You Scoop it is an online news and review service. We allow our users to upload video, photos and written news reports and reviews. We care deeply about your security and privacy.
Information and Use by You Scoop it
You Scoop it collects user information such as name, email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses of business accounts. We also collect IP addresses, browser information and aggregate user data from all users which is used to manage the website, track usage and improve our services. For basic user accounts we collect names and email addresses to track who adds, edits and updates website information. IP addresses are collected by every user for security and monitoring purposes. We may also use a user's email address to send updates, newsletters or news regarding services or promotions. Any user can un-subscribe to any email received from You Scoop it by following a link within the said email.
Use of Cookies
You Scoop it uses cookies to store visitor's preferences and to record session information for purposes including: Ensuring that visitor's are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising and website content based on browser type and user information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our website. You may be able to configure your web browser to accept or deny all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser varies. You must enable cookies for most features to work here at You Scoop it. Please note that You Scoop it allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the You Scoop it privacy policy.
Links
You Scoop it may contain links to various websites throughout all of our pages. You Scoop it is not responsible for privacy policies and/or practices and content on websites that we link to, at any time. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that website. Our privacy policy only pertains to information that You Scoop it has collected.
Community Event Calendars, Classifieds and Public Forums
Be advised that when you voluntarily post public information, that information can be accessed by the public and can be used by anyone to send you unsolicited communications. You Scoop it is not responsible for any communication you may or may not receive in this manner or any manner related to information you willingly post on our website.
Editing, Revising or Removing Information
You Scoop it user's may remove or change any of their personal information at anytime by logging into their accounts and correcting information that has been entered by them. You Scoop it is not responsible for the inability to access or change their information when website maintenance is taking place or if there is any server or power outage that is out of our control. If any event should take place with prior knowledge, You Scoop it will notify it's users via the main (Home) page and/or system message.
Email Choice/Unwanted Email Communications
Any You Scoop it user who no longer wishes to receive information via email from You Scoop it may un-subscribe to this service via a link in the said email. All of You Scoop it notices thru email including instructions on how to un-subscribe from the email service.
Third Party Advertising
Ads that appear on our site may be delivered to users by You Scoop it or one of our web advertising partners. Our partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad servers to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. This allows ad servers to compile information about where you, or others using your computer saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This allows an ad network to target advertisements that will be of interest to you. This privacy policy covers the use of cookes by You Scoop it and does not cover use of cookies by our advertising partners.
Security
You Scoop it member accounts are secured by member created passwords. You Scoop it takes precautions to ensure that account information is kept private. We and our server host use measures to protect members information that is stored in our database. We restrict access to our members information from our employees who do not have clearance to view such information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of member account information, hardware and software failure, unauthorized entry or use and other factors that may compromise the security of members information at anytime.
Children & Parental Consent
You Scoop it was not and is not intended for children and You Scoop it does not knowingly solicit from any child under the age of 13. Should we discover any child under the age of 13 sign up at You Scoop it, their account will immediately be suspended. If the parent of said child wishes to allow their child to use You Scoop it service, then we must receive a written acknowledgment/consent by email or 'snail' mail.
Disclosure and Sharing of Information that is collected by You Scoop it
Except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy, You Scoop it will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to court order, search warrant or other legal processes received by You Scoop it, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the You Scoop it Terms of Service Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of our service. You Scoop it reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of You Scoop it or substantially all of its assets to that successor.
Changes to You Scoop it Privacy Policy
At anytime we may make changes and/or updates to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we will post an advisement on our main (Home) page so that all users can and will be aware of any said changes and/or updates. If we intend to use any personal information in a way that is different from the time it was collected, we will post a notice on our main (Home) page for 30 days.
Contacting You Scoop it
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the use of services on this website or your involvement with this website then please contact us at: support@youscoopit.com.