Effective Date: February 17, 2023
Introduction
We at Gray Television, Inc. ("GTI"), along with our television stations
("Stations"), respect your privacy. We have adopted this Privacy Policy
to explain what information about you we collect, how we use it, and
how we share it. We provide a link to this Privacy Policy wherever it
applies, such as on our Station websites, our mobile apps, our social
networking presence, and other online services that we provide and
control ("Services"). By using our Services, you accept our practices
as described in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies
or individuals, even if a product or site is linked to our Services and
even if a relationship exists between GTI and a third party (see
Your Choices
below).
This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into the
GTI Terms of Use Agreement
, which also governs our Services.
If you are a resident of California, Nevada or Virginia, there are
additional sections of this Privacy Policy that apply to you.
Information We Collect
When you use our Services, we may access or collect personal information
about and from you. We may collect this information from you directly when
you provide it to us for a specific purpose, such as when you enter a
contest or send us information about a news story. We may collect
information about you from third party sources, such as ad networks. We
also may automatically collect certain information, such as through the use
of analytics tools that evaluate how you interact with our online content.
We may collect the following categories of personal information:
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for a variety of business purposes,
including to:
We may also use the information we collect to:
How We May Disclose Your Information
To provide our Services, we may disclose your personal information to
certain third parties, including:
Location Information
If you enable certain features, we may obtain location information from
your device to provide location-related services, for example, weather
alerts or breaking news alerts. Your location information may be shared
with third parties that we have contracted with to perform the
location-based features of our Services or collected by and/or shared with
our third-party partners who help to provide you personalized
advertisements.
We will ask for your permission before collecting this location data. You
can withdraw consent to use precise, real-time or network location data at
any time by turning off the location-based feature on your mobile device or
by opting out of using any location-based features. If you withdraw
consent, functionality associated with precise, real-time or network
location may be limited. For more information about your choices regarding
location data, see
Your Choices
below.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
A "cookie" is a small text file stored on your device that helps us
recognize repeat visitors, personalize your experience, deliver Services
efficiently, monitor how our Services are used, deliver customized
advertising, and for other purposes.
We also use other digital technologies, including web beacons, pixel tags,
or clear GIFs. These are small, transparent graphic images that are placed
on a web page or in an email and used to monitor the activity of the user
accessing that web page or email. These digital technologies are used for
website traffic reporting, measuring advertising effectiveness, customizing
users' online experiences, and for other purposes.
Like most online operators, we use these technologies to collect
information about our website and app users automatically, deliver
Services, tailor your experience, monitor how our Services are used,
improve them, and deliver customized advertising, as well as for other
related purposes.
You may configure your browser to reject cookies. But if certain cookies
are disabled, you may not be able to use all features of our Services. We
do not currently respond to a web browser's "do not track" signals.
Social Media
Our Services may use social media plug-ins (e.g., the Facebook "Like" button, "Share to Twitter" button) to enable you to easily interact with certain social media websites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and share information with others. When you visit our online Services and engage with these plug-ins, the social media platforms can place a cookie or pixel on your device enabling such operators to recognize individuals who have previously visited our online Services. If you are logged into these social media websites while visiting our online Services, the social media plugins allow the relevant social media websites to receive information that you have visited our online Services or other information. The social media plugins also allow the applicable social media websites to share information about your activities on our online services with other users of the social media website. We do not control any of the content from the social media plugins. We may also interact with you on social media platforms. If you contact us on one of our social media platforms, request services, or otherwise communicate directly with us on social media, we may contact you to interact with you. For more information about social media advertising and social media plugins from other social media websites, please refer to those websites' privacy and data sharing statements.
Advertising and Personalized Content
Advertising is important to our provision of free and low-cost Services to
you. We may share your personal information with our advertisers,
advertising networks, or other third parties for direct marketing and
promotional purposes. Additionally, GTI and its Stations, our advertisers,
certain outside network advertising services, and other third parties may
place cookies, web beacons, and other similar technology on your device to
personalize your experience, collect information about your preferences,
collect location information, and/or deliver customized advertising
content.
Advertisers and other third parties involved in the delivery of ads to you
may offer you opportunities to choose what type of information about you is
collected, used, and shared, and how that is done. We do not control
outside parties or the choices they may offer you - please contact them
directly to learn about your choices. For more information about your
options for receiving personalized advertisements, see
Your Choices
below.
Safeguarding Children's Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect
personal information online from children under 16 years of age.
Accessing Account Information
Certain Stations and Services may allow you to register for an account. If
these functions are available, you may view your user profile and related
information, update that information or delete that information or account.
If you delete your account, we will delete information associated with your
account, except as prohibited by applicable law or as needed to protect the
rights and property of GTI and its users. Changes you make to account
information may not occur in all copies or back-ups held by us or others,
or if we determine that the change would be unduly expensive or burdensome.
We may deny a request to access, change or delete account information if we
believe there is a question about the identity or authority of the
requester.
Information Security
We take steps to protect the security of the information you provide us.
Yet, no security is perfect, and transmissions over the Internet are
potentially vulnerable. Please use caution when disclosing your personal
information.
Your Choices
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we change our Privacy Policy, we will update the date at the top of the policy. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. By using our Services following a change to this Privacy Policy, you accept our practices as described.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at privacyrights@gray.tv or via postal mail to:
Gray Television, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Policy
VP Digital Media
4370 Peachtree Rd. NE Atlanta, GA 30319
Additional Information for California Residents
GTI and its Stations have adopted this privacy notice for California Residents to supplement information provided in our generalprivacy policy. For purposes of compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA), this privacy notice is also a Notice at Collection. This section applies only to individuals residing in the State of California who are considered "Consumers" under the CCPA and from whom we collect "Personal Information" as defined in the CCPA, which include our business-to-business contacts who are California residents.
Information We Collect
We collect certain categories of information directly from you when you provide them to us, from third parties, and automatically when you use our Services. We collect the following categories of personal information:
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to for a variety of business purposes, including to:
We may also use the information we collect to:
"Selling" and "Sharing" Personal Information
We use digital technologies, including online identifiers, to provide you with personalized marketing and perform online analytics. We may disclose these online identifiers to our analytics and marketing partners. The CCPA considers this to be Selling and Sharing of your personal information. GTI does not have actual knowledge that it Sells or Shares Personal Information about consumers under 16 years of age.
Additionally, we may share your information with co-sponsors of our contests and promotions, which also could be considered a Sale under the CCPA.
You have the right to opt-out of Selling and Sharing. For more information about these activities and to exercise your right to opt-out of Selling and Sharing, please see our "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" page, which contains our Notice of the Right to Opt-Out and opt-out mechanism.
Retention Policy
Unless otherwise required by law, it is our policy not to retain Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Information for longer than is reasonably necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. The criteria we use to determine specific retention periods include whether you have provided your consent and have not withdrawn it; whether there are other legal grounds for the continued processing; whether you have objected to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing; and whether retention or deletion is necessary to comply with legal obligations.
Your California Consumer Rights
As a California resident, you have certain rights to your Personal Information.
How to exercise your rights
To contact us regarding any questions related to website, programming, or subscription information, please call us at (615) 721-7313.
You may submit a verifiable consumer request to exercise your California privacy rights described above by:
You can request to opt-out out of the sale or sharing of your personal information here: Do Not Sell My Personal Information.
Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information. The verifiable consumer request must:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with Personal Information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the Personal Information relates to you.
If we are unable to take the action you requested (e.g., because we are required to keep information for legal reporting purposes), our response will explain our reasons.
California "Shine the Light Act"
If you reside in California and have an established business relationship
with us, you may have the right to receive information about how we share
your personal information with our affiliates or third parties, such as our
advertisers. If you wish to learn about our practices, please send a
written request to the contact information identified above. Please
identify that your request is pursuant to the California "Shine the Light"
Act. GTI is not able to provide information about how companies outside GTI
might use or disclose your information.
Additional Information for Nevada Residents
This section of the Privacy Policy only applies to residents of Nevada. If you are not a resident of Nevada, this section does not apply to you. Terms that are capitalized are defined in the Nevada law.
As defined under Nevada law, we do not sell Covered Information. However, Nevada Consumers may submit a verified request at any time directing that we not make any Sale of any Covered Information that we have collected or will collect about the consumer, as defined under the Nevada law. To submit such a request, you can email privacyrights@gray.tv.
Additional Information for Virginia Residents
This section of the Privacy Policy only applies to residents of Virginia. If you are not a resident of Virginia, this section does not apply to you. Terms that are capitalized are defined in the Virginia law.
Pursuant Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act, as amended ("VCDPA"), Virginia residents may have certain data privacy rights. This section describes your rights under the VCDPA. For additional details about GTI's privacy practices, please see the other sections of our generalPrivacy Policy.
Targeted Advertising : We use digital technologies, including online identifiers, to provide you with personalized advertisements. We may disclose these online identifiers to our advertising partners. The VCDPA considers this to be a Targeted Advertising and Virginia residents have the right to opt-out of this processing. You may opt-out of this processing here: Ad Opt Out.
Your Virginia Rights: If you are a resident of Virginia, you have the following consumer rights
To exercise your rights you can:
To contact us regarding any questions related to website, programming, or subscription information, please call us at (615) 721-7313.
To opt-out of the sale of your personal information for targeted advertising, please use the opt-out feature above.
We will work to verify your request using reasonable means; if we are unable to do so, we may ask you follow-up questions. To protect your personal information, when submitting your request, please provide information sufficient for us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal data and describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate and respond to it.
We will process your verifiable request free of charge, but we are only obligated to provide information to you pursuant to such requests two times in a 12-month period.
Note, we may deny your request in whole or in part if we cannot verify your identity. Under the VCDPA, you may appeal our decision with regard to your request. To do so, please send an email to privacyrights@gray.tv, with the word "Appeal" in the subject line.