Privacy Policy | Scholar Hustle

Learn how Scholar Hustle protects your data. This policy explains our approach to cookies, user information, comment moderation, and embedded content — so you can browse with confidence.

Welcome to Scholar Hustle — our mission is to empower students with tools, guides, and resources that make school and scholarship success possible. Our website address is: https://scholarhustle.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string generated from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images displayed on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t need to re-enter your details. These cookies will last for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we’ll set up cookies to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen option cookies last a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish a post, a cookie will be saved in your browser. It contains the post ID and expires after 1 day. No personal data is stored in this cookie.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves as if you’ve visited that site directly.

These sites may collect your data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you’re logged into their platform.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and auto-approve follow-ups without moderation.

If you register for an account, we store your personal information in your profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal info at any time (your username cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit that data.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request that we erase it. This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service to protect our site and users.

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