PRIVACY POLICY
Date of Last Revision: November 28, 2025
1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") describes how Scorlly.com and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "Scorlly," "we," "us," or "our") collect, use, process, and disclose your personal information in connection with your access and use of the Scorlly.com website and its related services, products, and applications (the "Services"). This Policy is a legally binding statement regarding your information and is incorporated into our Terms of Use. By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.
2. DATA HOSTING, CONTROLLER STATUS, AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
- Data Controller: Scorlly is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected pursuant to this Policy.
- Data Hosting and Location: The Services are physically hosted in the United States.
- International Transfer: If you access the Services from any country or jurisdiction with privacy laws differing from those in the United States, you understand and expressly consent to the transfer of your personal data to, and processing and storage in, the United States. You acknowledge that data processed in the United States may be subject to access requests from U.S. government agencies, courts, or law enforcement under U.S. laws.
3. INFORMATION COLLECTION
We collect information through three primary methods: data provided by you, data from third parties (social logins), and data collected automatically.
A. Information Provided Directly by You
We collect Personal Information you voluntarily provide to us when you register for an account, participate in interactive features, post content, or contact us. This includes:
- Registration and Identity Data: Email address, username, and encrypted password.
- Profile Data: Any optional data you add to your profile, such as your display name, profile picture, or biographical information.
- Contact Information: Records of correspondence when you contact our support team.
B. User Generated Content (UGC) and Contributed Data
We collect and store all content you generate and submit through the Services:
- Content and Interaction Data: Reviews, comments, forum posts, and private messages (if applicable).
- Rating and Data Contribution: Numerical scores, ratings, and any submissions, modifications, or corrections to the core movie/TV show database information (e.g., cast lists, plot summaries, metadata). You acknowledge that all UGC and contributed data are intended for public display and treated as non-confidential.
C. Information from Third-Party Social Logins
If you link or connect to the Services using a Third-Party Account (e.g., Google, Facebook), we receive information authorized by your settings with that Third-Party Provider, which may include:
- Your name (as it appears on the Third-Party Account).
- Your Third-Party Account User ID.
- Your email address associated with that account.
- Your profile picture, if granted access.
4. USE OF INFORMATION
We use your Personal Information and other data for the following purposes:
| Category of Use | Purpose and Description | Legal Basis (Applicable to certain jurisdictions) |
|---|---|---|
| Service Operation | To create, manage, and maintain your account; to authenticate your login credentials; and to provide and operate the core Services. | Performance of a Contract |
| Content Publication | To publicly display your username, reviews, comments, and ratings on the Services for other Users. | Legitimate Interest (Public platform functionality) |
| Service Improvement | To monitor and analyze usage trends, traffic, and feature performance to improve the functionality and design of the Services. | Legitimate Interest (Business development) |
| Security and Enforcement | To identify, prevent, and investigate fraudulent activity, including unauthorized data collection, spamming, and rating manipulation; and to enforce our Terms of Use. | Compliance with Law; Legitimate Interest (Security) |
| Marketing and Advertising | To deliver personalized advertisements (including sidebar and banner ads), promotional content, and targeted marketing communications based on your profile and usage data. | Consent (where required) / Legitimate Interest (Monetization) |
| Communication | To respond to your customer service requests and send you service-related announcements (e.g., security alerts, updates to the Policy). | Performance of a Contract / Legitimate Interest |
5. DISCLOSURE AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
We may share your information with the following categories of third parties:
- Public Display: All User Generated Content and your public profile data are shared with the public and any other Users of the Services.
- Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party vendors and contractors (e.g., cloud hosting providers, data analytics services, security services) to perform services on our behalf. These parties are contractually obligated to protect your data and prohibited from using your data for any other purpose.
- Advertising Partners: We share automatically collected data (e.g., IP address, device ID, usage data) with third-party advertising partners to allow them to display advertisements tailored to your interests.
- Business Transfers: In connection with, or during the negotiation of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
- Legal Obligation: When legally required to do so, such as in response to a court order, subpoena, or governmental request.
6. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tracking Technologies") to collect and store information about your activity on the Services.
A. What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data stored on your device that uniquely identifies your browser and device. Cookies contain information such as the URL of the website you visited, the duration of your session, and user preferences.
B. Types of Tracking Technologies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Description and Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential) | Enable core functionality and security. | Required for User authentication, session management, and protecting against cross-site request forgery. The Services cannot function properly without these cookies. |
| Functional/Preference Cookies | Remember your preferences and settings. | Remembering your chosen language, username, and customization preferences. |
| Analytics/Performance Cookies | Understand and measure how the Services are used. | Used by Google Analytics (or similar tools) to count the number of visitors, track site navigation, and measure the performance of specific pages. |
| Advertising/Targeting Cookies (Third-Party) | Deliver relevant advertisements and manage campaign performance. | Used by our ad partners to build a profile of your interests and show you targeted ads across the internet based on your viewing habits on Scorlly. |
C. Third-Party Cookies and Tracking
We allow third-party services (such as advertisers and analytics providers) to place their own Tracking Technologies on our Services. These third parties may collect information about your online activities across different websites and online services over time. We do not control these third-party Tracking Technologies, and their use is governed by the privacy policies of the companies employing them.
D. Your Choices Regarding Tracking Technologies
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your device. However, if you choose to decline cookies, some features of the Services, particularly those requiring login (Strictly Necessary Cookies), may not function correctly.
- Advertising Opt-Outs: You may opt-out of interest-based advertising from many ad networks and exchanges. You can manage your preferences through:
- Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out Page: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/
7. DATA RETENTION
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the Services. We may retain certain data for a longer period if necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or for legitimate internal business purposes (e.g., maintaining the integrity of our historical data contributions).
8. SECURITY MEASURES
We implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the Personal Information we process. These measures are designed to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of your data. However, you acknowledge that no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the complete security of your data transmitted to or through the Services.
9. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws, including:
- Right of Access: The right to request copies of your Personal Information held by us.
- Right to Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): The right to request the deletion of your Personal Information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: The right to limit the way we use your Personal Information.
- Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.
- Right to Object: The right to object to the processing of your Personal Information, particularly where we process it based on our legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
10. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
The Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 13 years of age. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us immediately.
11. POLICY UPDATES
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Date of Last Revision" and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
12. CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this policy, or if you wish to exercise your data privacy rights, you may contact us via email at: