Effective Date: May 2026
Last Updated: May 2026
EnidScanner.com (“Enid Scanner,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling information in a careful, reasonable, and transparent manner.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, shared, and protected when you visit EnidScanner.com, use the live scanner audio features, view incident-related content, interact with forms, submit support or audio requests, communicate with the site, or otherwise interact with our services.
EnidScanner.com is an independently operated scanner audio and public-safety information website focused primarily on:
- Enid Police
- Enid Fire
- Garfield County Sheriff
EnidScanner.com is not an official government, police, sheriff, fire, dispatch, emergency management, National Weather Service, weather.gov, or emergency communications website.
This website is not monitored for emergencies. For emergencies, call 911 or contact the appropriate emergency service directly.
This Privacy Policy is provided for general informational purposes and is not legal advice.
1. Information We May Collect
Information You Voluntarily Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide through forms, emails, support requests, or other interactions with the website.
Depending on the feature being used, this may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Audio request details
- Reported audio issues
- General support messages
- Date and approximate time references related to incidents or recordings
- Device or browser troubleshooting information
- Any other information you choose to provide
EnidScanner.com does not currently require public user account registration for normal website use.
Report / Support Ticket Information
When enabled, Report / Support submissions may create internal support or request records used for operational handling, communication, troubleshooting, or audio-request review.
Internal records may include:
- Submitted form details
- Message history
- Email delivery information
- Request timestamps
- Ticket status information
- Administrative workflow records
- Secure token or download activity records
Audio recording requests are reviewed manually as time allows. Audio availability is not guaranteed.
2. Automatically Collected Technical Information
Like most websites, EnidScanner.com and its hosting or infrastructure providers may automatically collect limited technical and operational information during normal website use.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device type
- Pages visited
- Referring pages or links
- Date and time information
- Basic interaction or usage information
- Error logs and diagnostic information
- Security and abuse-prevention information
This information may be used for:
- Website operation
- Security and abuse prevention
- Spam filtering
- Performance monitoring
- Analytics and traffic measurement
- System troubleshooting
- Improving the website experience
- Protecting website integrity and stability
3. Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
EnidScanner.com may use cookies, session technologies, analytics tools, and similar website technologies for functionality, security, traffic analysis, performance monitoring, and user experience improvements.
These technologies may be used by:
- WordPress core functionality
- Security plugins and firewall systems
- Analytics or traffic measurement services
- Embedded media providers
- Caching or performance systems
- Hosting or infrastructure providers
The website may use services or infrastructure such as:
- Google Analytics
- Google Site Kit
- Cloudflare
- Wordfence
- UpdraftPlus
- WP Mail SMTP
- Website hosting and backup systems
Some cookies or technical systems may be necessary for website operation, security, or administrative functionality.
4. Broadcastify, YouTube, Weather Data, and Third-Party Services
EnidScanner.com includes embedded content, external services, and links to third-party providers.
These may include:
- Broadcastify live scanner audio embeds
- YouTube video embeds
- National Weather Service data
- weather.gov resources and alerts
- Facebook pages or groups
- Future sponsor or community links
Third-party providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies and operational practices.
EnidScanner.com does not control third-party privacy policies, cookies, analytics systems, advertising systems, or external platform behavior. Please review third-party policies separately when interacting with those services.
5. Incident Media, Scanner Audio, and Public-Safety Content
EnidScanner.com may publish incident-related content that can include:
- Edited scanner audio
- Scanner audio clips
- YouTube video embeds
- Publicly available information
- Images or media related to public-safety incidents
- Weather-related content
Incident media may contain disturbing, emotional, graphic, stressful, or sensitive situations. Listener and viewer discretion is advised.
Scanner audio and incident information are unofficial and may contain:
- Misheard traffic
- Incomplete information
- Radio interference
- Unverified statements
- Timing delays
- Changing or evolving incident details
Public-safety incidents are dynamic situations, and information may change as additional details become available.
EnidScanner.com does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timing, or reliability of scanner traffic, incident summaries, timestamps, media descriptions, weather details, or related public-safety information.
Website content should not be relied upon for emergency decision-making, legal conclusions, or official verification purposes.
6. How We May Use Information
Information collected through EnidScanner.com may be used for purposes including:
- Operating and maintaining the website
- Providing live scanner audio access
- Handling support or audio requests
- Responding to messages or inquiries
- Troubleshooting technical problems
- Improving site performance and reliability
- Managing incident-related content
- Preventing spam, abuse, or unauthorized activity
- Maintaining administrative and audit records
- Sending operational or follow-up emails
- Managing sponsor functionality and reporting
- Protecting the website, visitors, and infrastructure
- Complying with legal obligations when required
7. Sponsor Tracking and Advertising
EnidScanner.com plans to support local sponsors through sponsor banner placements and related website features.
When enabled, sponsor systems may collect limited interaction information, including:
- Banner impressions
- Banner clicks
- Page URLs
- Referral information
- Timestamps
- Browser or device information
- Anonymous visitor/session identifiers
Sponsor tracking is intended to measure sponsor visibility and engagement, improve sponsor reporting, and support the operation of the website.
EnidScanner.com does not sell personal information to advertisers or sponsors.
8. Information Sharing
We may share information when reasonably necessary for website operation, security, communications, or legal compliance.
This may include sharing information with:
- Hosting or infrastructure providers
- Email delivery providers
- Security providers
- Backup or storage providers
- Analytics providers
- Website contractors or administrators assisting with operations
- Legal authorities when required by law
We may also disclose information if reasonably necessary to:
- Protect the safety or rights of others
- Investigate abuse or unauthorized activity
- Protect the website or infrastructure
- Comply with legal obligations or lawful requests
EnidScanner.com does not sell personal information.
9. Data Retention
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for:
- Website operation
- Support and communication history
- Security and abuse prevention
- Administrative records
- Backup and recovery purposes
- Legal or operational needs
Different types of records may be retained for different time periods.
Certain temporary items, including private audio delivery links or support download files, may automatically expire or be removed after a limited retention period.
10. Data Security
EnidScanner.com uses reasonable administrative, technical, and operational measures intended to help protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, or alteration.
However, no website, hosting environment, email system, file storage platform, or internet transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure.
By using the website, you understand and acknowledge that no method of electronic transmission or storage is guaranteed to be fully secure.
11. Your Choices and Requests
You may contact us regarding:
- Questions about this Privacy Policy
- Correction of submitted information
- Removal requests where reasonably appropriate
- Privacy-related concerns
- Support communication preferences
Certain records may still need to be retained for operational, security, administrative, backup, legal, or abuse-prevention purposes.
We may also need to verify identity before acting on certain requests.
12. Children’s Privacy
EnidScanner.com is intended primarily for adults and general public use.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through ordinary website operations.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so the matter can be reviewed.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect operational, technical, legal, or website-related changes.
Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date or last updated date.
Continued use of the website after updates become effective constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.
14. Contact Information
Questions or privacy-related requests may be sent to:
EnidScanner.com
Email:
jeff@enidscanner.com