Privacy Notice

The short version

RecScout does not ask for personal information. There are no accounts, no sign-up, no forms asking for your name or email, no advertising, and no analytics or tracking scripts. RecScout does not set cookies and does not sell or share personal information.

A few things are stored only in your own browser, and some technical information is handled by our hosting provider so the site can work. The sections below explain this.

What stays in your browser

RecScout saves a few small settings in your browser's localStorage. These stay on your device and are never sent to RecScout. Clearing your browser data removes them.

• The last city you chose
• Your favourite places
• Your light or dark theme choice

Choosing your city on a first visit

On a first visit, the site picks the closest covered city using an approximate, city-level location that our hosting provider (Cloudflare) works out from your IP address. This is used once to choose a city. RecScout does not store or log it.

Precise location and postal codes

Precise browser location is used only if you have allowed it in your browser or if you press "Near me". The coordinates stay in your browser and are used only to work out nearby cities.

If you type a postal code into the proximity search, it is processed in your browser only. It is not sent to RecScout.

Search choices in the page address

Your search choices, such as the city and filters, appear in the page address so you can share links. The server receives these choices in order to fetch the schedules you asked for.

Hosting and technical logs

RecScout is hosted by Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes IP addresses and standard request logs to deliver and protect the site. This may happen outside Canada. RecScout may see technical error logs when something breaks, and does not use any of this to identify or track visitors.

Other services loaded by your browser

Some parts of the page load files or content from other companies. Your browser connects to them directly, and their own privacy policies apply.

• Google Fonts, for font files
• OpenStreetMap, for map tiles when a map is shown
• Municipal websites, when you follow a link (each has its own policy)

Canadian privacy principles

RecScout follows Canadian privacy principles (PIPEDA). The site is built to work without collecting personal information.

Children

RecScout is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone.

Changes to this notice

This notice may be updated from time to time, and the effective date will change when it is.