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If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
Scholarships.com is committed to full compliance with applicable privacy laws and to providing transparency regarding how your personal information is collected, used, shared, and protected.
As described in our Privacy Policy, Scholarships.com collects personal information to provide our free scholarship search services and related resources. To support and maintain these services, we may share your information with third parties.
These third parties may include:
One of the benefits of using Scholarships.com is the ability to connect with scholarship providers and to be recruited by colleges and universities. When you choose to interact with these third parties, we may share your information with them so they can provide you with relevant opportunities, programs, and communications.
In some cases, Scholarships.com may also sell or share personal information with advertisers or marketing partners in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration. Under California law, this may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information.
California residents have the right to request:
You have the right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information.
If you wish to exercise this right, you may submit a request by completing the form below or by using any of the contact methods provided on this page.
We do not sell or share the personal information of California residents under the age of 16 without affirmative authorization. If you are under 16 years of age, your information will not be sold or shared unless you opt in at the time of account creation or at a later time.
You may submit a privacy request using any of the following methods:
You are not required to use a specific form to exercise your rights.
To protect your privacy and security, we will verify your identity before processing your request. Depending on the nature of your request, we may ask for additional information to confirm your identity. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your request as permitted by law.
Authorized agents may submit requests on your behalf. We may require proof of written authorization and verification of both your identity and the agent’s authority.
We will:
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights. This means we will not deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a different level or quality of service because you exercised your rights.
We will deliver our response via email or other reasonable means based on your request.
We may retain certain personal information as permitted by law, including for purposes such as:
If you previously chose to share your information with third parties, those organizations may retain your information in accordance with their own privacy practices.
If we deny your request, you may have the right to appeal our decision. To submit an appeal, please contact us and include “Privacy Request Appeal” in your message.
To exercise your rights, including opting out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, please complete the form below.