Last updated July 19, 2026

Privacy policy

Recap Scout collects only the information needed to operate accounts, understand site usage, and maintain useful community features.

Information we store

When you create an account, we store your name, email address, a securely hashed password, verification status, and session information such as IP address and browser user agent. We also store your votes, favorite TV shows, favorite podcast networks, and catalog submissions.

Analytics

With your permission, we use Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4 to measure page visits and completed actions such as searching, opening a podcast, choosing a listening service, voting, saving a show, submitting a suggestion, or using a share option. Analytics events may include the relevant public show or podcast name and identifier, device and browser information, approximate location derived from an IP address, and referral information. We do not send account email addresses, passwords, submission notes, or other free-form account content to Google Analytics.

How we use it

We use this information to authenticate you, prevent voting abuse and spam, personalize your dashboard, calculate community rankings, improve discovery and navigation, review submissions, and maintain site security. We do not sell personal information.

Service providers

Recap Scout may use Vercel for application hosting, Neon for PostgreSQL hosting, Resend for account email, and Google Analytics for aggregated usage measurement. Those providers process limited data needed to deliver their services under their own privacy terms.

Retention and deletion

You can delete your account from your dashboard. This removes your account, sessions, favorites, submissions, and votes. Public vote totals are recalculated when your votes are removed. Security logs, aggregated analytics, and backups may persist according to provider retention schedules.

Your choices

You may accept or decline analytics when first visiting the site and change that selection later through Cookie settings in the footer. Your selection is stored in your browser. You can also request access or correction, change your password, remove favorites, change votes, or delete your account. For privacy questions, contact privacy@recapscout.com.

This operational policy should be reviewed by qualified counsel before public launch, including any consent requirements for the regions where Recap Scout is offered.