Privacy Statement
The Internet Folk Radio List (TIFRL) is a free database of folk, singer-songwriter, and acoustic radio programs.
We do not wish to impinge on anyone's privacy or contribute to spam and other 'Net abuse. If you know of data in TIFRL that should not be included, please contact us (see below) and we will immediately remove it.
Data Collection and Use
TIFRL data have been contributed by a variety of individuals and/or obtained from publicly available resources. TIFRL began life as a text file containing a few dozen programs. It was subsequently turned into a genuine database and has grown to include 572 listings. The core data were compiled by Jeremy Butler and the staff of All Things Acoustic. They've been augmented by singer-songwriter Diane Zeigler and updated by many hosts, program directors, and folk-radio enthusiasts.
We initially thought that TIFRL would be used by radio listeners trying to find folk stations. While this is one use of its data, it is more commonly used by musicians and labels to distribute marketing materials and CDs. Consequently, if you do not wish to receive marketing materials, contact us (see below) and we will remove your data from TIFRL.
TIFRL may be browsed or searched here online or it may be downloaded in tab-delimited format (suitable for importing into spreadsheet and database programs). It may subsequently be used for mass mail or email distribution. TIFRL has always been available for free, with the proviso that it may not be duplicated and sold. In 2005 we formalized this by publishing it under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. TIFRL uses cookies to facilitate the submission of data. Our cookies are not tracked by any organization (i.e., a spyware company) other than TIFRL.
Tracking Usage
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files to track usage of TIFRL. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-out
Normally, TIFRL does not send email to people listed on it. The exception to this is when we are checking the validity of TIFRL data. To opt-out of receving any notices from TIFRL, individuals should contact us (see below) and have their email information or their entire listing removed.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that TIFRL is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Security
This Web site takes every reasonable precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line to the extent that is humanly possible. We cannot guarantee, however, that we will never be inflitrated by hackers.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. However, if users have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post a notice we will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.
Contact
information:
TIFRL is administered by
Jeremy Butler
Professor
Telecommunication and Film Department
The University of Alabama
Box 870152
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
jbutler@ua.edu