Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 22, 2024

We are Scout (“Scout,” “we,” “our,” “us”). We’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. If you have questions about your personal information please contact us. This privacy policy’s effective date is: November 11, 2022.

Purpose and scope

This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand how we collect, secure, use, and disclose your personal information in connection with our services.

Acceptance of this policy

By accessing or using https://www.scoutmotors.com/ or https://scoutmotors.community.forum/ (collectively, the “Site”), or otherwise providing us with personal information, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and any updates we make to it. If you do not accept the policy, then please do not use this Site. When registering we will further request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

What information we hold about you

The type of data that we collect and process includes:

  • Your name or username.

  • Your email address.

  • Your IP address.

Further data may be collected if you choose to share it, such as if you fill out fields on your profile.

We collect some or all of this information in the following cases:

  • You register as a member on this Site.

  • You fill out our contact form.

  • You browse this Site. See "Cookie policy" below.

  • You fill out fields on your profile.

How your personal information is used

We may use your personal information in the following ways:

  • For the purposes of making you a registered member of our Site, in order for you to contribute content to this Site.

  • We may use your email address to inform you of activity on our Site.

  • Your IP address is recorded when you perform certain actions on our Site. Your IP address is never publicly visible.

Other ways we may use your personal information

In addition to notifying you of activity on our Site which may be relevant to you, from time to time we may wish to communicate with all members any important information such as newsletters or announcements by email. You can opt-in to or opt-out of such emails in your profile.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you in the course of your interaction with our Site. This information may include technical information about the browser or type of device you're using. This information will be used purely for the purposes of analytics and tracking the number of visitors to our Site.

Sharing your personal information

We may share your data with our vendors, service providers, and contractors to perform business tasks on our behalf and to assist us in providing our services.

You may share your data with us and the community directly on this forum and via third party accounts contained on social media platforms or websites such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter, whether by e-mail, posting, messaging, uploading, downloading, or otherwise. 

Keeping your data secure

We are committed to ensuring that any information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable measures and procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect.

Social Media Accounts

We maintain various social network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter. Please note that comments and information that you leave in such settings are likely to be broadly visible and may not be controlled by us. We are therefore not responsible for any information or messages you leave in such settings or for how such information may be used by others. Please review the terms of use and privacy policies of any social network platforms you use, as they will control your rights and responsibilities, and your use of those platforms is not covered by this privacy policy.

Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files which are set by us on your computer which allow us to provide certain functionality on our Site, such as being able to log in, or remembering certain preferences.

We have a detailed cookie policy and more information about the cookies that we set on this page.

Accessing and correcting your information

You can review and change your personal information by logging into the Site and visiting your account profile page or by contacting us at community@scoutmotors.com. If you believe that the information we hold for you is incomplete or inaccurate, you may contact us to ask us to complete or correct that information.

You may also request the erasure of your personal data. Please contact us if you would like us to delete your personal data.

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this policy at any time, which will be indicated by a change in the Effective Date shown above. You may be asked to review and re-accept the information in this policy if we make material changes in the future.

Do Not Track

Many web browsers include a Do Not Track (“DNT”) feature or setting that signals your preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected.  However, there is currently no uniform standard for recognizing and implementing the DNT signals.  As such, we do not monitor or respond to DNT browser requests.  If a standard is adopted that we must follow in the future, then we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.

Children under the age of 13

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age.  If you are under 13, do not use our Site and do not provide any information on the Site or through any of its features.  If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 13, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at community@scoutmotors.com and we will promptly delete the information.

International visitors

Our services are hosted in the United States and are intended solely for visitors located within the United States.  If you do not reside in the United States and provide personal data to us, please note that your personal information will be transferred, processed, collected, used, accessed and/or stored in the United States and subject to U.S. laws. The laws in the United States may not provide the same protections for your personal information as the jurisdiction in which you are located. Do not provide your personal information to us if you do not want this information to be transferred or processed outside of your country, or if the laws in your country restrict such transfers.

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