COOKIE POLICY

Effective Date: August 27, 2026
Last Updated: August 27, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how The Culture Media, including The Culture Radio and websites, applications, platforms, and digital services operated within the Society Capital Group family of companies, uses cookies and similar technologies.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

For purposes of this Policy, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to The Culture Media and The Culture Radio, as applicable.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow websites to recognize your browser or device and may help websites remember information about your visit.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Keep websites functioning properly;
  • Remember user preferences;
  • Maintain login sessions;
  • Improve website performance;
  • Understand how visitors use our services;
  • Measure traffic and engagement;
  • Remember audio or streaming preferences;
  • Support security and fraud prevention;
  • Measure advertising effectiveness;
  • Deliver or personalize advertising;
  • Support embedded content and third-party services; and
  • Improve the overall user experience.

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others may remain on your device for a specified period.

2. HOW WE USE COOKIES

The Culture Media and The Culture Radio may use cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our websites and digital services.

Depending on the services and features being used, cookies may help us understand:

  • Which pages are visited;
  • How visitors navigate our websites;
  • Which radio stations or streams are accessed;
  • Which podcasts or episodes receive engagement;
  • Which content receives clicks or views;
  • How long users interact with certain pages;
  • Which devices or browsers are being used;
  • Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address;
  • Referral sources;
  • Advertising performance;
  • Website errors and performance issues; and
  • General audience and usage trends.

We may use this information to operate, maintain, analyze, secure, improve, and develop our services.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE MAY USE

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for certain website functions and generally cannot be disabled through our cookie preference tools.

They may support:

  • Website security;
  • User authentication;
  • Account access;
  • Session management;
  • Form submissions;
  • Fraud prevention;
  • Network management;
  • Privacy preferences; and
  • Other essential website functionality.

Blocking these cookies through your browser may cause portions of the website to stop functioning correctly.

B. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow us to remember choices or preferences and provide enhanced features.

For example, these cookies may remember:

  • Previously selected settings;
  • Audio or player preferences;
  • Recently accessed content;
  • Display preferences;
  • Language preferences; or
  • Other personalized website settings.

Disabling functional cookies may cause certain features to operate differently or become unavailable.

C. Analytics and Performance Cookies

We may use analytics and performance technologies to understand how visitors interact with our websites and services.

These technologies may collect information about:

  • Page views;
  • Visits;
  • Traffic sources;
  • Clicks;
  • Navigation patterns;
  • Session duration;
  • Device types;
  • Browser types;
  • General geographic information;
  • Website errors;
  • Content engagement;
  • Podcast activity; and
  • Streaming or radio engagement.

This information helps us evaluate and improve our websites, content, programming, and services.

D. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

We or our advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising campaigns, understand audience interests, limit repeated advertisements, or deliver advertising that may be more relevant to users.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Measure advertising impressions;
  • Measure clicks and conversions;
  • Build audience segments;
  • Understand campaign performance;
  • Limit how often advertisements appear;
  • Support advertising partners and sponsors; and
  • Personalize advertisements where permitted by applicable law.

Where required by law, advertising cookies will be used only after obtaining the appropriate consent.

E. Social Media Cookies

Our websites may contain features or content from social media platforms.

These may include:

  • Instagram;
  • Facebook;
  • YouTube;
  • TikTok;
  • X;
  • LinkedIn; and
  • Other social or content-sharing platforms.

These services may place their own cookies or tracking technologies when you interact with embedded content, buttons, videos, posts, or other features.

Your interactions with these services are governed by the privacy policies and terms of the applicable third-party providers.

4. STREAMING, RADIO, AND PODCAST TECHNOLOGIES

Because The Culture Radio provides digital radio, music, podcasts, creator content, and other streaming services, certain technologies may be used to operate or measure those services.

These technologies may collect information concerning:

  • Radio stations accessed;
  • Streaming sessions;
  • Listening activity;
  • Podcast episodes accessed;
  • Player interactions;
  • Playback activity;
  • Device and browser information;
  • IP addresses;
  • General geographic information;
  • Referral information; and
  • Technical performance.

Third-party streaming, podcast hosting, analytics, or distribution providers may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies.

5. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

Some cookies or technologies appearing through our services may be operated by third parties rather than directly by The Culture Media or The Culture Radio.

Third parties may include:

  • Analytics providers;
  • Advertising networks;
  • Advertising technology providers;
  • Streaming providers;
  • Podcast hosting services;
  • Video hosting services;
  • Social media platforms;
  • Content delivery networks;
  • Security providers;
  • Payment processors;
  • Website hosting providers;
  • Embedded media providers; and
  • Other technology vendors.

These companies may collect information directly from your browser or device and may combine information collected through our services with information obtained elsewhere, subject to their own privacy policies and applicable law.

We do not control all cookies or technologies placed by independent third parties.

6. SIMILAR TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

In addition to traditional cookies, we may use or permit technologies such as:

  • Pixels;
  • Web beacons;
  • Tags;
  • Local storage;
  • Software development kits;
  • Embedded scripts;
  • Device identifiers;
  • Server-side analytics; and
  • Similar technologies.

For purposes of this Policy, references to “cookies” generally include these similar technologies where appropriate.

7. COOKIE CONSENT

Where required by applicable law, we may display a cookie consent banner or preference center allowing you to accept, reject, or manage certain categories of cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for essential website functionality.

Your available choices may vary depending on your location and applicable privacy laws.

You may change your cookie preferences where a preference-management feature is available.

8. MANAGING COOKIES THROUGH YOUR BROWSER

Most internet browsers allow users to control cookies through browser settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

  • View stored cookies;
  • Delete existing cookies;
  • Block cookies;
  • Block third-party cookies;
  • Receive notifications before cookies are stored; or
  • Configure different cookie rules for different websites.

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect website functionality.

Some settings or preferences may also be lost after cookies are deleted.

9. GLOBAL PRIVACY CONTROL AND OTHER PRIVACY SIGNALS

Certain browsers and browser extensions allow users to send privacy preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signals.

Where applicable law requires us to recognize a legally valid browser-based opt-out preference signal, we will endeavor to process supported signals as required.

The availability and effect of these signals may depend on your jurisdiction, browser, device, and the technologies used on our services.

10. DO NOT TRACK

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is not a universally adopted technical standard governing all Do Not Track signals, our services may not respond to every Do Not Track signal.

Where applicable law requires recognition of a specific opt-out preference mechanism, we will handle that mechanism in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

11. PERSONALIZED ADVERTISING

We may work with advertising or technology providers that use cookies and similar technologies to help deliver, measure, or improve advertising.

Depending on applicable law and the technologies we use, you may have the right to opt out of certain uses of personal information for targeted or cross-context behavioral advertising.

Where required, appropriate controls will be made available through our website or privacy preference tools.

12. DATA COLLECTED THROUGH COOKIES

Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may include:

  • IP address;
  • Browser type;
  • Device type;
  • Operating system;
  • Approximate location;
  • Pages viewed;
  • Referring websites;
  • Date and time of visits;
  • Click activity;
  • Streaming activity;
  • Podcast engagement;
  • Advertising interactions;
  • Device identifiers; and
  • Other technical or usage information.

Whether this information is considered “personal information” or “personal data” depends on applicable law and the circumstances in which it is collected or combined with other information.

Our handling of personal information is further described in our Privacy Policy.

13. COOKIE RETENTION

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.

Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies may remain on your device after you close your browser and expire after a predetermined period or when manually deleted.

Third-party providers determine the retention periods for cookies they control.

We may periodically review the cookies and technologies used through our services and adjust retention periods where appropriate.

14. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our services are not intended to use cookies to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

If we learn that personal information from a child has been collected in a manner inconsistent with applicable legal requirements, we may take appropriate steps to delete or otherwise address that information.

Additional information regarding children’s privacy may be provided in our Privacy Policy.

15. UNITED STATES PRIVACY RIGHTS

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional rights concerning personal information collected through cookies, advertising technologies, or similar tracking technologies.

Depending on applicable law, these rights may include the ability to:

  • Request information about certain data practices;
  • Request deletion of certain personal information;
  • Correct certain personal information;
  • Opt out of certain targeted advertising;
  • Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information; or
  • Exercise other privacy rights provided by applicable law.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for additional information concerning privacy rights and how to submit a request.

16. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our websites may contain links to third-party websites, applications, streaming services, advertisers, sponsors, or social media platforms.

Once you leave our services, the privacy and cookie practices of the third party apply.

The Culture Media and The Culture Radio are not responsible for the privacy or cookie practices of independent third-party websites or services.

We encourage users to review the privacy and cookie policies of third-party services they use.

17. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

  • Technology;
  • Website functionality;
  • Advertising practices;
  • Analytics services;
  • Third-party providers;
  • Business operations;
  • Privacy laws; or
  • Regulatory requirements.

When material changes are made, we may update the “Last Updated” date appearing at the top of this Policy.

We encourage users to review this Policy periodically.

18. CONTACT US

If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy, privacy practices, or the use of cookies and similar technologies, contact:

The Culture Media
Attn: Legal / Privacy Department
227 North Magnolia Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
United States

Email: legal@theculturemedia.com

For privacy-related inquiries, please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line when appropriate.