Welcome to Scholarships Edge (https://scholarshipsedge.com/). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our platform.
1. Information We Collect
Scholarships Edge does not collect any personally identifiable information unless you explicitly provide it to us.
- Newsletter Subscribers: If you choose to subscribe to our updates, we collect your email address solely to deliver information regarding new scholarships and global opportunities. This data is used exclusively for newsletter delivery and is never sold, rented, or shared with third parties.
- Non-Personal Data: We automatically collect non-personal data through cookies and analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to monitor aggregate site usage, user behavior, and performance metrics to improve our platform layout.
2. Data Security & Retention
We implement industry-standard encryption, strict access controls, and administrative protective techniques to secure your data against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the services you have requested (such as newsletter subscriptions).
3. Third-Party Advertising & Cookies
We use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites on the internet. You can choose to opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings or your browser’s cookie configuration settings.
4. External Hyperlinks
Our articles contain embedded links to external international host institutions and scholarship providers. Scholarships Edge does not own or control these external web portals, and we assume no liability for the content, tracking methods, or privacy policies of third-party websites.
5. Children’s Privacy Compliance (COPPA)
Scholarships Edge does not knowingly target, market to, or collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal data without parental consent, please contact us immediately. We will take prompt administrative action to permanently delete that information from our servers.
6. Your Rights & Contact Information
You retain the right to access, rectify, or request the permanent deletion of any personal data we hold about you (such as unsubscribing from our newsletter). For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at: scholarshipsedge@gmail.com.
