Privacy Policy

Scholarship Union ("scholarshipunion.com", "we", "us") operates scholarshipunion.com. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding that data.

We collect the following types of information:

• Email address — When you subscribe to our newsletter via the subscription forms on our website, we collect your email address. This is processed through Jetpack/WordPress.com subscription services.
• Contact form submissions — If you contact us, we collect the name, email, and message you provide.
• Analytics data — We use Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit) to collect anonymised usage data such as pages visited, time on site, browser type, and approximate location. This helps us understand how visitors use our site.

Our website stores a list of pages you have recently visited using your browser's localStorage. This data:

• Is stored entirely in your browser — it is never sent to our servers.
• Contains only page titles, URLs, country flags, and timestamps.
• Is limited to your 50 most recent page visits.
• Can be cleared at any time from the Browsing History page or by clearing your browser data.

We have no access to this data. It exists only on your device.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings
• aboutads.info

Our website uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Google Analytics — Tracking cookies to measure site usage and performance.
• Google AdSense — Advertising cookies to display relevant ads.
• Jetpack — Site statistics and subscription management.
• WordPress — Essential cookies for site functionality (e.g., comment forms).

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

• Email addresses are used solely to send scholarship updates and newsletter content you subscribed to.
• Analytics data helps us understand which content is most useful and improve the website.
• We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
• We may share anonymised, aggregated statistics (e.g., "50% of visitors are from Asia") but never individual data.

You have the right to:

• Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in every email.
• Clear your browsing history from the Browsing History page or your browser settings.
• Opt out of Google personalised ads via Google Ads Settings.
• Request access to, correction, or deletion of any personal data we hold.
• Disable cookies through your browser settings.

Our website contains links to external scholarship providers, universities, and other organisations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every site you visit.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your data rights, contact us at [email protected].