Privacy Policy

Privacy at a Glance

What we store — We keep only what the service needs to function and hold it for as short a time as possible.
We never sell your data — Your personal information is never sold or rented to anyone.
You stay in control — You can review your choices and adjust your consent at any time.

Scour is designed with privacy as a core principle. We minimize data collection to what is strictly necessary for the service to function.

Search Queries: Your search queries are sent to upstream search engines but are not stored on our servers.
IP Addresses: We do not log IP addresses or use them for tracking.
Cookies: We only use essential cookies for session management and user preferences (like theme settings).

Any data that is temporarily processed is used only to:

We never sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We use only essential cookies:

Session Cookie: To maintain your session (if logged in)
Preference Cookie: To remember your theme and language preferences when cookie consent allows them

No third-party analytics provider is configured.

We do not use tracking cookies, analytics cookies, or advertising cookies.

Any data we hold is stored securely and retained only as long as necessary.

We do not share or sell stored data with third parties beyond what is required to deliver search results.

We do not retain search queries or personal data. Session data is temporary and is deleted when you close your browser or your session expires.

Your search queries are forwarded to upstream search engines to retrieve results. We do not share any other data with third parties.

Each upstream search engine has its own privacy policy. We recommend reviewing them if you have concerns.

Since we don't store personal data, there is no data to access, modify, or delete. Your privacy is protected by design.

If you have questions about our privacy practices, please Contact Us.