SIGMA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

Effective Date: 10/09/2024

At Sigma Scholars Foundation, Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”), we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website https://sigmascholarsfoundation.org and engage with our services.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://sigmascholarsfoundation.org. Sigma Scholars Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing scholarships and supporting educational initiatives. We take privacy seriously and aim to handle your data in a transparent and responsible manner.

Information We Collect

Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from the images.

Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

We also use cookies to manage login sessions. If you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, these cookies will be removed.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These external websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect to:

• Improve our website’s functionality and security
• Respond to inquiries and comments
• Provide a better user experience by recognizing your preferences
• Detect and prevent spam

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically. For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the data we collect, please contact us at:

Sigma Scholars Foundation, Inc.
info@sigmascholarsfoundation.org

P.O. Box 26234
Raleigh, NC 27611