Privacy Policy
At Real Radio Wales we collect different types of information about our users for three main reasons:
- To help us to improve the services we offer.
- To provide personalised services unique to individual users.
- To use anonymous details about our users to sell appropriate advertising space on the site. This might mean showing an advertiser how many users we have on the site; it does not mean sharing an individual's details with an advertiser. Where we collect entry information from an individual, we will never share that individual's information with a third party, including an advertiser, without that user's explicit permission.
We are absolutely committed to protecting your privacy. Our policy can be summarised in one sentence: we will not share your information with others without your prior consent. We have also established the following four principles:
- We will continue to invest in high-quality security and do our utmost to protect user privacy through the appropriate use of the latest security technology.
- We will respect your email privacy. You will not receive unsolicited mail from Real Radio Wales and/or from third parties screened by GMG Radio unless you have agreed to this.
- We will not pass on any individual user details (including your email address) unless we have your prior consent.
- Otherwise, we will only share anonymous aggregate statistics about our users, sales and traffic patterns with our advertisers.
What information do we collect?
We collect information on our users in two ways: through cookies, and through site entries.
We will ask further questions for different services, including competitions. Unless stated, all entry questions are optional. We also ask some voluntary questions so we can gain a clearer understanding of our users. Your responses help us to sell appropriate advertising space and so keep the site free. They also enable us to personalise services for our users. We do not share this information with third parties unless you have specifically consented to this.
We also collect data listing which of our pages are most frequently visited and by which types of users.
We invest in good-quality security and do our utmost to protect user privacy. UK Data Protection Legislation means we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access.
Will Real Radio Wales disclose the information it collects to outside parties?
Real Radio Wales will not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others unless you have given us your permission. With your permission we will only share the information with carefully chosen, reputable and trustworthy third parties. Also, Real Radio Wales may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information. Real Radio Wales follows the relevant legal requirements and uses all reasonable precautions to ensure only responsible third parties see the information, however we are not responsible for any breach of security or any actions of any third parties who receive the information.
Please note that we reserve the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate our systems properly and to protect both ourselves and our users.
Legal information under the Data Protection Act
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act of 1998, the Data Controller for Real Radio Wales is GMG Radio Holdings Limited. Any queries regarding GMG Radio's use of data and data policies should be addressed to the Digital department.
Significant data processors for Real Radio Wales include Google, which provides our statistical tools and hosts webserver log files to allow us to view statistics about our site.
