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Last updated: 2026-06-27
Class Scout NY ("Class Scout", "we", "us", or "our") operates an online guide that helps parents and caregivers discover children's and family activities in New York City. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have.
If you have any questions, contact us at hello@classscoutny.com.
This policy applies to the Class Scout website and the services offered through it (the "Service"). It does not apply to third‑party websites, activity providers, or services that we link to or display, which have their own privacy practices.
The Service is intended for adults (18+). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children (see the "Children's privacy" section below).
a) Information you provide when you create an account. Class Scout offers an optional sign‑in so you can save listings and see your full results. When you sign in you provide a display name. The current sign‑in is a lightweight "pseudo‑login": we derive a stable account identifier from your chosen name and store a non‑routable internal email address (e.g. your-name@pseudo.classscout.local); we do not collect a real email address through this flow unless and until a future verified sign‑in is introduced, which would be covered by an updated policy.
b) Information you create while using the Service. This may include the listings you save, the activities you add to your planner/calculator, your stated family preferences (such as age ranges, interests, and preferred times), your chosen neighbourhood, and any alert/notification preferences you set. This information is stored to operate the features you use.
c) Account activity metadata. For each account we store when it was first created, when it was last seen, and a count of sign‑ins, so the Service can recognise you on return.
d) Usage and product telemetry. We collect coarse, non‑identifying product analytics to understand how features perform — for example, that a results limit was reached, or a sign‑in prompt was shown or clicked, and high‑level search dimensions (such as a borough or category). This telemetry contains no names, no account identifiers, no free‑text queries, and no child data, and is automatically deleted on a rolling 90‑day schedule.
e) Technical information and cookies. We use a small number of cookies that are necessary to operate the Service (for example, to keep you signed in). See our Cookie Policy. Our hosting provider may process standard server logs (such as IP address and request metadata) for security and reliability.
f) Activity‑provider information we display. Listings shown in Class Scout (provider names, addresses, websites, phone numbers, schedules, locations) are sourced from public directories, civic sources, and the Google Maps Platform. This is information about businesses/organisations, not about you (see the "Google‑sourced data" section below).
We use the information above to:
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for third‑party advertising.
Where applicable law (such as the EU/UK GDPR) requires a legal basis, we rely on: performance of a contract (operating the account features you request); our legitimate interests (operating, securing, and improving the Service in a privacy‑protective way); and consent where required (for example, non‑essential cookies, if introduced). For US users, we process information consistent with applicable state privacy laws, including the New York SHIELD Act for data security.
We use only the cookies necessary to operate the Service today. Full details — names, purpose, and duration — are in our Cookie Policy.
We share information only with service providers that help us run the Service, and only as needed:
These providers process data on our behalf under their own terms and security commitments. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights or users' safety, or in connection with a corporate transaction. We do not sell personal information.
Some listing details are enriched using the Google Maps Platform. We store only a defined, non‑personal set of business fields (such as place identifier, address, website, phone, schedule, coordinates, and business status) through a single enforced policy chokepoint, and we explicitly never store photos, reviews, reviewer identities, or ratings from Google. Map tiles are served by OpenStreetMap (or, optionally, Google) — when you view the map, your browser requests tiles from the tile provider, subject to that provider's terms.
We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes above:
Full details are in our Cookie Policy & Data Retention page.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise any of these rights — including account deletion — email hello@classscoutny.com and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. You can also sign out at any time, which ends your session on that device.
The Service is for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and the current account flow does not collect any child data. We are developing optional, consent‑based child profiles for a future release; before any such feature collects information about a child, we will provide a COPPA‑compliant notice, obtain verifiable parental consent, and give parents controls to access, correct, and delete that information. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact hello@classscoutny.com and we will delete it.
We protect information with measures appropriate to its sensitivity, including encrypted transport (HTTPS), signed, http‑only session cookies, least‑data telemetry, and access controls on our database. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information consistent with the New York SHIELD Act and good industry practice.
The Service is operated from the United States and intended for NYC families. If you access it from outside the US, you understand that your information will be processed in the US.
We may update this policy from time to time. We will revise the "Last updated" date above and, for material changes, provide a more prominent notice.
Class Scout NY — hello@classscoutny.com