LotusScoop.com Privacy Policy
Introduction
Welcome to LotusScoop.com. This privacy policy explains how we, LotusScoop LLC, collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at https://lotusscoop.com and engage with our services.
Data Collection and Use
Personal Information: When you visit LotusScoop.com, we collect personal information you provide, such as your name, email address, shipping address, payment information, and any other information you choose to provide. This information is used to process transactions, manage orders, communicate with you, and improve our services.
Comments and User Contributions: If you leave comments or other contributions on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it (see Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/). Your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comments.
Media: If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract this data.
Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your experience. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
Session Cookies: We set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies and additional cookies to save your login information and screen display choices when you log in. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies for a year, and “Remember Me” option cookies for two weeks.
Editing or Publishing: When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on LotusScoop.com may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Sharing
Service Providers: We share your data with third-party service providers to perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, order fulfillment, and data analysis. These third parties are prohibited from using your information for any other purpose.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
International Data Transfer
As we operate internationally and are not based in the US, your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
EU and US Data Protection
For customers in the European Union and the United States, we comply with applicable legal frameworks ensuring adequate protection of personal data. We adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU residents and follow relevant guidelines for US consumers, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) where applicable.
Your Rights Over Your Data
Access and Export: If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
Erasure Request: You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Retention
Comments and Contributions: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
User Accounts: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Data Protection and Security
We take data security seriously and implement appropriate measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include internal reviews of our data collection, storage, processing practices, and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
Security Breaches: In the event of a data breach, we will take all legally required steps to notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by law and our internal policies.
Policy Updates and Changes
Regular Review and Updates: Our Privacy Policy is subject to regular review and updates to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, and user feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Notification of Changes: Any significant changes to our privacy practices will be communicated through our website or via email, as appropriate. Continued use of our website and services after such changes will constitute your acknowledgment and acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Information for Privacy Concerns
Feedback and Inquiries: If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with our website, please contact us at:
Email: support@lotusscoop.com Address: []
Privacy Concerns: For any concerns or complaints regarding your data privacy, please contact us at the above address. We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy.
Data Protection Officer: We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee compliance with this privacy policy. You can contact our DPO for further information about our privacy practices or to exercise your data protection rights.
Final Provisions
Legal Compliance: This policy is drafted in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to GDPR for EU residents and CCPA for residents of California, USA. We commit to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal data.
Governing Law: This policy and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction where LotusScoop LLC is established.
This Privacy Policy forms part of our larger Terms of Service agreement available on our website. By using LotusScoop.com, you agree to be bound by both documents.
