Podtrac Client Privacy Statement

Podtrac interacts with current and prospective clients and the general public via its Web site, Podtrac.com. This Privacy Statement describes Podtrac's privacy-related policies and practices as they relate to the collection and use of information gathered from visitors to Podtrac.com.

Podtrac also conducts online surveys and operates various research panels involving consumers. Podtrac's Consumer Privacy Policy is posted at the entry point to each individual survey or panel, and describes policies for those operations.

Privacy Commitment

Podtrac recognizes the importance of privacy to Internet users and is committed to assuring that the privacy and confidentiality of visitors to this site are respected and preserved. Unless you give us explicit permission, we will not share your personally identifiable information such as name, address or e-mail address with third parties for any purpose, unless required by law to do so.

Collection, Use, Disclosure of Information

Podtrac collects personally identifiable information (PII) from all Advertisers, Agencies and Publishers ("Clients") wishing to use Podtrac services. Clients are required to provide personally identifiable information in order to register for Podtrac services. Examples of personally identifiable data that may be requested are name, address, phone number, email address, etc. This information is used solely to allow Podtrac to conduct business with its Clients, for example for verification of data and for sending of administrative e-mails regarding our service. Parties interested in obtaining additional information about Podtrac products and services may also provide personally identifiable information to Podtrac via Podtrac.com. This PII is only used to provide the requested information.

Our site automatically creates logs regarding user sessions on Podtrac.com, such as features that you use, the actions that you take, and the information that you access. We generally use this information in statistical and aggregate formats to assess the effectiveness of our site and to better understand your priorities and interests.

Podtrac does not sell, distribute or disclose your personally identifiable information collected via Podtrac.com to third parties without your consent, unless required to do so by a legal process such as a subpoena or a search warrant.

Podtrac provides free services to podcasters whereby Podtrac gathers data specific to individual podcasts (e.g. audience survey data, content ratings, measurement data, etc). This podcast data is not considered personally identifiable information and may be shared by Podtrac with member advertisers.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of data stored on a user's hard drive that contain information about a user. To enable secure content access, we use cookies that contain encrypted login information so we can ensure that client-specific information is secure from unauthorized access. These cookies are used only for this purpose and are intended to be used only by our Web site. (You can view and delete these cookies using the features of your browser.)

Choice and Data Access

Clients who register on Podtrac.com can view and modify their profile information in the secure client areas of our site.

Data Security/Integrity

Podtrac employs industry standard security measures to protect the security of all data. Data stored on Podtrac's servers is treated as proprietary and confidential and is not available to the public. Only authorized employees and contractors have access to the personally identifiable data you provide and that access is limited by need. Our employees and contractors who have access to this data have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of this information.

Children

Podtrac understands the importance of protecting children's privacy in the online interactive world. This Web site does not intentionally target or solicit to children under 13 years of age.

Safe Harbor

The European Union ("EU") maintains strict privacy laws. These rules differ significantly from US laws. To reconcile these differences, the US and the EU have created a Safe Harbor that defines mutually acceptable privacy operations. Podtrac adheres to the Safe Harbor principals. For more information see www.export.gov/safeharbor.

By providing information to Podtrac, you acknowledge that Podtrac operates in the United States, and you agree to     (i) permit Podtrac to transmit and use your user information anywhere necessary, including across international boundaries, to affect the services and transactions provided by this Site; and (ii) that such use by Podtrac shall be subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Privacy Statement and applicable Terms and Conditions and Policies.

Notification of Changes

If we materially change our practices in handling personally identifiable information, as described in this statement, we will notify you by posting the changes on this Privacy Statement at least 30 days prior to their implementation.

Contacting Us

If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement as it relates to your use of this site or Podtrac's products and services, please contact us at privacy@podtrac.com.