Privacy Policy

Scholarship America is committed to responsible information handling practices. You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself, but sometimes we need information to provide services that you request. This privacy statement explains data collection and use in those situations. By visiting our Web site, you consent to the information practices described in this policy. Below are listed the answers to questions you may have.

What information does Scholarship America collect & how is it used?

Information You Provide to Us
We may obtain personally identifiable information about you ONLY if you elect to give us that information. Types of personally identifiable information we ask you to provide may include the following:

• Name
• Address
• Zip code
• Telephone number
• Email address
• Credit card number and expiration date (for online purchases or donations)

Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Web site, we automatically collect information about your visit that does not identify you personally. We can tell the type of computer, browser, and Web service you are using. We also know the date, time, and pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the site to suit your needs.

Generally, our uses of information collected online include:

• Enable you to make a donation
• Deliver services, such as sending marketing communications and newsletters.

Scholarship America may also use personally identifiable information for internal purposes, such as tracking demographic data to make this Web site more useful to our visitors.

Do Scholarship America Web sites use COOKIES, OTHER TECHNOLOGIES or THIRD PARTIES to INDIRECTLY collect information?
A cookie is a small data file that a Web site may send to your browser and which may then be stored on your hard drive. Our Web sites use cookies to simulate a continuous connection —cookies allow your computer to "remember" information about your preferences and session, and allow you to move within areas of our Web sites without reintroducing yourself. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.

Our Web site may also use other technologies to track which pages on our Web sites our visitors view. This non-identifiable click-stream data helps us understand how visitors use our Web site.

Does Scholarship America SHARE the information I’ve provided?
Scholarship America does not share or sell any supporter information with outside organizations.

How can I UPDATE or CHANGE my information?
Scholarship America wants your information and preferences to be accurate and complete. To update or change your information, you can send your updated information to:

Scholarship America
Development Department
1550 American Boulevard E, Suite 155
Minneapolis, MN 55425
Or email: development@scholarshipamerica.org

Discontinue Contact Policy
It is the policy of Scholarship America to discontinue contacting any person upon that person’s oral or written request directed to the organization, its professional fundraiser, or other agent.

How does Scholarship America SECURE my personal information?
We are committed to properly securing the information we collect online. To help us accomplish this, we take the following steps:

• We employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties;
• We train relevant personnel on our privacy and security measures;
• We physically secure the areas where we hold hard copies of the information we collect online;
• We regularly back up the information we collect online to insure against loss;
• We use technical controls to secure the information we collect online as appropriate, including firewalls and password protections; Scholarship America utilizes digital certificates issued by VeriSign, an established signer of digital certificates.
• We periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.

Whom can I CONTACT if I have questions, concerns or want to correct errors?
If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, email us at development@scholarshipamerica.org.

Will this Privacy Policy CHANGE?
Because our Web sites and businesses will continue to implement new technologies and improve the services and features we provide, this policy is subject to change. If there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here or in other formats we deem acceptable, so that you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it and what choices you have.