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Privacy Policy

How Scholars World collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website, subscribe to updates, or contact us.

Last updated: 13 August 2026

Scholars World respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains the information we collect, why we collect it, how we may use it, and the choices available to you. By using scholarsworld.ng, you acknowledge this policy.

1. Information we collect

We may collect information that you provide directly, such as your name, email address, and message when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us. We may also collect technical information automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, approximate location, and interactions with the website.

2. How we use information

We may use information to operate and improve Scholars World, respond to messages, send newsletters that you request, understand how readers use the website, protect the website from misuse, display advertising where applicable, and measure the performance of our content and services.

3. Newsletter subscriptions

When you choose to subscribe, we process the details you submit so that we can send the updates you requested. Scholars World uses SendPulse for newsletter delivery. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us at [email protected].

4. Cookies, analytics, and advertising

We may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, understand traffic, improve the website, and display advertising. We use Google services, including Google Analytics and Google AdSense, where enabled. Google and its partners may use cookies to measure advertising performance and, where permitted, show ads that are more relevant to users.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. You may also review Google’s advertising controls through Google My Ad Center. Disabling cookies may affect some website features.

5. When we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with trusted service providers that help us operate the website or deliver requested services, such as newsletter delivery, analytics, hosting, security, and advertising providers. These providers may process information only as needed to provide their services or meet legal obligations.

6. Data retention and security

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, to meet legal requirements, or to resolve disputes. We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information, but no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

7. Your choices and requests

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of certain personal information. To make a request, email [email protected] with enough information for us to understand and verify your request. We may need to retain limited information where required by law or for legitimate operational reasons.

8. Third-party links

Scholars World links to universities, scholarship providers, governments, companies, and other third-party websites. Their privacy practices are not controlled by us. Please review the privacy policy of any third-party website before submitting personal information.

9. Children’s privacy

Scholars World is an information website and is not intended to collect personal information from children where parental consent is required by applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, our services, or legal requirements. We will post the updated version here and revise the “Last updated” date.

11. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact [email protected].