Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service. It also explains Your privacy rights and how applicable laws protect Your Personal Data.

We use Your Personal Data to provide, maintain, and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of Your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Words with initial capital letters have meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions shall have the same meaning whether they appear in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Service or certain features of Our Service.

Affiliate means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interests, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority.

Application refers to Home Radio 97.9, the software application provided by the Company.

Company (referred to in this Privacy Policy as “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) refers to Insular Broadcasting System, Inc., 20th Floor, Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Boulevard, Barangay Oranbo, Pasig City, Philippines.

Cookies are small text files placed on Your computer, mobile device, or other device by a website. They are used to store information about Your browsing activity and support various website functions, such as improving user experience and remembering preferences.

Country refers to the Philippines.

Device means any device capable of accessing the Service, including a computer, mobile phone, or tablet.

Personal Data means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the Application, the Website, or both.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes Personal Data on behalf of the Company. This includes third-party companies or individuals engaged by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide the Service on the Company’s behalf, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

Third-Party Social Media Service refers to any website or social networking platform through which a User can log in to or create an account to access the Service.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically through the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Website refers to Home Radio 97.9, accessible at https://979homeradio.com.

You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on whose behalf such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Such information may include, but is not limited to:

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when You use the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the date and time of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service using a mobile device, We may automatically collect certain information, including but not limited to the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device’s unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or access the Service using a mobile device.

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services

The Company may allow You to create an account and log in to the Service through the following Third-Party Social Media Services:

Google

Facebook

Instagram

X (formerly Twitter)

LinkedIn

If You choose to register through or otherwise grant Us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal Data already associated with Your account on that service, such as Your name, email address, activities, or contact list, as permitted by the applicable social media platform and Your privacy settings.

You may also choose to share additional information with the Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service account. If You provide such information during registration or at any other time, You authorize the Company to collect, use, store, and share it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Information Collected While Using the Application

While using Our Application, We may collect the following information, subject to Your prior permission, to provide and improve certain features of the Service:

Location Information

Location information may be used to enable specific features of the Service, enhance functionality, and improve Your overall experience. This information may be transmitted to and stored on the Company’s servers, a Service Provider’s servers, or remain stored on Your Device, depending on the functionality being used.

You may enable or disable location access at any time through Your Device’s settings.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on Our Service, store certain information, and improve Your browsing experience. These technologies may include cookies, web beacons, tags, and scripts that help Us provide, maintain, and improve the functionality of the Service.

Cookies or Browser Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on Your Device by a website. They help websites function properly, remember user preferences, and enhance the overall browsing experience.

You can configure Your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify You when a cookie is being sent. However, if You choose to disable cookies, some features or portions of the Service may not function properly.

Web Beacons

Certain sections of Our Service and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear GIFs, pixel tags, or single-pixel GIFs). These technologies may be used to help maintain the functionality, performance, and security of the Service.

Cookies may be either Session Cookies or Persistent Cookies. Session Cookies are temporary and are deleted when You close Your browser, while Persistent Cookies remain on Your Device until they expire or are manually deleted.

We use both Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies for the purposes described below.

Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential for the operation of the Website. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security, and access to certain features of the Website. Without these Cookies, some parts of the Service may not function properly.

Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify whether You have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember the choices You make while using the Website, such as Your preferred language or login preferences, where applicable. Their purpose is to provide You with a more personalized experience and eliminate the need to re-enter Your preferences each time You visit the Website.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Your Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain the Service, including monitoring its usage and improving its performance.

To manage Your Account: To manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide enables You to access various features and functionalities available to registered users.

For the performance of a contract: To develop, fulfill, and comply with contracts for products, services, or other agreements entered into through the Service.

To contact You: To communicate with You by email, telephone, SMS, push notifications, or other electronic means regarding updates, security notifications, or information related to the Service, products, or services when necessary or appropriate.

To provide news, promotions, and updates: To send You news, special offers, and information about products, services, or events similar to those You have previously purchased, requested, or expressed interest in, unless You have opted out of receiving such communications.

To manage Your requests: To respond to and manage any inquiries, requests, or concerns You submit to Us.

For business transfers: To evaluate or facilitate a merger, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, financing, or sale or transfer of all or part of Our assets, where Personal Data may be included among the transferred assets.

For other legitimate business purposes: To analyze data, identify usage trends, evaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities, and improve Our Service, products, services, marketing efforts, and overall user experience.

Sharing of Your Personal Data

The Company may share Your Personal Data in the following circumstances:

With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers who assist Us in operating, maintaining, monitoring, analyzing, or improving the Service, or who help Us communicate with You.

For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, a merger, acquisition, sale of Company assets, financing, or similar business transaction.

With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, provided that they agree to comply with this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and other entities under common ownership or control.

With business partners: We may share Your Personal Data with trusted business partners to provide You with certain products, services, promotions, or special offers.

With other users: If You voluntarily share Personal Data or interact with other users in public areas of the Service, such information may be visible to other users and may be publicly distributed. If You register or log in using a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on that platform may also see information such as Your name, profile, photographs, and activity, depending on Your privacy settings.

With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your prior consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period and is used primarily for internal analysis, improving the functionality and security of the Service, or as otherwise required by applicable law.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and any other locations where the parties involved in the processing are situated. This means that Your information may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.

By accepting this Privacy Policy and submitting Your information, You consent to the transfer of Your Personal Data as described herein.

The Company will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that Your Personal Data is processed securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or country unless adequate safeguards are in place to protect Your Personal Data and other information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to request the deletion of, or assistance in deleting, the Personal Data We have collected about You.

Where available, Our Service may allow You to delete certain Personal Data directly within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if applicable, and accessing the account settings that allow You to manage Your Personal Data. You may also contact Us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the Personal Data You have provided.

Please note that We may retain certain information where required to comply with legal obligations or where We have another lawful basis for doing so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, Your Personal Data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities, such as a court or government agency.

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation.

Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.

Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.

Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public.

Protect against legal liability.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect Your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing electronic data is completely secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If You are a parent or legal guardian and believe that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us immediately.

If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from a child under the age of 13 without verified parental consent, We will take reasonable steps to delete such information from Our systems as soon as practicable.

If We rely on consent as the legal basis for processing Personal Data and applicable law requires parental consent, We may request verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian before collecting or processing such information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be redirected to that third party’s website. We strongly encourage You to review the privacy policy of every website You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes are made, We will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document.

Where required by applicable law or when the changes are material, We may also notify You through email or by displaying a prominent notice on Our Service before the changes take effect.

We encourage You to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how We protect Your Personal Data. Any changes to this Privacy Policy become effective upon their publication on this page.

Contact Us

If You have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of Your Personal Data, You may contact Us at:

Insular Broadcasting System, Inc.

20th Floor, Citystate Centre

709 Shaw Boulevard, Barangay Oranbo

Pasig City, Philippines

Email: homeradio979@gmail.com