BEAN INTERNET RADIO 90S HITS

"Your favorite decade, streaming live."

Cookie Policy

Effective Date: May 8, 2026 | Last Updated: May 8, 2026

Table of Contents

• 1. What Are Cookies?

• 2. Why We Use Cookies

• 3. Types of Cookies We Use

• 4. Third-Party Cookies in Detail

• 5. Cookie Consent

• 6. How to Manage and Opt Out of Cookies

• 7. Cookies and the Live365 App

• 8. Cookie Retention Periods

• 9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

• 10. Contact Us

This Cookie Policy explains how Bean Internet Radio 90s Hits (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. We are a hobby internet radio station broadcasting classic 90s music, hosted on the Live365 platform. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully alongside our Privacy Policy to understand fully how we collect and use information about you.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how visitors use their sites.

Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit — for example, your language preference, whether you are logged in, or items in a shopping cart. Cookies do not typically contain personally identifiable information on their own, and in most cases, they cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device.

First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are cookies that are set directly by our website (beaninternetradio.com or our hosted page). These are used to make our website function correctly and to improve your experience.

Third-party cookies are cookies set by external services that we integrate into our website, such as the Live365 streaming player, Google Analytics, and social media sharing widgets. We do not control how these third parties use their cookies; their use is governed by their own cookie policies.

Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we or our third-party partners may use the following technologies:

Web beacons: Tiny, invisible images embedded in web pages or emails that track whether a page has been viewed or an email has been opened.
Pixels: Small code snippets embedded in pages or content that collect data about how you interact with a page.
Local storage: A browser-based mechanism that stores data on your device without an expiry date, allowing websites to remember information across sessions.
Session storage: Similar to local storage, but data is cleared automatically when your browser session ends (i.e., when you close the browser tab).

For simplicity, when we refer to "cookies" in this policy, we include all of these similar technologies unless otherwise specified.

2. WHY WE USE COOKIES

We use cookies for a number of different purposes related to the operation and improvement of our website and streaming services. Specifically, we use cookies:

To make our website function properly (Essential cookies): Certain cookies are strictly necessary for core website features to work. Without these, parts of the site may not function as intended.
To remember your preferences (Functional cookies): We use cookies to remember choices you have made — such as your preferred volume level or language — so you do not have to reset them each time you visit.
To understand how visitors use our site (Analytics cookies): We use analytics tools to gather aggregated, anonymous information about how visitors find and navigate our website. This helps us identify what content is most popular and where we can make improvements.
To enable third-party features (Third-party cookies): We embed external services such as the Live365 streaming player and social media sharing widgets. These services may set their own cookies to function correctly.

Important: We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or behavioral profiling on our own website. Bean Internet Radio 90s Hits is a hobby station and does not operate advertising campaigns based on your browsing behavior.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE

The table below provides a summary of the categories of cookies used on our website, their purpose, typical duration, and examples.

Cookie Type

Purpose

Duration

Examples

Strictly Necessary

Required for the website to function correctly. These cookies cannot be disabled, as the site would not work without them. No consent is required for these cookies.

Session

Session ID cookies, security tokens

Functional

Remember user preferences and personalized settings to improve the visitor experience across sessions.

Up to 1 year

Language preference, volume settings

Performance / Analytics

Count page visits and understand traffic patterns. All data collected is aggregated and anonymous and cannot be used to identify individual visitors.

Up to 2 years

Google Analytics cookies: _ga, _gid

Third-Party Embedding

Enable the embedded Live365 player and social media widgets (share buttons, embedded feeds) to function within our website pages.

Varies (per third party)

Live365 player cookies, social share button cookies

4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES IN DETAIL

Where we integrate third-party services into our website, those services may set their own cookies. We have no control over these cookies or the data they collect. The following sections describe the third-party services we use and provide links to their respective cookie policies.

4.1 Live365 Streaming Player

Our website embeds the Live365 streaming player so that you can listen to Bean Internet Radio 90s Hits directly from our site. When you interact with the embedded player, Live365 may set cookies on your device for purposes including:

Session management (to maintain your listening session);
Listener analytics (to measure stream performance and listener statistics); and
Advertising (Live365 may use cookies to serve advertising within their platform).

These cookies are governed by Live365's own Cookie Policy, which can be found at live365.com. We encourage you to review Live365's policy to understand how they use cookies and what choices are available to you.

4.2 Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors find and use our website. Google Analytics uses the following cookies to collect anonymized information:

_ga — Distinguishes unique users; expires after 2 years.
_gid — Distinguishes unique users; expires after 24 hours.
_gat — Used to throttle request rate; expires after 1 minute.

The information collected by Google Analytics includes page views, session duration, approximate geographic location (country/region level), and traffic sources. This data is aggregated and anonymized — it cannot be used to identify you personally.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

4.3 Social Media Widgets

Our website may include share buttons or embedded content feeds from social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter). If you interact with these widgets — for example, by clicking a share button or viewing an embedded post — those platforms may set their own cookies on your device.

The use of cookies by these social media platforms is governed solely by their respective privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing the cookie policies of any social media platforms you use regularly.

5. COOKIE CONSENT

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will be displayed, giving you the opportunity to make informed choices about which categories of cookies you accept.

Strictly Necessary cookies are always active. They are essential for the website to function and do not require your consent under applicable law.
For all other cookie categories — Functional, Performance/Analytics, and Third-Party Embedding — you may choose to accept or decline at the time of your first visit.
You may change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing the cookies stored in your browser and revisiting our website. The consent banner will be displayed again, allowing you to make a new selection.

Your consent choices are themselves stored in a small cookie so that we do not display the consent banner on every page load. You may withdraw consent at any time by following the browser-level cookie management steps described in Section 6 below.

6. HOW TO MANAGE AND OPT OUT OF COOKIES

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary cookies). In addition to the consent choices offered on our website, most web browsers provide built-in controls to manage cookies stored on your device.

Browser-Level Cookie Controls

To access cookie settings in your browser, navigate to Settings > Privacy or Settings > Security in your browser. Below are quick-reference paths for commonly used browsers:

Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

From these menus, you can view, delete, or block cookies on a per-site basis or for all websites. You can also set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed.

Please note: Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. In particular, disabling third-party cookies may prevent the embedded Live365 player from loading or functioning correctly, and may prevent social media widgets from operating as expected. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core site features.

Industry Opt-Out Tools

If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising from third-party networks, the following industry opt-out tools may be helpful:

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): optout.networkadvertising.org
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): optout.aboutads.info

Please note that opting out through these tools does not prevent all cookies from being set — it specifically limits interest-based advertising cookies from participating member organizations.

Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal that, when enabled, asks websites not to track your browsing activity. We honor Do Not Track browser signals where it is technically feasible to do so. However, because there is currently no universally agreed technical standard for DNT signals, our response to DNT signals may be limited in scope.

7. COOKIES AND THE LIVE365 APP

Bean Internet Radio 90s Hits is hosted on the Live365 platform. If you choose to listen to our station directly through the Live365 website (live365.com) or through the Live365 mobile application — rather than through the embedded player on our own website — any cookie management for that experience is handled entirely by Live365.

We have no control over the cookies set by Live365 on their own platform or app. For full details on how Live365 uses cookies and how to manage your preferences within their platform, please refer to:

Live365's Cookie Policy at live365.com
Live365 Support at live365.com/support

8. COOKIE RETENTION PERIODS

Cookies are retained on your device for varying lengths of time depending on their type and purpose:

Session cookies: These cookies exist only for the duration of your browsing session and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They are not stored on your device after the session ends.
Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a defined period as set by the cookie itself — typically ranging from 30 days to 2 years — or until you manually delete them through your browser settings.
Third-party cookies: The retention period for cookies set by third-party services (such as Live365 or Google Analytics) is determined by those third parties in accordance with their own policies. Please consult the relevant third-party cookie policy for specific retention periods.

9. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, applicable law, or our own practices. When we make changes, we will post the revised policy on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

Where changes are material, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you — for example, by displaying a prominent notice on our website.

10. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Cookie Policy or the way in which we use cookies, please contact us using the details below. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 30 days of receipt.

Contact Topic

Contact Details

Cookie Policy questions & privacy inquiries

beaninternetradio@gmail.com

Live365 cookie and platform concerns

live365.com/support

We welcome feedback and are committed to addressing any concerns you may have about the use of cookies on our website in a timely and transparent manner.

This Cookie Policy supplements our Privacy Policy. Both documents should be read together for a complete understanding of our data practices.

Disclaimer: This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Bean Internet Radio 90s Hits is a hobby internet radio station and has made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of this policy. For specific legal guidance, please consult a qualified attorney.