1. Introduction

Welcome to VolleyScoop (“we,” “our,” or “us”). At VolleyScoop, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website volleyscoop.com (the “Site”).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Register for an account
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Participate in polls or surveys
• Contact us with inquiries or feedback
• Respond to our communications

The personal information we collect may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages you visit
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on those pages
• Referral sources
• Other diagnostic data

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Site
• Notify you about changes to our Site
• Monitor the usage of our Site
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• Send you newsletters and promotional communications
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Understand user preferences to enhance user experience
• Deliver relevant advertisements and content
• Measure the effectiveness of advertisements and content

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

4.1 With Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer service.

4.2 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5. Advertising

5.1 Third-Party Advertisers

We work with third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. The information they collect does not include your name, address, email address, or telephone number unless you choose to provide this information to them.

5.2 Ad Partners and Networks

We may partner with the following types of third parties to serve advertisements:

• Ad networks and exchanges
• Analytics providers
• Social media platforms
• Marketing and remarketing services

These third parties may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and other websites.

5.3 Interest-Based Advertising

The information collected by our advertising partners may be used to create a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on our Site and on other sites. This is sometimes called interest-based or behavioral advertising.

You can learn more about interest-based advertisements and your opt-out rights and choices from members of the Digital Advertising Alliance by visiting http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

5.4 Google AdSense and Analytics

We use Google AdSense and Google Analytics on our Site, which use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and to serve advertisements.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

To learn more about how Google uses data when you use our Site, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

5.5 Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals, but you can set your browser to block cookies and other tracking mechanisms.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access, update, or delete your information
• The right to rectification (to correct inaccurate data)
• The right to object to our processing of your data
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

8. California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected].

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: [email protected]
• By mail: VolleyScoop, 123 Sports Media Lane, New York, NY 10001