Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to remember who you are and how you use the site. They help keep you logged in, remember your settings, and make the site run reliably.
On Riff Mania Radio, cookies and similar technologies help us keep the stream stable, understand how listeners use the site, and support features like our merch shop. Some cookies are essential for the site to work; others are optional and used only with your consent.
On Riff Mania Radio, cookies and similar technologies help us keep the stream stable, understand how listeners use the site, and support features like our merch shop. Some cookies are essential for the site to work; others are optional and used only with your consent.
We use a mix of necessary, performance/analytics, and marketing cookies. Some of these are set directly by Riff Mania Radio, while others are set by trusted third parties (for example, analytics and payment providers).
Certain cookies are essential to keep the radio stream running, protect the site from abuse, and process orders in our merch shop. Without these, basic functionality may break or become unstable.
Certain cookies are essential to keep the radio stream running, protect the site from abuse, and process orders in our merch shop. Without these, basic functionality may break or become unstable.
| Cookie type | What it does | Is it essential? | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary cookies | Enable core features such as loading the audio player, remembering your cookie choices, keeping your session secure, and processing orders in the merch shop. | Yes – the site, stream or checkout may not work properly without these cookies. | Session identifiers, security tokens, load balancing cookies, consent-state cookies. |
| Performance & analytics cookies | Help us understand how listeners use the site and stream so we can improve performance, fix issues, and see which content is most popular. | No – the site will still work, but we will not have accurate usage insights. | Anonymous visitor statistics, playback error tracking, pages and shows viewed. |
| Marketing & personalization cookies | Allow us and selected partners to show more relevant content or offers, track the effectiveness of campaigns, and avoid showing the same message too often. | No – these cookies are optional and used only if you consent. | Campaign tracking identifiers, frequency capping cookies, personalization tokens. |
When you first visit our site, you may see a cookie banner or notice that lets you accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies. Essential cookies cannot be turned off because they are needed for the site and stream to function.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings by blocking, deleting, or restricting them. The exact steps depend on your browser and device. If you block certain cookies, some features – such as staying logged in, stable streaming, or a smooth checkout – may not work as intended.
If we use a dedicated consent tool, you can return to it at any time (usually via a “Cookie settings” link in the footer) to review or change your choices.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings by blocking, deleting, or restricting them. The exact steps depend on your browser and device. If you block certain cookies, some features – such as staying logged in, stable streaming, or a smooth checkout – may not work as intended.
If we use a dedicated consent tool, you can return to it at any time (usually via a “Cookie settings” link in the footer) to review or change your choices.
Some cookies on Riff Mania Radio are set by third-party services that we use to power the site and stream. These providers may use cookies for their own purposes, such as security, fraud prevention, analytics, or measuring the performance of their services.
Where required, these third-party cookies are only used with your consent. You can usually learn more about how they handle data by reading the privacy or cookie policies available on their own websites.
Where required, these third-party cookies are only used with your consent. You can usually learn more about how they handle data by reading the privacy or cookie policies available on their own websites.
| Service category | What it is used for | Examples of data collected via cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics services | Measure visits, listener trends, and basic usage of the website and audio player so we can improve performance and content. | Pages visited, time spent on page, general device and browser information, approximate region (not precise address). |
| Payment providers | Process payments securely in the merch shop, prevent fraud, and remember your progress through checkout. | Encrypted payment session identifiers, limited transaction details, basic fraud-prevention signals. |
| Embedded audio or media players | Allow you to listen to the stream or on-demand content directly on the site and keep playback running smoothly. | Playback settings, buffering and error data, session identifiers related to the player. |
| Marketing & campaign tools | Help us measure the success of promotions and campaigns and avoid repeating the same messages too often. | Campaign identifiers, which links were clicked, rough engagement statistics. |
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we change the cookies we use, add new services, or need to reflect new legal requirements.
When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, show an in-site notice or refresh the cookie banner to give you another chance to review your choices.
When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, show an in-site notice or refresh the cookie banner to give you another chance to review your choices.
If you have any questions or concerns about how we use cookies and similar technologies, you can contact us at:
Email: info@riffmaniaradio.com
For more information about how we handle personal data more broadly, including your rights and choices, please read our Privacy Policy.
Email: info@riffmaniaradio.com
For more information about how we handle personal data more broadly, including your rights and choices, please read our Privacy Policy.