Privacy Policy
Scout Data · Last updated June 23, 2026
This privacy notice describes the personal data Scout Data processes, how we use and share it, and the rights you have over it. It is intended to satisfy the privacy-notice obligations of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended.
Categories of personal data we process
- Identifiers — full name, mailing address, phone number, email address.
- Property and parcel data — property address, owner name, assessed value, square footage, year built, roof material, lot size, ownership history.
- Permit records — owner name, property address, permit issue date, permit description, permit jurisdiction.
- Demographic inferences — age range, occupation, prior purchase history associated with a residence.
- Inferences and scores — modeled predictions about property condition or homeowner interest in home-services products (for example, solar suitability or roof condition signals).
- Internet and usage data — IP address, user agent, referring URL when you visit our websites or APIs.
Scout Data does not knowingly process biometric data, genetic data, precise geolocation, citizenship or immigration status, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, sex-life or sexual-orientation data, or other categories of sensitive personal data as defined by TDPSA or CCPA.
Sources of personal data
- Public records — county assessors, permit jurisdictions, and recorders of deeds.
- Third-party data providers — parcel and property data vendors and adult-targeted skip-trace providers.
- Server logs from our own websites and APIs.
- Direct submissions, when you contact us or use our privacy-request intake form.
Why we process personal data
- To build and license business datasets — our core service is selling property and lead intelligence to home-services businesses.
- To verify identity and respond to consumer privacy-rights requests.
- To operate our websites and APIs (security, analytics, fraud prevention).
- To comply with legal obligations.
Sale of personal data, targeted advertising, and profiling
Scout Data sells personal data. We license the categories above to business customers for monetary consideration, which constitutes a “sale” under both TDPSA and CCPA. Scout Data does not engage in targeted advertising. We do not display advertisements selected based on a consumer’s activities over time and across non-affiliated websites or online applications. Scout Data uses profiling to score property records for marketing-likelihood; Scout itself does not use these scores to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (such as decisions about housing, financial services, employment, or insurance). You may opt out of any of the above at any time using the intake form.
Categories of personal data we share, and with whom
We share personal data in two ways:
- With business buyers as part of licensed datasets. Categories shared: identifiers, property and parcel data, permit records, demographic inferences, inferences and scores. Categories of buyers: solar installers, roofing and home-services contractors, and home-improvement retailers. Buyers are independent controllers under TDPSA and are responsible for their own use of the data.
- With service providers and processors who help us operate the business under contractual restrictions. Categories shared: identifiers, property and parcel data, permit records, internet and usage data. Categories of recipients: cloud infrastructure (AWS, Vercel), database hosting (Supabase, ClickHouse), payment processors (Stripe), geocoding and mapping providers, skip-trace and identity-verification vendors, communications and customer-support providers.
Your rights and how to exercise them
Texas and California residents have rights to know and access, correct, delete, port, opt out of the sale of personal data, opt out of targeted advertising, and opt out of profiling for decisions with legal or similarly significant effects, among others. The full list and the exercise process are described on the Your Privacy Rights page.
Submit a request through the intake form or by emailing privacy@scoutdata.com. Scout Data will respond within 45 days, with a possible 45-day extension when reasonably necessary and with notice to you. If we deny a request, Texas residents may appeal by emailing privacy-appeals@scoutdata.com; we respond to appeals within 60 days. Scout Data will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
Data broker disclosure
Scout Data is a data broker. The Data Broker Notice contains the disclosures required of brokers, including geographic exclusions for Oregon and Vermont residents and our position on precise geolocation.
Children’s data
Scout Data does not knowingly process personal data of children under 13 and does not knowingly sell, target advertising to, or profile minors aged 13 to 17.
Data retention
Scout Data retains personal data only as long as needed to operate our licensing service, comply with legal obligations, and respond to privacy requests. Records of privacy requests are retained for at least 24 months to document our compliance with applicable laws.
Changes to this notice
We update this notice from time to time. Material changes will be identified by an updated “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
Contact
Privacy questions and requests: privacy@scoutdata.com. Texas appeals: privacy-appeals@scoutdata.com. General support: support@scoutdata.com.