Privacy Policy for Location Scout
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Location Scout ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our website, LocationScout.com (the "Site") and our services (the "Services"). By accessing or using our Site or Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site and Services, including:
- Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, phone number, postal address, and any other information you voluntarily provide to us through forms, surveys, or communications.
- Usage Data: We collect information about how you use our Site and Services, such as the pages you visit, the searches you conduct, the links you click, the time and date of your visits, and other usage statistics.
- Log Data: Our servers automatically record information created by your use of the Site and Services. Log data may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, device information, and cookie information.
- Location Data: With your consent, we may collect information about your precise or approximate location through your device settings. We use this information to provide location-based services and personalized content.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- Providing and Improving Services: To provide you with access to our Site and Services, to personalize your experience, and to improve the functionality and performance of our Site and Services.
- Communication: To communicate with you about our Services, including sending you updates, newsletters, promotional materials, and responding to your inquiries.
- Marketing: To market our Services to you and to provide you with targeted advertising. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the communication.
- Research and Analytics: To conduct research and analyze trends in order to improve our Site and Services and develop new features.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
- Security: To protect the security and integrity of our Site and Services, and to prevent fraud and abuse.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our Services, such as hosting providers, payment processors, email marketing providers, and analytics providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners, such as location owners and event organizers, in order to provide you with the Services you request.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a subpoena or court order.
- Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, which are companies that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with Location Scout.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
4. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:
- Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
- Access Controls: We restrict access to your information to authorized personnel only.
- Regular Security Assessments: We conduct regular security assessments to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
5. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
- Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- Restriction: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information.
- Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our Site and Services. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to personalize your experience, analyze trends, and track your movements around our Site. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of our Site and Services.
7. Children's Privacy
Our Site and Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and we will take steps to delete the information.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our Site and update the effective date at the top of this policy. Your continued use of our Site and Services after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: