Updated 12/20/2024
Overview
The CCX Media privacy statement recognizes the value of privacy of its website’s visitors and participants.
This privacy notice provides more specific information on how the CCX Media text messaging service collects and processes your personal information.
Scope
The notice applies to our practices for gathering and disseminating information related to the CCX Media text messaging service (“we”, “us”, or “our”) and is meant to provide you an overview of our practices when collecting and processing personal information.
How We Collect Information
We collect personal information in the following circumstances:
- Direct Collection, when you provide information by responding to text messages from our journalists.
- Automated Processes, when you subscribe for informational or promotional messages.
What Type of Information We Collect
Direct Collection
We directly collect the following personal information:
- Opt-out preferences
- Content of your text message responses to us.
Automated Collection
We automatically collect the following personal information:
- Device status indicating whether a device is available for messaging
- Carrier (e.g. Verizon, AT&T, etc.)
- Country associated with the phone (we are not sending international text messages)
- Delivery status
- Error codes indicating why a message was not delivered (e.g. number associated with a landline, unreachable device, etc.)
How This Information Is Used
We use the personal information we collect to communicate with you regarding CCX Media operations and services, such as:
- News Gathering, details for the purpose of sourcing information for news or sports stories.
- Updates, to keep you informed of important dates or activities specific to your relationship with CCX Media.
- Promotional Activities, to share opportunities that may be of interest to you, incentives, discounts, and offerings though a variety of CCX Media.
With Whom This Information Is Shared
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We require our service providers to keep your personal information secure, and do not allow them to use or share your personal information for any purpose other than providing services on our behalf.
We may also share your personal information when required by law.
What Choices You Can Make About Your Information
If you wish to unsubscribe from text messages for a campaign, you can reply with words, such as ‘cancel’, ‘end’, ‘quit’, ‘unsubscribe’, ‘stop’, or ‘stop all’ and you will no longer receive messages.
If you wish to re-subscribe, reply with words, such as ‘start’, ‘yes’, or ‘unstop’.
Please note that unsubscribing from text messages from one campaign will not unsubscribe you from other campaigns.
How Information Is Secured
CCX Media recognizes the importance of maintaining the security of the information it collects and maintains, and we endeavor to protect information from unauthorized access and damage. CCX Media strives to ensure reasonable security measures are in place, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect your personal information.
Privacy Notice Changes
This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. We will post the date our notice was last updated at the top of this privacy notice.
Who to Contact With Questions or Concerns
If you have any concerns or questions about how your personal data is used, please contact the CCX Media at 763-533-8196 or www.ccxmedia.org/contact
Terms and Conditions
- Users will receive messages from CCX Media for promotions, information on upcoming events, news stories, sports stories or other relevant programming. Messaging may also include exchanges of information between our journalists and story sources.
- Messaging frequency may vary depending on use cases. No more than one message per day for promotional information. Multiple messages per day may be exchanged between story sources and our journalists for active news or sports stories.
- Message and data rates may apply, check with your carrier for details about additional costs.
- To opt out at any time, text STOP.
- For assistance, text HELP or visit our website at www.ccxmedia.org.
- Visit www.ccxmedia.org/privacy for privacy policy and www.ccxmedia.org/tos for Terms of Service.
