At https://virginia-news.scoopsniper.com (referred to as ‘the Company’ or ‘we’), your privacy and the protection of your data are of utmost importance. This Privacy Policy details our approach to handling personal data in a manner compliant with various privacy laws, including Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Quebec Law 25 on the protection of personal information in the private sector, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD), California’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its successor, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Colorado’s Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Utah’s Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), Connecticut’s Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Virginia’s Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and others.
This policy covers all interactions with our website, applications, services, and products. Please note that this policy does not apply to external platforms, applications, products, or services that you may access through links on our platform, each with their own privacy policies.
Our processing activities include interactions when you:
- Use our applications and services as a registered user.
- Visit any of our websites associated with this Privacy Policy.
- Engage with us through communications such as newsletters, emails, calls, or text messages/SMS.
We collect various types of personal data to provide and improve our services, including:
- Account information, which may include your name, contact details, login IDs, and passwords.
- Payment information for transactional purposes.
- Financial information related to your use of our paid services.
- Purchase information reflecting the products or services you’ve acquired.
- Mobile device identifiers and other device-specific data.
- Location data where necessary for service provision.
- Feedback and reviews from you to enhance our offerings.
- Social media information if you interact with us through these platforms.
- Product information related to the items or services you use or inquire about.
We gather this information through various means: user input, interactions within our services, and through automated technologies such as cookies, tracking pixels, and analytics software. Additionally, we may receive personal data from third parties, subject to their respective privacy policies.
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience, facilitate analytics, and offer certain functionalities. These cookies can be divided into categories: Strictly Necessary, Preference, and Analytics. You have control over non-essential cookies through our integrated Cookie Manager tool.
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. Once the purpose is fulfilled or the retention period mandated by law expires, we take steps to delete or anonymize your data securely.
To protect your personal data, we implement organizational safeguards and security measures. This includes encryption of communication, engagement with secure third-party processors, and adherence to industry best practices for data protection.
We are committed to respecting the privacy of children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children in this age group. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
As a data subject, you have rights conferred by your jurisdiction’s privacy laws. Depending on your location, these rights may include accessing, rectifying, or deleting your personal data, restricting its processing, obtaining a copy of your data, opting out of data selling or profiling, and more. You also have the right to file an appeal or lodge a complaint with the appropriate data protection authority.
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be communicated through announcements on our website.
For inquiries, unsubscribe requests, or if you wish to exercise your rights or have questions about your personal data, please contact our privacy team by emailing [email protected] or by writing to us at the address provided on our website. Your privacy is important to us, and we are dedicated to addressing any concerns you may have.