audio services (“Services”). In doing so, the following information is automatically shared with, or collected by AmperWave when you use the Services:

You IP address can be used to identify the general location of your Internet-connected device, such as the country, state, city, or general area in which it is connecting to the Internet, sometimes referred to as non-specific or rough geolocation. With your consent, AmperWave may also receive the precise location or specific GPS location (i.e. latitude/longitude) of the device you use to connect to the Services. Whether this information is shared with AmperWave depends on your personal settings on your device. Please review the settings on your mobile device to set your privacy and location tracking preferences. For more information please visit: https://v7player.wostreaming.net/privacy_notice/ and www.amperwave.com.

Combining Information and Inferences.  Please note that all of the information We collect about you summarized above may be combined or used to create inferences or a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, and behavior. This information helps Us tailor Our communications and content to you, and to develop rich online content and services across the Audacy Services.

Authorized Vendors, Service Providers, and Business Partners.  We may share your personal information with third-party service providers and vendors who help Us with specialized services, including customer support, email and text message deployment, business analytics, marketing, suppression list management, payment processing and data processing.  These third parties are allowed to use your information to help Us provide and improve Our services.  We may also share certain information about your interactions with the Audacy Services with third-parties and business partners that provide certain editorial, audio, and/or audiovisual content that We make available by means of the Audacy Services.  For example, We stream audio content produced by business partner radio stations and programs that are neither owned nor operated by Us on the Audacy mobile app.  In the past 12 months We have not shared listener information such as “favorited” radio stations with these business partners but may do so in the future.   In addition, information collected about your interactions with audio and video content may be shared with third parties, including third-party social networking services such as Facebook, and video measurement and subscription services such as Nielsen, as described in Section 14 below – Video Services and Social networking.  Under New Zealand law, if  we disclose information to third-parties that are outside New Zealand, we will only disclose that information where the third party is subject to comparable privacy protections.

Disclosure of Aggregated or Anonymized Information. We also may share aggregated or anonymized information with third parties to help Us develop content and services We hope will interest you or to help these third parties develop and improve their own product and service offerings.

Sweepstakes, Contests, or Promotions.  When you choose to enter certain of our sweepstakes, contests, or other promotions, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the promotions, your information may be disclosed to Our sponsors and to third parties who help administer the promotions, including in connection with winner selection prize fulfillment and aggregated data analysis. Your information also may be disclosed as required by law, such as on a winners list. Further, by entering a promotion, you are agreeing to the official rules that govern that promotion, including allowing Our sponsors to use your name, voice, and likeness in advertising and marketing associated with the promotion in accordance with applicable law. All terms applicable to the particular promotion will be made available to you at the time you enter the promotion.

SMS Text Messaging.  From time to time, you may communicate with Us by means of SMS text messaging, including, without limitation, when entering certain of Our sweepstakes, contests, or other promotions, and/or when interacting with any one or more of Our radio stations.  Certain authorized third-party SMS text vendors who help us provide SMS text messaging services to you may collect personal information from you for support purposes only.  However, Audacy does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information about you in connection with your use of SMS text messaging.  Audacy and its authorized third-party SMS text vendors do not sell or share personally identifiable information about you in connection with your use of SMS text messaging. 

Co-Branded Partners.  Co-branded partners are third parties with whom an Audacy Service may offer jointly a service or feature. You will be able to tell when you are accessing a service or feature offered by a co-branded partner, because the co-branded partner’s name will be featured prominently. You may be asked to provide information about yourself to register for a service offered by a co-branded partner. By doing so, you may be providing your information to both Us and the co-branded partner, or We may share your information with the co-branded partner. Please note that the co-branded partner’s privacy policy may also apply to its use of your information.

Audacy Services and Other Audacy Businesses.  Audacy continues to expand its online presence in order to offer users rich and deep interactive experiences.  Where permitted by law, We may share information We collect about you with other Audacy affiliated companies (please visit www.audacyinc.com for a list of all our affiliated companies), for Our analytical and business needs to determine the effectiveness of Our programming and advertising, to provide you with information about products and services that might interest you, or for other reasons related to Our business.

Business Transfers.  We may share your information in connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of a radio station participating in the Audacy Services, a merger, consolidation, asset sale or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

Legal Requirements and Security.  We may disclose personal information about Our users to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, and other law enforcement measures, and to comply with other legal obligations. For example, Audacy owns, and certain of Audacy’s subsidiaries operate, broadcast radio stations in the United States licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”).  As a result, certain contests or promotions conducted by such Audacy subsidiaries and/or such broadcast radio stations are subject to certain FCC regulations.  Your entry into such contest or promotions is your consent for Audacy to provide your personal information to the FCC if, and only to the extent required and/or requested by, the FCC.  We may also exchange information with law enforcement, other companies and organizations for fraud protection, protect against unauthorized or illegal access, and to protect and defend the legal rights, interests, and safety of the Audacy Services and Audacy employees, agents, and contractors (including enforcing Our agreements); to protect the safety and security of users of the Services and members of the public; and as otherwise disclosed in the Audacy Terms of Use.

Mobile Devices.  Certain mobile devices provide various capabilities that can be used, for example, to identify the physical location of such devices. Mobile devices also transmit Caller ID data when a call is made or text message is sent.  Please review the settings on your mobile device for the Audacy App and any of our other Services to set your privacy and location tracking preferences.  With your consent where required by law, Audacy Services may collect, use, transmit, process and maintain unique identifiers, Caller ID data, location-based data, and other similar information (collectively “Unique Identifier Information”) when you use your mobile devices, including to provide the services you request, tell you about offers We think you will value and improve your experience on Audacy Services.  We also may share Unique Identifier Information with Our business partners and use it for Our analytical or business needs to determine the effectiveness of Our programming and advertising or for other reasons related to Our business.  Audacy Services also may require you to provide your mobile phone number to participate in certain services or features and that number may be associated with such information. 

Session-Replay Technologies. We may use third party services that employ software code to record users’ interactions with the Services in a manner that allows us to watch DVR-like replays of those user sessions. The replays could include users’ clicks, mouse movements, scrolls, and keystrokes/key touches during those sessions. These replays may be used for analytical purposes, to help Us diagnose usability problems and identify areas for improvement. One company that may provide this service for Us is Hotjar. You can learn more about Hotjar at https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/.   Depending on the web browser you use, it might be possible for you to prevent Hotjar from collecting certain data when visiting a Hotjar Enabled Site. To learn more visit Hotjar’s Do Not Track page.

4.  The Choices You Have to Control Our Use of Personal Information.  You can control how your personal information is used.  You can also choose to enjoy content and features on select Audacy Services without providing Us with your contact information. 

Cookies.  Whether cookies are placed on your computer or mobile device is something you can control.  Virtually all web browsers allow you to run a scan to see the cookies that are in use, along with the ability to clear them individually or clear all of them. Please review the privacy settings on your computer, mobile device, and web browsers to limit or block location tracking, cookies, and other similar online tracking technologies.   To find out more about how to do this go to www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers. Please review Section 12 below and Our Cookie Policy for more information about cookies and other similar technologies, how We use them, and how to manage the use of cookies on our Services.

Please note that if you opt out of advertising cookies you will still see or hear advertisements on Audacy Services.  Those advertisements, however, may be less relevant or interesting to you.  Also, if you use the settings in your web browser or device to opt out of advertising cookies, that opt-out request is unique to each browser or device that you use to access Audacy Services. For instance, if you opt out of tailored advertising on your iPad but not on your iPhone, you may still receive tailored advertising while listening to streaming music or podcasts on your iPhone.

Do Not Track.  Some Internet browsers include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” signals, which is a privacy preference that users can set to opt out of tracking by websites and online services.  If we receive a “Do Not Track” signal we will opt-out your web browser from receiving advertising cookies. 

Global Privacy Controls. We also recognize Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. This means that if your browser or browser extension has GPC enabled, our websites will automatically recognize that signal and opt-out your browser from the “sale” of your personal information (see Section 8 of Privacy Policy) and from receiving advertising cookies. For more information about GPC, please visit https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.

Email.  You can opt out of receiving commercial email or text messages by following the instructions contained in any such message or by contacting Us directly using the follow email or web portals for Our respective businesses:  

Please note that even if you unsubscribe from marketing or promotional e-mail messages, We may still need to send you account-related communications, such as service announcements,  payment, log-in, and registration information.

Account Settings.  If you have created an account with Us, you may log into your account online or on your mobile device to review and update your privacy, location, and digital advertising settings.  

Ad Preferences – Tailored or Interest-Based Advertising. You have choices about the collection and use of your information to display or hear advertisements that may be more relevant or interesting to you.
When you visit www.audacy.com or one of Audacy’s radio station websites to listen to Our radio programming, you can opt-out of tailored or interest-based ads by clicking on the “Do not sell or share my personal info” link at the bottom left of your Internet browser as shown below or by clicking on “ad preferences” in the settings menu of the Audacy mobile application, and adjusting your ad preferences:

As discussed below, Audacy is committed to complying with the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) and the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada’s (DAAC) Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more and make choices about interest-based advertisements from participating third parties, please visit the DAA Consumer Opt-Out page or the DAAC Consumer Opt-Out page.  Please also see Sections 8 (Special Information Regarding Individual U.S. State Laws – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, and Virginia – and Canadian Privacy Laws) and 13 (Third-Party Online Advertising) below.

Podcasting.  Audacy’s podcast studios (Cadence13, 2400 Sports and Pineapple Street Studios) create, market, and distribute a roster of critically acclaimed podcasts.  Our podcasts are hosted on third-party platforms that use data received from Nielsen to facilitate tailored advertising within podcast listening experiences. If you want Nielsen to stop providing information that may be attributable to your Internet-connected device for tailored advertising, or to learn more about how it works, please use Nielsen’s opt-out function. 

Additional Privacy Rights.  Canadian users have the right to withdraw their consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information.  Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, and Virginia have state-specific rights with respect to the use of their information.  Please see Section 8 below (Special Information Regarding Individual U.S. State Laws – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, and Virginia – and Canadian Privacy Laws) for more information. 

5.  How to Access, Correct, and Delete Your Information.  If you choose to share personal information with Us, you may have the opportunity to update that information on an Audacy Service by logging into your account and updating your profile information.  You also may update your information by contacting Us.  If you ask Us to shut down or delete your account, We will disable your account within a reasonable period of time.  Please note that We may need to retain some information about you in order to satisfy Our legal and security obligations. Some of your information may also remain in backup storage even if you ask Us to delete it.  

You may be entitled under local laws to request to access, delete or object to the processing of information that We hold relating to you.  Please see Section 8 below (Special Information Regarding Individual U.S. State Laws – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada & Virginia – and Canadian Privacy Laws) for additional information. Regardless of where you live, we will endeavor to respond to your request within a reasonable period of time provided that we are able to verify your identity and locate your information.   We reserve to right to update Our processes and policies as to whether we will respond to these requests at any time, in our sole discretion, unless We are otherwise required to do so by applicable law.  To submit a request to access or delete your information please visit www.audacyprivacy.com

6.  Data Security and Retention.  We care about the safety and security of your information, and are committed to protecting it. We have adopted technical, administrative, and physical security measures to help protect your information from loss, interference, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, and disclosure.  We have also put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.  While We will take reasonable steps to protect your information, We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Us.  We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data while you are on the Internet.  At a minimum, We encourage you to make sure that you are using a secure browser as you surf the Internet.  Please refer to the websites of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission,  the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner or information on how to protect yourself from identity theft.

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

In some circumstances We may anonymize your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for statistical or analytical purposes, in which case We may use this information indefinitely.

7.  International Considerations – Transfer of Data.  Please be aware that information you provide to Us or that We obtain as a result of your use of the Audacy Services may be collected in your country and subsequently transferred to the United States or another country in accordance with applicable law, in which case the information may be made accessible to law enforcement and national security authorities of that jurisdiction under laws applicable in that jurisdiction. Our primary data centers and headquarters are in the United States.  We have affiliates, vendors, advertisers, customers, and other third parties with which We do business in other countries.  If we disclose personal information to an individual or entity outside of the United States, we will seek assurances that any information we may provide to them is adequately safeguarded and in accordance with applicable privacy laws.  The privacy and data protection laws in the country to which your information is transferred may not be equivalent to such laws in your country of residence.  By using and participating in any Audacy Services or providing Us with your information, you consent to the collection, international transfer, storage, and processing of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

8.  Special Information Regarding Individual U.S. State Laws – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada & Virginia – and Canadian Privacy Laws

California 

California Shine the Light Requests. If you are a California resident, the California Shine the Light law gives you the right to request information about Our disclosure of personal information to third parties or affiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes.  To make a shine the light request, please contact us by email at [email protected] [For spam filtering purposes, only email with the subject line “Audacy Privacy Request” will be read] or by mail at Audacy, Inc.  Attn: Privacy Officer, 2400 Market St., 4^th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.  We are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, or do not have complete information.  Please allow up to 30 days for us to process your request.  You may submit such a request once per year.

California Privacy Rights (California Privacy Rights Act).  If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023 provides you with the following rights with respect to your personal information:

Please see below for the categories of personal information we have sold or shared about you in the preceding 12 months, as defined by the CPRA.  Please be assured that We do not sell your information as the word “sell” is commonly understood; in other words, We do not give your personal information to data brokers or other third parties in exchange for money.  However, there are instances where Audacy has shared personal information to help Us improve your online experiences and the relevance of offers made to you through Audacy and elsewhere, and to deliver tailored advertising (cross-context behavioral advertising).  We do this in ways that are intended to extend the Audacy experience to Our customers in a variety of environments.   Depending on the circumstances and the contractual obligations in place, this sharing may be a “sale” or “sharing” under applicable law. 

The categories of personal information listed directly above may be sold or shared with:

We do not knowingly tailor ads specifically for individuals under 16 years.  Further, we do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16 for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.

California Residents: Metrics for Calendar 2022 – Requests to Delete

California Residents: Metrics for Calendar 2022 – Requests to Know

California Residents: Metrics for Calendar 2022 – Requests to Opt Out

Nevada

Nevada residents only.  Nevada residents have the right to request that a company not sell their personal information. This right applies even if their personal information is not currently being sold. If you are a Nevada resident, and would like to submit such a request, you can do so by sending an email to [email protected] [For spam filtering purposes, only email with the subject line “Audacy Privacy Request” will be read] or by mail at Audacy, Inc. Attn: Privacy Officer, 2400 Market St., 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. You may also submit this request by calling us toll-free at 1-855-665-0026.

Colorado, Connecticut & Virginia

Colorado, Connecticut & Virginia residents only.  As a resident, your rights as a consumer include: 

We do not create consumer profiles or automate decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer, which means a decision that results in the provision or denial of financial or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health-care services or access to essential goods or services.

Please note that these rights to do not apply to you in the employment context, such as information about your job application or status as an employee of a company. To exercise any or all of the above rights, you may call us at 1-855-665-0026 or visit www.audacyprivacy.com.  You may opt out of interest-based audio ads by logging into in your Audacy.com or Audacy mobile app account and adjusting your ad preference settings.

Canada

For Canadian residents only. By using Our Services or otherwise submitting information to Us in connection with the Services, We rely on your consent to collect, use and share your personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise permitted under applicable laws. In some cases, your consent may be “implied,” meaning that your agreement is assumed based on your action or inaction at the point of collection, use or sharing of your personal information. Where We rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have a right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting Us, except in limited circumstances, including legal or regulatory requirements or as a result of our contractual obligations with you. If you choose not to provide us with certain personal information or if you withdraw your consent, where such withdrawal is available, We may not be able to provide you with the Services or the information that you requested.

Canadian residents have a right to access and rectify the personal information We hold about them in accordance with the laws applicable in the province in which they reside. If you believe that your personal information is inaccurate, incomplete or no longer up to date, or wish to access such information, you may send us a written request.  We will respond to your request within a reasonable time, in compliance with applicable laws.

To exercise your Canadian privacy rights noted in this Section you may contact Us in writing at: 

Audacy, Inc.
2400 Market St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: Privacy Officer

Or

[email protected] [For spam filtering purposes, only email with the subject line “Audacy Privacy Request” will be read.]

9.  Privacy Protections for Children.  Audacy’s websites and Services are intended for a general audience and are not specifically directed to children under the age of 13.  Audacy does not knowingly collect personal information from persons under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent.  If we learn that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personally identifiable information online without parental consent, we will take all reasonable measures to delete such information from Our databases and to not use such information for any purpose (except where necessary to protect the safety of the child or others as required or allowed by law).  If you become aware of any personally identifiable information we have collected from children under 13, please contact us at [email protected] [For spam filtering purposes, only email with the subject line “Audacy Privacy Request” will be read].

Minors under 18 years of age may have the Personal Information that they provide to Us through the Audacy Services deleted by visiting www.audacyprivacy.com or sending an email requesting deletion to [email protected] [For spam filtering purposes, only email with the subject line “Audacy Privacy Request” will be read].  Please note that, while we make reasonable efforts to comply with such requests, deletion of your personal information does not ensure complete and comprehensive removal of that data from all systems.

10. User-Generated Content.  Some Audacy Services enable users to submit their own content for use in contests, blogs, over-the-air radio broadcasts, online audio and video streams, podcasts, message boards, and other functions.  Publication of user-generated content on the Audacy Services is subject to the Audacy Terms of Use.  Please remember that any information you disclose becomes public information and to exercise caution when choosing to disclose your contact, financial, and other information in a submission.  We cannot prevent such information from being used in a manner that may violate this Privacy Policy, the law, or your personal privacy and safety.  You should also be aware that We may also engage a third party to provide some of the services associated with the blogs, message boards and similar functions.  This third party will collect and host the information that you submit to the Audacy Services, but will not use any of this information for purposes other than providing the service.

11. Third Party Websites and Services.  Please note that some Audacy Services may contain links to other websites and services.  We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and We recommend that you review the privacy policies of each website that you visit.  When you select a link to a third-party website from an Audacy Service (e.g., if you link to PayPal to pay for a product or service offered by an Audacy Service), you will be leaving the Audacy website.  Any information that you disclose on the third-party website will be governed by that website’s privacy policy.

12.  Cookies, Web Beacons and Other Similar Technologies.  Audacy and third parties may collect information about you when you use Our Services, using cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies.  Please review Our Cookie Policy for more information about cookies and other similar technologies, how We use them, and how to manage the use of cookies on our Services.

13. Online Advertising.  We hope that you value Our efforts to provide you with content and advertising that more closely reflects your interests.  In order to customize your experience on the Audacy Services, We may use cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies to collect information about the content and advertisements available on Our Services and the websites and applications of Our business partners.  We also work with third-party data aggregators to help Us and Our advertising partners infer your interests and show content and advertising that is more relevant to you.  For example, if you access an article about computers on one Audacy Service, We may show you a computer-related advertisement on another Audacy Service based on your apparent interests.  We also may receive information from third parties about you and share information about you with third parties for the purpose of serving relevant advertisements to you.  For example, if you access an article on a third-party website about computers, We may use that information to serve you with a computer-related advertisement on an Audacy Service.

Often-times the only information an advertiser may use to tailor its advertising is an IP address and non-specific geolocation (such as general city or zip code location).  An IP address is not specific to a device.  Rather, it is specific to an Internet connection.  In other words, the IP address you may use to connect your mobile phone to the Internet at home will be different than the IP address you use to connect at a coffee shop. If you opt out of tailored advertising on your mobile phone at home, but then listen to podcasts from a different location, you may still receive tailored ads. Once you opt out, Nielsen and other participating third-parties will stop using the IP address or other information. It can take up to 30 days for to update your preferences, during which you may still receive tailored advertising. 

Please note that We may share information about Our users with advertisers so that they can measure the effectiveness of advertisements available on the Audacy Services. For example, We may tell advertisers the number of users who clicked on a particular advertisement or downloaded a podcast. We may also use technology, e.g., Facebook Custom Audiences and Measured Marketing to deliver advertising to you on other websites based on the email address or other personal information you provided to Us or through the use of information We received from third parties (if required by law, we will obtain your consent). These online-advertising efforts across Audacy Services do not result in you seeing more advertisements from Us, just more relevant advertising.  They also allow Us to provide you with free content and services on Audacy Services. 

Third-Party Online Advertising.  Some of the advertisements available on the Audacy Services are delivered by third parties who also collect information through their own cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies about your online activities, either on Our Services or across the Internet, in an effort to understand your interests and deliver advertisements that are tailored to your interests.  These third parties include advertisers, advertising agencies and ad networks that may collect information about you when you view or interact with one of their advertisements and may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.  In addition, Audacy works with third parties to help Us track the advertisements that are delivered to you; in particular, to control the number of times you receive the same advertisement and to analyze the effectiveness of advertising on the Audacy Services.

Audacy may not have access to the information these third parties collect about your interests to deliver relevant advertising to you, and the information practices of these third parties are not covered by this Privacy Policy. These companies may offer a way for you to choose not to have your information used for advertising purposes. In addition, some of these companies are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”), which offers a single location for consumers to opt out of receiving tailored advertisements from member companies. To learn more and opt out of information collection by NAI member companies, please visit the NAI Consumer Opt-Out page. Also, through the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) and the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (“DAAC”), several media and marketing associations have developed an industry self-regulatory program to give consumers a better understanding of and greater control over advertisements that are delivered based on their online behavior across different Audacy Services. Audacy is committed to complying with the DAA’s and the DAAC’s Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more and make choices about interest-based advertisements from participating third parties, please visit the DAA Consumer Opt-Out page or the DAAC Consumer Opt-Out page. 

If you opt out of having your information used to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests, you will continue to see or hear advertisements on Our Services, but these advertisements may not be as relevant to you.

14.  Digital Audio and Video Services; Social Networking.  Your use of and access to audio and video content may be collected through your use of the Audacy Services.  By viewing Our video content, you are consenting to share your video activities with Our vendors that support the functionality and analyze the effectiveness of the services, business partners and affiliate producers of the video content, including what videos you have watched on the Services.  Sharing this information will allow you to take advantage of social networking and other features on the Services.

Social Networking Services.  Audacy has partnered with certain third-party social networking companies to offer you their services through certain Audacy Services.  For example, you can use third party social networking services such as Facebook or Twitter to share information about your experience on Our Services with your friends and followers on those services.  If you do so, these social networking services may be able to collect information about you, including your activities on an Audacy Service, and they also may notify your friends, both on Audacy Services and on their services, that you are an Audacy user or about your use of the Audacy Services, in accordance with applicable law and their own privacy policies.  By using your Audacy Services account with a third-party social networking service, you consent to share information about you, including video content that you have watched on Audacy Services, with your friends and followers on those services. You can limit how third-party social networking services share your information by visiting your social networking services’ websites and updating your privacy settings.  In addition, Audacy Services may request your permission to a) access and collect information available from your social networking account; and b) post information to your friends on your behalf.  When you connect your social networking service with your Audacy Services account, you authorize Audacy Services to access and use certain information about you from your social networking service to provide content and services, including to help Us tailor Our communications to you, develop rich online content and services across the Audacy Services, or for other purposes We describe throughout this Privacy Policy.  The information Audacy may access from your social networking services is governed by the privacy policies and settings of those third-party services.

Audio and Video Measurement Services.  Some of the Audacy Services may use cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies that allow market research companies such as Nielsen or comScore to collect information about you, including audio and video content that you have accessed on the Audacy Services.  By accessing the audio and video content on Audacy Services, you consent to allow Us to share information about you with these measurement services.  For more information about Nielsen, please click here.  If you do not wish to participate in Nielsen’s digital measurement research on mobile platforms, please click here to opt out.  If you choose to opt out, Audacy will not share with Nielsen video content viewing information about you. For more information about comScore, click here.  Please note that We do not share contact information with video measurement services.  In addition, third party market research services such as Nielsen may access information about you through your social networking services.  You can limit the information that such companies may access by visiting your social networking service and updating your privacy settings.  Click here to read about Facebook’s participation in Nielsen’s measurement services, and here to learn how to opt out of Nielsen measurement services on web browsers and here to review Nielsen’s digital measurement privacy statement.

15.  Your Voice.  We are partnering with third-party service providers to provide you with the tool to use your voice to access and control some of our Services, such as Alexa and Google Home.  We do not collect or store voiceprints or use voice data to identify you personally.  Your voice commands, similar to a manual command such as “favoriting” a station,  are used by product and engineering teams to improve the user experience. If you use a voice-enabled device such as Alexa or Google Home, please review its respective privacy policy to understand how it may be storing or using its data.

16.  Audacy FCC Requirements.  If you send a written communication (including an email) regarding the programming or operation of an Audacy radio station, your communication may be placed in the public inspection file of that station or made available via electronic file access at the station.  In either case, your communication may be subject to review by members of the general public, as required by Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) regulations.  Be advised that We are not responsible for information that may be disclosed if your communication is made available for review by members of the general public in compliance with FCC regulations.

17.  How to Contact Us with Questions About this Privacy Policy.  If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, to exercise your rights under applicable privacy laws or to request this Privacy Policy in another form, please contact Us and We will endeavor to respond to your request within a reasonable period of time.  You may also submit questions or comments using the postal address listed below to our Privacy Officer:

Audacy, Inc.
2400 Market St., 4^th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: Privacy Officer

[email protected] [For spam filtering purposes, only email with the subject line “Audacy Privacy Request” will be read.]

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any privacy concern. 

If you are an Australian resident and we are unable to satisfactorily resolve your concern or complaint, you can enquire or lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). You can contact the OAIC hotline on 1300 363 992. The OAIC has the power to investigate the matter and make a determination.