Privacy Policy

Who we are

KWPQ-LP is an FCC licensed, low power FM radio station in Springfield, Missouri.

Low Power FM (LPFM) is a non-commercial educational broadcast radio service authorized by Congress and created by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States in 2000. The intent is to serve local communities with low power stations that do not interfere with higher power commercial stations, and lend a “local” voice to the broadcast spectrum.

LPFM stations are restricted to 100 watts effective radiated power, with an antenna system no higher than 30 meters above average terrain at full power. The effective 60 dBu transmission pattern is set at 3.5 miles minimum, though our “total coverage area” is significantly beyond that range. See: Effective Radiated Power, LPFM Rules & Regs, 50/60 dBu curves in broadcasting.

Apps: Android and iOS

KWPQ creates and distributes applications for streaming our on-air content. Unless specifically noted in the download section of Google Play Store or the Apple App Store our streaming app:

1. Does not collect any information of any kind.
2. Does not access your camera, contacts pictures, files, apps or passwords.
3. Does not collect any information on location, usage, content users or device used.
4. Does not request or require any special permission or authentication.
5. Does not provide any content that could be considered “adult” or “not suitable for persons under age 18”

If you load an app that is branded as KWPQ content that requires or asks for additional information, it is not an authorized KWPQ FM application and should be uninstalled immediately.
Please contact us at: comments@kwpq.org if you have questions or concerns.

KWPQ-LP, KWPQ FM and our parent organization are not responsible for the use of, or any damages incurred by improper use of our app. 

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. This data is stored on our servers, not used for any other purpose, and is inaccessible to the public or commercial interests. We do not use, store, transmit, sell or convey this information to anyone.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

We will not approve, or publish any posts using Gravatars.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website and use that data for various purposes. KWPQ is not responsible for any personal information or location embedded in your media.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

No one.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. No other usage is permitted. We do not compile, market, resell, publish or convey any information from any casual user or registered user.