Who we are
Our website address is: https://uttylerradio.org.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: http://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Information submitted by you in contact forms is retained and used for the purpose(s) described on the page displaying the forms.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Information submitted to this website or to email addresses ending in @uttylerradio.org or @uttyler.edu displayed on this website is retained as required by Texas records retention laws (Section 441.180 et. Seq. of the Texas Government Code) and rules. Different types of information are kept for different periods of time.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
UT Tyler Radio 99.7 FM
UT Tyler Radio 99.7 FM (KVUT) – a service of the College of Arts and Sciences at UT Tyler – maintains the website (https://uttylerradio.org) as a public service. The following statement applies only to members of the general public and is intended to address concerns about the types of information gathered from the public, if any, and how that information is used.
Notice of Personal Information
The following notice is provided in accordance with Section 559.003(a) of the Texas Government Code:
With few exceptions, you are entitled on your request to be informed about the information divisions of The University of Texas at Tyler collects about you; under sections 552.021 and 552.023 of the Texas Government Code, you are entitled to receive and review the information; and Under Section 559.004 of the Texas Government Code, you are entitled to have The University of Texas at Tyler correct information about you that is held by The University of Texas at Tyler and is incorrect, in accordance with the procedures set forth in The University Of Texas System Business Procedures Memorandum 32, Texas Public Information Act.
The information that The University of Texas at Tyler collects will be retained and maintained as required by Texas records retention laws (Section 441.180 et. Seq. of the Texas Government Code) and rules. Different types of information are kept for different periods of time.
Required Link
Each web application or site must contain a link for our “Privacy Policy” that links to this page.
Cookies
A “cookie” is a small file containing information that is placed on a user’s computer by a web server. Typically, these files are used to enhance the user’s experience of the site, to help users move between pages in a database, or to customize information for a user.
Any information that UT Tyler Radio webservers may store in cookies is used for internal purposes only. Cookie data is not used in any way that would disclose personally identifiable information to outside parties unless UT Tyler Radio is legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
Logs and Network Monitoring
UT Tyler Radio maintains log files of all access to its site and also monitors network traffic for the purposes of site management. This information is used to help diagnose problems with the server and to carry out other administrative tasks. Log analysis tools are also used to create summary statistics to determine which information is of most interest to users, to identify system problem areas, or to help determine technical requirements.
Information such as the following is collected in these files:
- Hostname: the hostname and/or IP address of the computer requesting access to the site
- User-Agent: the type of browser, its version, and the operating system of the computer requesting access.
- Referer: the web page the user came from
- System date: the date and time on the server at the time of access
- Full request: the exact request the user made
- Status: the status code the server returned, e.g., fulfilled request, file not found
- Content length: the size, in bytes, of the file sent to the user
- Method: the request method used by the browser (e.g., post, get)
- Universal Resource Identifier (URI): the location of the particular resource requested. (More commonly known as a URL.)
- Query string of the URI: anything after a question mark in a URI. For example, if a keyword search has been requested, the search word will appear in the query string.
- Protocol: the technical protocol and version used, i.e., http 1.0, ftp, etc.
The above information is not used in any way that would reveal personally identifying information to outside parties unless System Administration is legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
E-mail and Form Information
If a member of the general public sends UT Tyler Radio an e-mail message or fills out a web-based form with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information, that information will only be used to respond to the request and analyze trends. The message may be redirected to another government agency or person who is better able to answer your question. Such information is not used in any way that would reveal personally identifying information to outside parties unless UT Tyler Radio is legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites outside of UT Tyler Radio and The University of Texas at Tyler. Neither UT Tyler Radio nor The University of Texas at Tyler bear any responsibility for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect from loss, misuse and alteration of the information under control of UT Tyler Radio and The University of Texas at Tyler.
Google Analytics
UT Tyler Radio’s website use Google Analytics; a Web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as URLs, Internet domain and host names, browser software, and the date and time that the site is visited. This information is used to monitor the effectiveness of the website and to consider potential improvements to the website. The information is non-personal and is transmitted to and stored by Google on its servers. UT Tyler Radio does not share any specific information about a particular user.
Please visit the following pages for more information on Google Analytics terms of use and Google’s privacy practices. To opt out of Google’s data collection, read more about the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Choice/Opt-Out/Correct/Update
The uttylerradio.org site gives users the following option for removing or correcting their information from any publicly posted page i.e., student directory.
Contacting UT Tyler Radio
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact:
UT Tyler Radio 99.7 FM
a service of the
College of Arts and Sciences at
The University of Texas at Tyler
FAC 2009
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799