Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

ScholarPath Africa ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Email address and name — when you subscribe to our newsletter or alerts.
  • Usage data — pages visited, scholarship views, and search queries, collected anonymously via analytics.
  • Cookies — for session management, preferences, and analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To send scholarship alerts, newsletters, and updates (only if you subscribe).
  • To improve the platform and understand which scholarships are most useful.
  • To display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense.

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share anonymised, aggregated data with partners. Third-party services we use (e.g. Google Analytics, Google AdSense) have their own privacy policies.

4. Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google may use cookies to serve personalised ads based on your browsing history. You can opt out at adssettings.google.com.

5. Cookies

We use essential cookies for functionality and analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to understand traffic. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request deletion of your data (email us and we will remove your subscription).
  • Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email.

7. Data Retention

We retain subscriber email addresses until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained in aggregate form for up to 26 months.

8. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.

9. Children's Privacy

ScholarPath Africa is intended for users aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. We will notify subscribers of material changes via email.

11. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, please email us at privacy@scholarpathAfrica.com.