Privacy Policy

About Us

We are a platform dedicated to providing information about leading academic institutions worldwide.

Comments

When you leave comments on our platform, we collect the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.

An anonymized string derived from your email address (known as a hash) may be used to check if you use a profile picture service. After your comment is approved, your profile picture, if applicable, will be publicly visible alongside your comment. For details on the privacy practices of the profile picture service, please refer to their policy.

Media

If you upload images to our platform, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other users may download and extract location data from images shared on the platform.

Cookies

When you comment on our platform, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies are stored for one year.

Visiting our login page triggers a temporary cookie to verify if your browser supports cookies. This cookie holds no personal information and is deleted when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login details and display preferences. Login cookies expire after two days, while display preference cookies last for one year. Selecting "Remember Me" extends your login session to two weeks. Logging out removes these login cookies.

If you interact with university profiles or save preferences, a cookie is stored in your browser, containing only the profile ID and expiring after one day. This cookie includes no personal data.

Embedded Content From Other Sources

Our platform may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles, from external sources. This content functions as if you visited the source directly.

External sources may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interactions, especially if you are logged into their services. For more information, review the privacy policies of these external sources.

Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset notification.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to streamline the approval of subsequent comments, avoiding moderation delays.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Platform administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you’ve provided. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, excluding data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to ensure a safe user experience.