Date: December 1st, 2024

Scoopz Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to Scoopz, Inc. (“Scoopz”, “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) and describes the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of information gathered through the Scoopz network of websites (hereinafter “Web sites” or “Sites”), Scoopz mobile applications (hereinafter “Apps”), and other products or services owned or operated by Scoopz (together hereinafter “Services”). Scoopz is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of information it collects through its Services. Please read the following carefully. Your use of our Services is governed by this Privacy Policy and Scoopz's Terms of Use (available here: https://scoopzapp.com/terms). Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use do not apply to any third-party websites, services or applications, even if they are accessible through our Services.

By using our Services, you are accepting the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Services.

1. Revisions to this Privacy Policy. Any information that is collected via our Services is covered by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we'll notify you of these changes, for example by posting them on the Services or providing email or other notice, and we'll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Privacy Policy to indicate when those changes will become effective. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you use the Services after the updated Privacy Policy is posted on the Services.

2. Information We Collect.

3. How We Use Your Information. Our primary purposes for the collection and processing of information are to provide our Services (to perform our contract with you), to improve our Services, to administer your use of the Services, to market the Services to you, and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our Services. Also, we may process your information where we have a legitimate interest (e.g., fraud prevention, network and information security, research (including marketing research), and direct marketing), and as you otherwise consent.We will use your information in one or more of the following ways:

Performing Services for You:
Advertising Customization and Measurement; Marketing:
Internal Research and Development; Quality Control:
Security Detection, Protection and Enforcement; Functionality Debugging, Error Repair:
Other uses about which we notify you.

4. Information We Share with Third Parties. We will not share any information that we have collected from or regarding you without your consent except for the purposes described in “How We Use Your Information” and as described below:

Content You Create/General Location. Your username, general location, the content you like, and the content you create, such as your posts, comments, or video, are available to the public. You can select to exclude your general location if it is shared with the public.

Legal Obligations. We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials or private parties to enforce and comply with applicable laws and regulations.

5. Your Choices. You may have the right to opt out of certain uses of your information:

6. Notice to California Residents Regarding “Shine the Light” Rights. California's “Shine the Light” law (Cal. Civil Code section 1798.83) gives residents of California the right under certain circumstances to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain categories of personal information (as defined by applicable California law) with third parties for their direct marketing purposes, or to permit such residents to “opt out” of such sharing. We do not share your personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

7. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT (“CPRA”) AND VIRGINIA CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION ACT (“VCDPA”) (the “Privacy Laws”) If you are a California or a Virginia Consumer, California and Virginia law requires us to provide you with some additional information regarding how we collect, use, and share your “personal information” (as defined in the Privacy Laws). California defines a ‘Consumer' as any resident of the state regardless of the capacity in which they interact with us.Virginia defines a ‘Consumer' as a resident of the state who is acting in an individual or household capacity, but this excludes state residents who are acting in an employment capacity (as one of our current, former or prospective employees) or in a commercial capacity (as an employee, owner, director, officer, etc. of an entity communicating with us in that context). As a result, if you reside in one of these states and have interacted with us in an employment or commercial capacity you are not provided the rights described below by the Privacy Laws.

Categories of personal information we collect.Throughout this Privacy Policy, we discuss in detail the specific pieces of personal information we collect from and about users. Under the Privacy Laws, we are also required to provide you with the “categories” of personal information we collect. The categories we collect are: identifiers (such as contact information (your name, address, phone number, email or postal address) and unique personal identifiers (that may include but are not limited to your legal name or preferred alias and online identifiers like user account names); commercial information (such as transaction data and billing information); internet or other network or device activity (such as browsing history or Services usage); geolocation information; employment, education and professional related information; sensitive personal information (collected only about employees or vendors; or precise geolocation of consenting users); inferences we make about you or your interests based on analysis of other information we have collected; and other information that identifies or can be reasonably associated with you.

How we use these categories of personal information. We and our service providers may use and disclose the categories of personal information we collect from and about you for the following business and commercial purposes (as those terms are defined in applicable law:

Examples of these types of uses are discussed in the “How We Use Your Information” section in our main Privacy Policy above. We may also use the categories of personal information for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and we may combine the information we collect (“aggregate”) or remove pieces of information (“de-identify”) to limit or prevent identification of any particular user or device.

Processing Sensitive Personal Information (about employees and vendors). Sensitive Personal Information includes Social Security, driver's license, or passport numbers; account log-in; financial account information with required access codes or passwords; racial, ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs; precise location (within 1850 feet); union membership; genetic or biometric information; gender or sexual orientation; and health information. We collect limited information in this category and process Sensitive Personal Information for the purposes disclosed above or at the time we collect this information. We do not process or disclose this information for purposes other than the purpose for which it was originally collected unless required by law. We use and process Sensitive Personal Information collected from California employees, job applicants or vendors (including racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual orientation, or citizenship or immigration status) to comply with laws including anti-discrimination laws and disability accommodation laws. We use Sensitive Personal Information from other Consumers (including racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual orientation, or citizenship or immigration status) to provide disability accommodations.

Processing Precise Geolocation. When you consent, we process this information to provide relevant content and advertisement based on your location. You can always withdraw your consent.

California and Virginia Privacy Rights

If you are a California or a Virginia Consumer, you have the following rights:

Virginia Consumers also have the right to direct us not to engage in profiling using their personal information. Profiling is any automated processing of personal information that is used to evaluate, analyze or predict personal aspects related to your economic situation, health, personal preferences, interest, etc. We will not discriminate against you as a result of your exercise of any of these rights. To exercise your Access, Deletion or Correction rights, please send an email to privacy@scoopzapp.com with a subject of “CRPA/VCDPA Request”.

In order to protect your information, we may need to verify your identity (that you are the person about whom we collected personal information) before processing your request. In some cases we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity, such as a government issued ID. We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 10 days and respond within 45 days; if we need additional time (up to 45 additional days) we will notify you. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity and confirm that the personal information relates to you. Please understand due to very limited personal information we received, we might not be able to verify your identity and process your request.

To exercise your rights to Opt Out of having your personal information “sold” or shared for cross-context behavioral marketing purposes you can follow the instructions on our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information form, or email us at privacy@scoopzapp.com with a subject of “CPRA/VCDPA Request”.

You do not need to opt out or tell us to limit processing of Sensitive Personal Information. We only process Sensitive Personal Information for the purpose for which we originally collected it as disclosed in this Privacy Policy or at the time we collect it.

You may also opt out by activating a user-enabled global privacy control, such as a browser plug-in or privacy setting, device setting, or other mechanism, that communicates or signals your choice to opt-out of the sale and sharing of personal information. When we receive such a signal we will stop setting third party, analytics, or advertising partner cookies on your browser. This will prevent the sale or sharing of information relating to that specific device through cookies to our advertising or analytics partners. This option does not stop all sales or sharing of your information because we cannot match your device's identification or internet protocol address with your personally identifiable information like your name, phone number, email address or ZIP Code. If you delete cookies on your browser, any prior do not sell or do not share signal is also deleted and you should make sure that your user-enabled setting is always activated. Under the Privacy Laws you can also designate an authorized agent to exercise your rights on your behalf. We may request that your authorized agent have written permission from you to make requests on your behalf and may need to verify your authorized agent's identity.

If we have denied your Consumer request you have the ability to file an appeal with us. To file an appeal with us, please send an email to privacy@scoopzapp.com with a subject of “CPRA/VCDPA Request”.

We will respond to you in writing within 45 days explaining the reasons for our decisions. If we deny your appeal Virginia Consumers can contact your state Attorney General at: Office of the Attorney General 202 North Ninth Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804)786-2071

Information Collected, Sources, Business Purposes for Collection, Disclosures. During the past 12 months we may have collected the following categories of personal information. This includes information that you provide to us directly, information we collect from you automatically, information that we collect when you interact with us such as through your online postings, and information that we may collect from third parties such as service providers, affiliated companies, marketing or data partners, or other third parties with whom you interact. It also includes information that we collect about employees and business partners and vendors from those individuals directly or from references, referrals or consumer reporting agencies. Not all information is collected from everyone who interacts with us.

During the past 12 months we have disclosed the following categories of personal information to the following types of third parties for a business purpose as further described in “Information We Share with Third Parties” above.

Selling and Sharing Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration but we may transfer your information to a third party that provides us with services such as helping us with advertising, data analysis and analytics, and security, which may fall under the definition of for “other valuable consideration” and which may therefore be considered a “sale” under the CPRA. During the past 12 months leading up to the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we “sold” (as that term is defined under the CPRA), identifiers, commercial information, geolocation, and internet or other electronic network activity (like a record of a browser's visit to our website) to marketing and advertising services to assist with such activities. We do not “sell” personal information if we have actual knowledge that the consumer is less than 16 years of age.

“Sharing” your personal information means making it available to a third party so that they can use it to display targeted or cross-context behavioral advertisement to you. Cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising means that we display an advertisement to you that is selected based on personal information about you that we obtained or inferred over time from your activities across other companies' websites, applications or online services that we use to predict your preferences or interests. Targeted advertising does not include using your interactions with us or information that you provide to us to select advertisements to show you. In the preceding twelve (12) months, We may have shared identifiers, commercial information, geolocation, and internet or other electronic network activity (like a record of a browser's visit to our website) of non-minors for behavioral or cross context or targeted advertising purposes.

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