Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We only collect personal details such as your name or email address when you choose to give them to us. Depending on how you use the site, we collect:

• Newsletter and alert sign-ups: your email address.
• Student accounts: your name, email address, country, education level, an optional bio and the scholarships you save. Passwords are stored in hashed form, so we cannot read them.
• Contact form: your name, email address, subject and message.
• Usage data: pages visited, device and browser type, approximate location and referring site, collected through analytics cookies and server logs.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Run your student account and your saved scholarships.
• Send scholarship updates, deadlines and related content to people who subscribed.
• Reply to your questions and requests.
• Understand how the site is used so we can improve it.
• Keep the site secure.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and browser storage to keep you signed in to your student account, remember preferences such as light or dark mode, and measure site traffic. Where ads are shown, cookies are also used to deliver and measure advertising. You can refuse or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you do, some parts of the site, such as student accounts, may not work properly.

4. Advertising (Google AdSense)

ScholarshipClaude.com may display advertisements served by Google AdSense and its advertising partners.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.

To learn more, see how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

5. Third-Party Services We Use

• Google Analytics 4: measures how visitors use the site. It sets cookies and collects usage data such as pages viewed, device type and approximate location. See Google's Privacy Policy. You can block it with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
• Google AdSense: serves advertising, as described in section 4.
• Hostinger: hosts our website and database, including the account, newsletter and contact details described above. Its servers record technical data such as IP addresses for security and performance. Our pages also load a script from Hostinger Reach, Hostinger's email marketing tool.
• Newsletter: sign-ups are stored in our own website database. We do not currently pass the list to an outside email marketing company. If that changes, we will name the provider here.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to external websites (such as university portals or government application sites) that are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites.

7. Data Security

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, and data stored on our Site. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that a child has provided us with Personal Data without their consent, they should contact us.

9. Your Choices

• Personalized ads: opt out in Google Ads Settings.
• Analytics: block analytics cookies in your browser or use the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
• Newsletter, account and messages: email us to unsubscribe, or to ask us to delete your account, subscription or contact messages.

10. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

11. Updates to This Policy

ScholarshipClaude.com has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the top of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
Email: support@scholarshipclaude.com