Privacy Policy

Overview

Product Tools LLC operates AreaScoop (areascoop.com) and is committed to respecting your privacy across all of our digital properties. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use our website.

Log Data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log standard data provided by your web browser. This may include your device's IP address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other details about your visit.

Device Data

We may collect data about the device you use to access our website, including the device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, device settings, and geo-location data. What we collect may depend on the individual settings of your device and software.

Information We Collect

AreaScoop is currently an anonymous-access service. We do not require account creation, login, or personal information to use the site. We collect only:

• Standard web analytics data (page views, device type, approximate location from IP)
• Search queries and address lookups performed on the site
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in our Cookie Policy

Business Data

Business data refers to accumulated data related to the normal operation of our platform. This may include transaction records, stored files, user profiles, analytics data, and other metrics, as well as other types of information created or generated as users interact with our services.

Legal Bases for Processing

We collect and use your information only where we have a lawful basis to do so. This includes where it is necessary for the performance of a contract, where we have your explicit consent, where processing is in our legitimate business interests, and where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our core platform features
• To improve and personalize your experience
• To understand how users interact with our service via analytics
• To serve relevant advertising through our ad partners
• To comply with legal obligations

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information about you, including:

• Google Analytics — website traffic and usage analytics
• Google AdSense — advertising
• Mediavine Grow — audience engagement tools
• Cloudflare — CDN, security, and performance

These services may use cookies and similar technologies. We do not currently share user data with any external parties for advertising or marketing purposes beyond what is collected by these third-party services through their own mechanisms.

Data Disclosure

We may disclose personal information to service providers, employees, contractors, related entities, regulatory authorities, and law enforcement as required or permitted by law. We do not sell personal information to third parties.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, restrict processing of, or request deletion of any personal information we hold about you. Requests will be processed and confirmed via email. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below.

International Data Transfers

Personal information may be processed in the United States. If you are accessing our site from the European Economic Area or other regions with data protection laws, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a jurisdiction where data protection standards may differ. We take appropriate safeguards to protect your information in accordance with this policy.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Data Controller & Contact

Data Controller: Jon Izquierdo
Company: Product Tools LLC
Email: [email protected]