Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 15, 2026

EnsureCollege is a personal, educational project, not a commercial service. This page explains what it collects and how that information is used in plain language. It is not legal advice.

Information you provide

• Profile details you enter to get matches: GPA, grade level, citizenship status, U.S. state, financial-need level, intended fields of study, optional race/ethnicity tags, activities, and target schools.
• Account details (optional): your email and a password. Passwords are stored only as a salted bcrypt hash, never in plain text.

How it is used

• To rank scholarships, summer programs, and competitions for your profile and show the reasons behind each match.
• If you create an account, to save your profile and tracked opportunities (including application checklists and recommendation-letter notes) so they are there next time.

Storage and security

• Accounts and saved data are stored in a database. Sessions use a signed, HTTP-only cookie, and the site is served over HTTPS in production.
• Without an account, the profile details you enter are not retained between visits. Your browser stores a local confirmation that you acknowledged the age and consent notice, so we do not show it on every visit.

Analytics

The site uses Vercel Web Analytics to count page visits so we can see which pages are useful. It is cookieless and anonymous: it records aggregate page views (with rough location and browser type), sets no cookies, does not track you across other sites, and never sees your profile details, matches, or account information.

Your choices

• Use the matcher without an account — no data is retained.
• If you have an account, you can change your password or permanently delete your account (which removes your saved profile and every tracked opportunity) from Settings.

Children

This project is not directed to children under 13, and you must be at least 13 years old to use it. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13.

Not affiliated with sponsors

EnsureCollege is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any scholarship, program, or competition provider. Listing details are a curated set, some still marked for verification — always confirm eligibility and deadlines on the official sponsor's page before applying.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or privacy concerns can be shared by opening a GitHub issue. Please do not include private personal information in public issue text.

This is a student project provided for learning and demonstration. For a production service handling data from minors, this policy should be reviewed by a qualified attorney.