At AfricanScholar, we share your concerns about privacy. Since an essential function of this site is performing customized scholarship, admission and job searches largely based upon the information you input, we want you to understand what types of information we are collecting and what may happen to that information.

1.COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Information is collected from our users at several different points during your visit to AfricanScholar.

Registration--A user must register in order to use the database portions of this site. During registration, a user is required to provide certain categories of information, such as name, address, e-mail address, a password, date of birth, gender, and country of citizenship. In addition, a user may choose to provide other categories of information, such as career objectives, hobbies and other interests. AfricanScholar encourages its users to provide all of these fields of information so that users may maximize the effectiveness of the scholarship, college and job search and matching services which they select.

Optional Information--At various other points during your visit to AfricanScholar, you may be asked to provide information about yourself. For example, you may wish to participate in a survey or a contest. Participation in surveys or contests or the use of other services which require the input of additional information is completely voluntary on your part, and you have the choice about whether to disclose the information necessary to use these features of our site.

Passive Collection of Information--In addition to the information which you actively provide to AfricanScholar by methods such as completing the registration form, AfricanScholar collects information about how you interact with our site. AfricanScholar collects passive information for purposes such as testing and improving a user's experience at the site and the compilation of broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes and for disclosure to third parties such as advertisers and content partners. The types of passive information collected by this site include, without limitation, your IP address, which type of browser you are using, where you go on our site, and how long you stay on any part of our site. Passive information does not identify you to AfricanScholar by name, and AfricanScholar does not link your IP address to your personally identifiable information.

Collection of Information from Children--AfricanScholar abides by federal law and the guidelines set up by the Federal Trade Commission regarding youth privacy. As such, AfricanScholar will not knowingly collect any personal information from or allow the registration of young people under the age of 13.

2. USE OF INFORMATION

The information which you supply to AfricanScholar enables us to provide the scholarship,c ollege and job search and matching services which you select by matching your background to our database of scholarship, college and job listings. In addition, AfricanScholar uses your information in order to customize our site to your interests and enhance your overall experience at our site. AfricanScholar tries to recognize you using various methods, including having you log in with your e-mail address and your password. Once AfricanScholar recognizes you, pages, advertisements and other content is customized for you so that you can see what interests you the most. In addition, as described above, AfricanScholar utilizes passive information to learn more about how you interact with our site. This passive information may be combined with your other information for purposes such as testing and improving your experience at our site and the compilation of broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes and for disclosure to third parties such as advertisers and content partners. This aggregate passive information does not contain any personal information which can identify any individual user.

Contacting You by E-Mail--AfricanScholar may use your contact information periodically in order to send you e-mail regarding updates at the AfricanScholar site, such as new AfricanScholar opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you. The frequency of these messages will vary depending upon your profile, including the types of scholarships and other activities you have indicated an interest in. In addition, we may send you free informational newsletters or notices relating to topics which may be of special interest to you, including financial aid, admissions tips, job opportunities and job advice. Finally, if you specifically provide AfricanScholar with permission at the time of registration, you may also receive commercial e-mails. Out of respect for the privacy of our users.