Privacy Policy

At ScholarshipSphere accessible via https://scholarshipsphere.org, the privacy of our visitors is a major concern to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using our website or providing any personal information.

Contact Form

When you fill out and submit your personal information through our contact form, we use the information to help you with the services you need. You can request that your information be deleted from our database.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name and email address in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

Log files

Log files are utilized in the standard operating procedure of scholarshipsphere.org. These files document the activity of visitors when they access the website. This practice is common among hosting companies and forms a component of hosting services’ analytical tools. The data recorded by log files typically comprises internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, Internet Service Provider (ISP) details, timestamps indicating dates and times of visits, referring/exit pages, and potentially the number of clicks. Importantly, this data does not associates with personally identifiable information. The primary purposes of collecting this information are to analyze trends, manage the site’s operations, monitor users’ navigation within the website, and compile demographic insights.

Third Party Privacy Policy

Our website contains hyperlinks to third party websites. However, the privacy policy of scholarshipsphere.org is specific to its own practices and does not extend to these third party websites. Therefore, we recommend that you refer to the privacy policies of these websites before doing any activity on them.

Children’s Information

Ensuring the safety of children on the internet is one of our top priorities. We urge parents and guardians to supervise the online activities of their children. ScholarshipSphere does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child has shared this kind of information on our website, please reach out to us right away. We will make every effort to quickly remove such information from our records.

Information We Collect

We will transparently communicate to you the personal information we collect about during the collection process. Additional, we may obtain your information if you directly contact us, including your name, email address, phone number, message contents, and attachments.

Use of Information

  • We utilize collected information for various purposes, including:
  • Providing, operating, and maintaining our website
  • Enhancing, personalizing, and expanding website features
  • Analyzing user website interactions
  • Communicating with you for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes
  • Sending emails
  • Identifying and preventing fraud.
  • Developing new products, services, and functionality.
  • Third-party service providers, including but not limited to our hosting providers, may utilize your information to improve your website experience, conduct statistical analysis, and monitor your activity on our site.

How Long We Retain Your Information:

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for its collection and to comply with legal and regulatory obligations. The length of time we retain your information may vary depending on the type of information and the purposes.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we should keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

GDPR Privacy Protection

Among the rights granted by the GDPR, European Union (EU) citizens have:

  • the right to obtain confirmation from organizations as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed, and if so, access to that personal data along with additional information about the processing.
  • the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data and completion of incomplete personal data.
  • the right to have their personal data erased under certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or when the individual withdraws consent.
  • the right to restrict the processing of their personal data under certain circumstances, such as when the accuracy of the data is contested or when the processing is unlawful.
  • the right to receive the personal data they have provided to an organization in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another organization without hindrance.
  • the right to object to the processing of their personal data for certain purposes, such as direct marketing or purposes related to the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), consumers:

  • have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information that a business collects, sells, or discloses about them, as well as the purposes for which that information is used.
  • have the right to request the deletion of their personal information held by a business, subject to certain exceptions.
  • have the right to request that a business refrain from selling their personal data if it engages in such practices.

Updates to Our Privacy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the website.

By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and terms. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.