PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: January 1, 2022
The Scoop Crew (“us”, “we”, or “our) operates the http://www.thescoopcrew.com website (the “service”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our service and the choices you have associated with that data. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If you provide us with personal information through our website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. Remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service.
Cookies
Our website uses session cookies, a small data file sent from our server to your browser and back to our server again. These are used to improve our site design and the ease of access by noting the pages visited as you move through our site. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. However, 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.
Personal Data + Collection
We only collect personal data and information that you voluntarily provide to us. The personal information you provide is used to complete and service your suggestions, questions, and comments. Please note that we do not sell or rent the contact information provided by you or your organization. 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. 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.
External Links + Third-Party Embedded Content
Our website may contain links or embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) to other websites provided by third parties that are not operated by us or under our control. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website and 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.
We may also provide client’s information to third-party service providers or vendors for the purposes of, including but not limited to: payment processing, customer engagement, data tracking, or system maintenance and development. Therefore, when following a link and providing information to a third party website, please be aware that we are not responsible for the data provided by that third party. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit, as we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy polices or practices of any third party sites or services.
Data Retention
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.
Disclosure + Legal Requirements
In order to comply with legal obligations, law enforcement, or government authorities, we may be required to disclose your personal data and information. This will be done with the good faith belief that such action is necessary to to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense, or to prevent fraud or other illegal activities. Additionally, we may also disclose your personal data and information to protect and defend the rights or property of The Scoop Crew. This may be done to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service, to protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public, and/or to protect against legal liability.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may change our privacy policy from time to time. These changes are made at our sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes this policy. Your continued use of this site, after any change in this policy, constitutes your acceptance of these changes.
