Privacy Policy

Date: January 20, 2026

Welcome to Scholarship Direct. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by our portal and how it is used. We operate under a strict policy of transparency and student data protection.

1. Introduction and Scope

Scholarship Direct ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website located at scholarshipdirect.github.io. This policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Service. It governs our data collection, processing, and usage practices. It also describes your choices regarding use, access, and correction of your personal information.

2. Information We Collect Automatically

Like most website operators, Scholarship Direct collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available. This includes but is not limited to:

3. Cookies and Web Beacons Policy

Scholarship Direct uses 'cookies' to enhance the user experience. A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.

Why we use cookies:

Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Scholarship Direct’s website.

4. Third-Party Advertising (Adsterra, Google AdSense)

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Specifically for Adsterra:

Adsterra, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Their use of cookies enables them to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Scholarship Direct has no control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

5. Data Usage and Processing

The information we collect is used in the following ways:

6. External Links Disclaimer

Our website contains links to official government portals (like UP Scholarship, NSP, PFMS). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

While our website is intended for students, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

8. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9. Legal Requirements

Scholarship Direct may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the contact form on our website or through our official Telegram channel.