COOKIES POLICY
Last updated: June 1, 2022
Introduction
Global Scouting Database, Inc. doing business as ScoutUs College ("ScoutUs College", "us" or "we") and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliate entities worldwide (individually referred to herein as "ScoutUs College" or the "Company" or "we" or "us" or "our") own and operate this website located at www.scoutuscollege.com, web application (ScoutUs College search portal) and mobile applications (individually and collectively, "Site(s)"). This Cookies Policy explains how and why cookies and similar technologies (collectively "Cookies") may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use or visit our Site.
NOTICE: THIS COOKIE POLICY IS SUBJECT TO THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN OUR TERMS OF SERVICE. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US RELATING TO OUR USE OF COOKIES OR SIMILAR TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES MUST BE ARBITRATED, AND YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO (1) ASSERT CLAIMS AGAINST US IN COURT; (2) PARTICIPATE IN A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS ACTION; AND (3) HAVE A JURY HEAR YOUR CASE. YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR CLAIMS ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH DESCRIBE HOW WE COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR DATA.
By using our Site, you acknowledge and agree to the use of Cookies as described in this Cookies Policy. This Cookies Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service. We reserve the right to make changes to this Cookies Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to this Cookies Policy become effective shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised policy. If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us by email at info@scoutuspro.com.
1. Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate and interact with our Site, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns:
- Cookies (or browser cookies): A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Sites. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Sites.
- Web Beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, or single-pixel gifs): Pages of our Sites and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
2. Third-Party Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Sites are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies [alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies] to collect information about you when you use our Sites. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
3. Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
- Tracking Technologies and Advertising: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe's website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
- Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising: If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data. You can also always opt-out by logging into the Site and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile checking or unchecking the relevant boxes.
We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") on the NAI's website.
