Scoop News Group (“SNG”), operated legally by FedScoop LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is the leading public-sector tech media company in the country. Built on a foundation of award-winning journalism, we are the community's platform for education and collaboration through news, TV, radio and events.
Scoop News Group brings together IT decision-makers and influencers from government, academia and industry every day — online and in-person — to discuss ways technology can transform government and to identify ways to achieve common goals.
If you have any questions regarding privacy, you can contact us at: hello@ScoopNewsGroup.com. SNG works to ensure the security of the information in our trust and we maintain the privacy of our data through appropriate action. We maintain reasonable safeguards that include physical and digital security processes to protect data from loss or misuse, and we limit personnel access to data.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share information and personal data. SNG operates, or provides access to, interactive events and websites. We operate online and in-person and communicate with readers and attendees through a variety of channels, including, but not limited to, events, emails, newsletters and online content. Our Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected by SNG, regardless of how it is collected or stored. This Privacy Policy covers information collected through all Scoop News Group websites—AIScoop, FedScoop, DefenseScoop, CyberScoop, StateScoop, EdScoop—as well as newsletters, content and events.
SNG produces online and in-person events to facilitate education, networking, and collaboration. To ensure a safe, secure, and professional environment, all event participants, guests, and attendees are subject to the following terms:
To help SNG understand reader usage, SNG and our third-party service providers (including any third-party content or analytics services) automatically collect certain information from your device or web browser when you interact with our sites.
Analytics Providers & Tracking: We use analytics tools, including Google Analytics and Parse.ly, to understand website usage, analyze content performance, track reader engagement (such as scroll depth, page views, and article interactions), and measure overall traffic to improve our reporting, marketing, and user experience. To measure use, these tools and partners may automatically collect data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, geographic location, referring URLs, and access times.
Our third-party marketing and sales software providers effectively comply with applicable privacy regulations, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Cookies are files that allow us to recognize your browser/device and maintain a personalized experience throughout multiple browsing sessions.
We use cookies in order to provide you with the best experience on Scoop News Group websites. The information we may collect via cookies includes but is not limited to: the time and date spent on our websites, the duration spent on our website, and how you interact (click, scroll, and search) within our content. Cookies will be used by Scoop News Group and/or our third-party partners (such as Google Analytics and Parse.ly) to help deliver relevant content, deliver targeted advertising, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic.
Cookies can remain on your device until manually deleted, automatically deleted after you leave the site, or until you restart your device. By using our services, you accept the practices described above, including our use of cookies, tracking pixels, and similar online tools. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services.
Opt-Out Options: Users who wish to opt out of Google Analytics data collection may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can also control or restrict cookies through your browser settings.
SNG may collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from you or other sources. PII generally means information that might reasonably be used to specifically identify you and may include information such as subscriber data and registered guest data, including name, title, address, email, telephone, employer, or ZIP code.
By providing your contact information on an SNG property or by registering for an event, you authorize SNG and its sponsors or partners to contact you with information about events and relevant content for IT professionals. Registered guests and subscribers of SNG properties may be contacted with news, emails, newsletters, and event information from SNG and its strategic content and event partners.
Event Partner & Sponsor Data Sharing: When you register for an SNG event, webinar, or co-branded program, SNG may share your contact details (including name, title, company, and email) with designated event sponsors or strategic partners. Additionally, allowing your event badge to be scanned by a sponsor or exhibitor at an in-person event constitutes explicit consent to share your contact information with that third party.
We combine information we may collect from other sources to increase our ability to provide services to readers and event attendees. Any information we may collect is public information or general consumer and advertiser data.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights under applicable privacy laws (including GDPR and U.S. state privacy legislation such as CCPA/CPRA) to request access to, deletion of, or correction of your personal data, or to opt out of targeted advertising and data sharing.
You may unsubscribe from SNG communications at any time by contacting us at hello@ScoopNewsGroup.com or directly using the unsubscribe links within our emails and newsletters.
To request data deletion or exercise your privacy rights, please submit your request to hello@ScoopNewsGroup.com.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party website. Our SNG sites may contain links to other websites that we do not control.
If we update the privacy policy, we will notify users on this site.
We have implemented commercially reasonable security measures to help protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access or disclosure. As no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, we strive to protect your PII. If you want to unsubscribe, please contact us at hello@ScoopNewsGroup.com.
SNG is owned and operated in the United States. As a user of our sites, you should be reasonably aware of the privacy laws in the U.S. You may unsubscribe from SNG anytime at hello@ScoopNewsGroup.com or directly on our sites or newsletters.
Contact Information:
Scoop News Group “SNG”
2001 K St. NW, Suite 1411
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 887-8001
Please check back for updates to our policy. Thank you!