Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how ScholarPlayBook collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website.
Who We Are
ScholarPlayBook ("we", "us", or "our") is an independent educational website operated from Lagos, Nigeria. Our website address is https://scholarplaybook.com.
We provide free guides, tools, and resources to help Nigerian students navigate the JAMB, Post-UTME, and university admissions process. We are not affiliated with JAMB, WAEC, or any Nigerian government institution or university.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at hello@scholarplaybook.com.
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you use our Contact Us form, you voluntarily provide us with:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The subject and content of your message
We only use this information to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit ScholarPlayBook, our servers and third-party analytics tools automatically collect certain information, including:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited on our site
- Time and date of your visit
- Referring website (the site you came from)
- Time spent on each page
This information is collected to help us understand how visitors use our site and to improve our content and performance.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to messages and enquiries submitted through our Contact Us form
- To analyse website traffic and understand how visitors interact with our content
- To improve our guides, tools, and overall user experience
- To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
- To detect and prevent spam, fraud, and technical errors
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations
We do not sell, trade, rent, or transfer your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Google AdSense & the DoubleClick Cookie
ScholarPlayBook uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC.
The DoubleClick Cookie
Google AdSense uses a cookie known as the DoubleClick cookie (also referred to as the DART cookie) to serve advertisements to visitors of ScholarPlayBook based on their prior visits to our site and other websites on the internet.
The DoubleClick cookie allows Google and its partners to:
- Serve ads based on a user's prior visits to ScholarPlayBook and other websites
- Measure and report on the performance of advertisements
- Provide interest-based advertising across the Google Display Network
How to Opt Out
You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.
Google's Privacy Policy
Google's use of advertising cookies is governed by Google's own Privacy Policy, which can be viewed at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit: How Google uses data from sites that use Google services.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to collect and analyse information about how visitors use ScholarPlayBook.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- How you arrived at our website (search engine, direct link, social media, etc.)
- Your general geographic location (country and city level)
- Device type, browser, and operating system
We use this information solely to improve our website content and user experience. We do not combine this data with other data to identify individual users.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
ScholarPlayBook uses the following types of cookies:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Essential for the website to function correctly | ScholarPlayBook |
| Analytics | Track anonymous usage statistics to improve the site | Google Analytics |
| Advertising | Serve relevant advertisements (DoubleClick/DART cookie) | Google AdSense |
| Functionality | Remember your preferences and settings | ScholarPlayBook |
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in your browser settings. Please note that removing or blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of ScholarPlayBook. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies from being set
Third-Party Links
ScholarPlayBook may contain links to external websites, including official JAMB portals, university websites, and other educational resources. These links are provided for your convenience and information.
We have no control over the content or privacy practices of those external websites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they handle your personal data. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
Children's Privacy
ScholarPlayBook is designed for secondary school leavers and university students. While our audience includes individuals under the age of 18, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@scholarplaybook.com and we will promptly delete such information from our records.
Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain conditions.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we process your data based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@scholarplaybook.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy:
- Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months to allow us to follow up on ongoing enquiries, then deleted.
- Analytics data: Retained for up to 26 months as per Google Analytics default settings.
- Server logs: Automatically deleted after 90 days.
After the applicable retention period, your data is securely deleted or anonymised.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of ScholarPlayBook after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: