Privacy Policy

Overview

Skouter ("we," "us," or "our") is operated by VideoYeti Media. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use skouter.app and related services (the "Service"). By using Skouter, you agree to the practices described here.

Information We Collect

Account information. When you create an account, we collect your email address, display name, city, and the roles you select during onboarding (photographer, videographer, producer). If you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email from Google's OAuth service. We do not receive or store your Google password.

Photos and EXIF metadata. When you upload photos to location pages, we extract technical metadata embedded in the image file (EXIF data). This may include camera make and model, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, date taken, and GPS coordinates. EXIF extraction happens in your browser before the image is uploaded. You can review extracted data before submitting. We display camera settings publicly on location pages to help other photographers and videographers. GPS coordinates from EXIF data are used only to verify the photo's relationship to the tagged location and are not displayed publicly.

Location data you submit. When you add a location to Skouter, you provide the address, description, access notes, parking information, permit details, and other shooting intelligence. This information is shared publicly to help the community.

Usage data. We collect standard web analytics data including pages visited, browser type, device type, and referring URLs. We use this to understand how people use Skouter and to improve the service.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to operate and improve Skouter, display your contributions (photos, locations, Q&A answers) to the community, populate your scouter profile, enable the hire directory for paid subscribers, send you service-related communications, and protect against abuse or misuse of the platform.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your photos to train AI models. We do not share your email address with other users unless you choose to make it visible on your profile.

Photo Handling

Photos you upload are compressed in your browser before being sent to our servers (typically to approximately 200KB). Original full-resolution images are not stored. Photos are stored in cloud storage provided by Supabase and served through their CDN.

You retain full copyright ownership of your photos. By uploading a photo, you grant Skouter a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display the photo on the Service in connection with the location page where it was uploaded. You may delete your photos at any time, which removes them from both the location page and our storage.

Third-Party Services

Skouter relies on the following third-party services to operate. Each has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data:

Supabase — database hosting, user authentication, and photo storage. Data is stored on Supabase's infrastructure. Vercel — web hosting and content delivery. Google — OAuth sign-in (if you choose to sign in with Google) and Maps API for location mapping. Stripe — payment processing for paid subscriptions (when available). We do not store your credit card information; it is handled entirely by Stripe.

Data Retention and Deletion

You may delete your account at any time by contacting us at info@videoyeti.com. When you delete your account, we remove your profile information, uploaded photos, and associated metadata. Contributions to community content (location descriptions, Q&A answers) may be retained in anonymized form to preserve the integrity of the location database. We will respond to deletion requests within 30 days.

Children's Privacy

Skouter is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@videoyeti.com and we will delete it promptly.

Security

We use commercially reasonable measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS), secure authentication, and access controls on our database. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, object to or restrict certain processing, request a portable copy of your data, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@videoyeti.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of Skouter after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at info@videoyeti.com.