Privacy Policy

ScholarshipDeadlineBoard is designed to respect your privacy. We collect minimal information to operate the site effectively.

Automatically collected information: When you visit ScholarshipDeadlineBoard, our servers and third-party analytics services may automatically record standard log data including your IP address (anonymized), browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This information is used only in aggregate to understand how visitors use the site and to improve our service.

Locally stored information: When you bookmark a scholarship using the save feature, that data is stored exclusively in your browser's localStorage. This information never leaves your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

Visitor counter: We record anonymous page visit counts to display our visitor statistics. No personally identifiable information is stored in connection with this counter.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly, including locale preferences and session management.

Analytics cookies: We use privacy-respecting analytics tools to understand aggregate usage patterns. These may set cookies to distinguish unique visitors and sessions. Where possible, we configure analytics tools to anonymize IP addresses.

Advertising cookies: ScholarshipDeadlineBoard may display advertisements served by third-party networks (including Google AdSense). These networks may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve ScholarshipDeadlineBoard

• Analyze usage trends to understand which features are most useful

• Display anonymized visitor statistics on the site

• Diagnose technical problems and ensure site security

• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for direct marketing or build personal profiles of individual users.

ScholarshipDeadlineBoard uses the following third-party services that may collect data subject to their own privacy policies:

Vercel: Our hosting provider. Vercel may log server requests. See Vercel's Privacy Policy at vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Google AdSense: We may display ads served by Google AdSense (publisher ID: ca-pub-7098271335538021). Google may use cookies to personalize ads. See Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Analytics: We may use privacy-focused analytics tools to track aggregate page views and visitor counts.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

Server logs are retained for a limited period (typically 30 days) for security and debugging purposes, then deleted.

Bookmark data you save is stored entirely in your browser's localStorage and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser data. We have no access to this data.

Aggregate analytics data may be retained indefinitely in anonymized, aggregated form.

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data including:

• The right to access information we hold about you

• The right to request deletion of your data

• The right to object to or restrict processing

• The right to data portability

Because we collect minimal personal information and store bookmark data only in your browser, most of these rights can be exercised directly by clearing your browser data. For other requests, contact us using the information below.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or California, you may have additional rights under GDPR, UK GDPR, or the CCPA respectively.

ScholarshipDeadlineBoard is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will promptly delete such information.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our site is served over HTTPS to encrypt data in transit.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will update the 'Last Updated' date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Your continued use of ScholarshipDeadlineBoard after changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us by visiting our website at https://scholarship-deadline-board.vercel.app.