Privacy Policy

We collect information about you in a few different ways: directly from you, automatically through your use of the Service, and from third-party sources.

1. Information You Provide to Us

This includes information you knowingly and actively provide when using the Service, such as:

• Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, username, and password.
• User Content: Any information you submit, upload, or post to the Service (e.g., journal entries, comments, or profile details).
• Contact Information: If you contact us for support or inquiries, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your communication.
2. Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use our Service, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage:

• Log Data: Information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit our Service. This may include your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
• Device Information: Data about the device you use to access the Service, such as the device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
• Tracking Technologies (Cookies): We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.
• Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of the Service (e.g., session management).
• Performance and Functionality Cookies: Used to enhance performance (e.g., remembering preferences).
• Advertising and Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain the Service: To operate, maintain, and improve the Service, including debugging and repairing errors.
• To Personalize Your Experience: To remember your preferences, tailor the content, and suggest relevant features.
• Communication: To send you service announcements, security alerts, and support messages, and to respond to your inquiries.
• Marketing and Promotion: To communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events offered by us and others, where permitted by law.
• Analytics and Research: To monitor and analyze usage and activity trends to understand how users interact with our Service and improve its quality.
• Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect against, investigate, and deter fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or government requests.

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to the information to perform services on our behalf (e.g., cloud hosting, analytics, payment processing).
• Business Transfers: Information may be disclosed and otherwise transferred to an acquirer, successor, or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction.
• Legal Obligations and Rights: We may disclose your information to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, or if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of [Your Company Name/ScorpionJournal], our customers, or others.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your information with your explicit consent or at your direction.

1. Security

We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems 100%.

2. Data Retention

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to provide the Service to you and for legitimate and essential business purposes, such as maintaining the performance of the Service, making data-driven business decisions, and complying with our legal obligations.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Deletion: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal information under certain conditions.
• Opt-out of Marketing: You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the instructions in those communications or by contacting us directly.

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 "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.