Privacy Policy

It is the Griffin Media station affiliates (the "station") policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating this site or its associated mobile apps (the “website” or "apps"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at websupport@griffin.news. However, while the security of your personal information is important to us, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

You can find our apps here and here.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Using cookies, and similar technologies, the Station automatically collects certain information when you visit, use or navigate the website and apps. This information does not reveal your identity, but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our website and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of this website and its associated apps, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

The website and apps do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. By using the website and apps, you affirm you are at least 13 years old, or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the website. If we learn that personal information from users less than 13 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us at websupport@griffin.news.

AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION AND AI RESTRICTIONS

The Station does not allow any automated means of collecting, harvesting, or mining personal data or information from its digital or broadcast properties without prior written consent. This includes, but is not limited to:

a) The use of web scraping tools, bots, spiders, or any other automated techniques to extract personal data or information from our website, apps, or any other Griffin Media properties.

b) The use of our content, including personal data or information, for the development, training, or operation of any software program, model, algorithm, or generative AI tool, including but not limited to machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

c) The creation of archived or cached data sets containing our content or users' personal information for any purpose, including AI training or development.

Any unauthorized use of automated means to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any part of our website, apps, or content is strictly prohibited and will be considered a breach of this Privacy Policy.

HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION

The Station processes your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. The website and apps use the information collected or received:

To send marketing and promotional communications

The Station and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link within the email.

Deliver targeted advertising

The Station may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.

Protect our services

The Station may use your information as part of our efforts to keep the website and apps safe and secure.

To protect our content and users' data

The Station may use collected information to detect and prevent unauthorized automated access, data scraping, or misuse of our content and users' personal information. This includes monitoring for potential AI training activities without our explicit consent.

DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, "personal data" or "personal information" refers to any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. This includes, but is not limited to:

1. Identifiers such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers
2. Characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law
3. Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies
4. Biometric information
5. Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement
6. Geolocation data
7. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
8. Professional or employment-related information
9. Education information
10. Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes

WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED?

The Station may process or share data based on the following legal basis:

Consent

The Station may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information in a specific purpose.

Legal obligations

The Station may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

Legitimate interests

We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.

Performance of a contract

Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.

Vital interests

The Station may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

Specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

Vendors, consultants and other third-party service providers

The Station may share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. The Station may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the website or apps, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the website or apps over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Privacy Policy, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.

Business transfers

The Station may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Third-party advertisers

The Station may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the website or apps. These companies may use information about your visits to the website or apps contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Business Partners

The Station may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.

COOKIES

A cookie is a string of information a website or app stores on a visitor's device, and that the visitor's browser or device provides to the website or app each time the visitor returns. To enrich and perfect your online experience, the Station uses "cookies" and/or similar tracking technologies (web beacons and/or pixels) on the website or apps to access or store information. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their devices should set their browsers or device settings to refuse cookies before using the website or apps. Disabling cookies could result in certain features of the website or apps not functioning properly. By continuing to navigate the website or apps without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to the Station’s use of cookies.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS           

The website and apps use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website and apps (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website and apps, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Further information about Google’s Privacy Policy may be obtained from http://www.google.com/privacy.html.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The website and apps contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with the Station. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site, online services or mobile apps. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. The Station assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services. We suggest you review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log into your account settings and update your user account. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Service and/or comply with legal requirements.

You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send. You will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, we will still need to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at websupport@griffin.news.

DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

Our Company would like to make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access

You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification

You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure

You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing

You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing

You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability

You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we need one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email websupport@griffin.news, call us at 405-843-6641, or write to us at Griffin Media, 100 West Main St, Ste 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

PRIVACY STATEMENT-CALIFORNIA 

Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of Personal Information we share with third parties or corporate affiliates for those third parties or corporate affiliates' direct marketing purposes. That notice will identify the categories of information shared and will include a list of the third parties and affiliates with which it was shared, along with their names and addresses. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit an email request to the following email address: websupport@griffin.news, and include the words “CALIFORNIA PRIVACY”. More information can be found here.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may update this privacy notice at any time. The Station encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

We may provide additional notice of significant changes. We may also ask you to acknowledge your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy before continuing to use our services, particularly when it comes to changes related to automated data collection, AI restrictions, or the use of personal information.

These modifications to the Station's Privacy Policy incorporate the key elements addressing AI and data scraping concerns while satisfying the requirements outlined in your request. The changes clearly mention restrictions on automated data collection, explicitly prohibit web scraping, define personal data, and outline the consequences of violating the policy.

CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATING THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Any violation of this Privacy Policy, including unauthorized automated data collection, web scraping, or use of our content for AI training purposes, may result in:

a) Immediate termination of your access to the Station's website, apps, and other services

b) Legal action, including but not limited to civil lawsuits for damages and injunctive relief

c) Reporting of your activities to relevant law enforcement or regulatory authorities

d) Pursuit of all other remedies available under applicable laws.

Griffin Media takes the protection of our users' personal information and our content seriously. We will vigorously enforce our rights and the rights of our users against any individual or entity that violates this Privacy Policy.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at websupport@griffin.news or by post to:

Griffin Media

100 West Main, Ste 100

Oklahoma City, OK 73102