Updated 22nd March 2018
This is the privacy statement of Ocean Media, located at North West Business Park, Collooney, Co. Sligo. This statement describes what information we may obtain about you when you visit the oceanfm.ie website, and how that information is collected and processed.
What information do we collect
The oceanmedia.ie website contains a number of contact forms through which you can contact us. These forms require personal information like your name, phone number, email address, and more. The information you submit in a contact form on this website is emailed to us directly. The information is never stored on this website’s server.
The information you submit through contact forms on this website is processed by a third-party email service provider. It is processed in accordance with data protection laws. It will only be used for the original, specified purpose.
Cookies
When you visit oceanmedia.ie, the website sets cookies on your computers. Cookies can store information about you and your device, including your IP address, geographical location, browser, operating system, how you interact with our website, and other information about your web browsing activity. This information is collected by cookies set by Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to measure statistics about the website, like page views and audience demographic. Other cookies are set by media players from YouTube and SoundCloud. We embed their media players on the website.
You can choose not to accept cookies. If you do not accept cookies you can continue to use the website normally.
For details, see our Cookie Policy.
Right of access, rectification or erasure
You have the right to request a copy of your personal data held by Ocean Media. To make an access request, please email us at [email protected]. We will comply within 30 days of the receipt of such a request.
You have the right to have your personal data corrected or erased. To request a correction or to erase any data we may hold, please email [email protected]. We will comply within 30 days of the receipt of such a request.
If you are not happy with any aspect of our data processing, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority (Data Protection Commissioner).
Cookie policy
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small file stored on your computer or mobile device. Websites use cookies to store and retrieve information about users, which enables features that need to to “remember” and track users. For example, cookies allow websites to remember what items are in your shopping cart, or whether you are logged in or logged out.
There are two types of cookie: session and persistent. A session cookie is deleted from your device when you leave the website. A persistent cookie has an expiry time, which can range from hours to years. A persistent cookie will remain on your computer until it is manually deleted or it expires.
Cookies can come from two sources: first-party or third-party. A first-party cookie is a cookie set by the website you are visiting. A third-party cookie is included on the website you are visiting, but comes from another domain.
How are cookies used on this website
This website uses both session and persistent cookies, and both first-party and third-party cookies.
The purposes of cookies used on this website include:
- Embedded features (like video and audio players from websites like YouTube and Soundcloud)
- Analytics
- Advertising
What cookies are used on this website
| Domain | Name | Expires | Information |
| oceanmedia.ie | _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| oceanmedia.ie | _gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| oceanmedia.ie | _gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. |
| oceanmedia.ie | cookie_notice_accepted | 1 month | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 8 months | Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes |
| youtube.com | YSC | Session | Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes |
| youtube.com | PREF | 8 months | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites. |
| doubleclick.net | test_cookie | Session | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| doubleclick.net | IDE | 2 years | This cookie is used for re-targeting, optimisation, reporting and attribution of online adverts. |
Managing cookies
Your browser has tools to help you manage which cookies you accept or not. For example, you can choose not to accept any third-party cookies, or to filter cookies from specific domains.
You can read more about managing cookies in specific browsers here:
