Privacy Policy

Projectunite Scholar ("Projectunite", "we", "us") is an educational movement dedicated to making quality education accessible. This policy explains what personal information we collect through projectunite-scholar.org — including the scholars platform, member accounts, learning portal, volunteering and donation services — how we use it, and the choices you have.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Account information — when you register we collect your name, email address, and password (or your Google account identity if you sign in with Google).
• Profile information — details you choose to add, such as age, location, headline, bio, education interests, and preferred programs.
• Membership information — your chosen membership level and participation in programs, courses, quizzes, and certificates.
• Applications and forms — information submitted through volunteering applications, essay competition entries, contact forms, and newsletter subscriptions.
• Donation details — when you donate or fundraise, we receive your name, contact details, and donation amount. Card and mobile-money processing is handled by our payment providers; we do not store full payment credentials.

Information collected automatically

• Usage data such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser type, collected through analytics services.
• Cookies and similar technologies needed for sign-in sessions, preferences, and analytics.

2. How we use your information

• To create and manage your account, profile, and membership.
• To deliver our programs — mentorship, courses, quizzes, XP and certificates.
• To process donations and issue acknowledgements.
• To respond to enquiries and review volunteer or competition applications.
• To send service messages and, with your consent, newsletters (you can unsubscribe anytime).
• To keep the platform safe, prevent abuse, and improve our services.

3. Where your data lives

Your ProjectUnite ID (account, profile, CV, certificates), event registrations, volunteer and competition applications are stored in a MySQL database on our web hosting provider (Hostinger). Passwords are stored only as salted hashes. If you choose to sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address and profile picture from Google and nothing else; we never see your Google password. The separate learning portal (/learn) may use Google Firebase for its own sign-in; see Firebase's privacy documentation.

4. Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with:

• Service providers who help us operate (hosting, analytics, payment processing), bound by their own privacy obligations;
• Authorities, where required by applicable law;
• Program partners, only where you explicitly apply to a partnered opportunity.

5. Your rights and choices

• Access, update, or correct your profile at any time from your account pages.
• Request a copy or deletion of your data by contacting us — we will respond within 30 days.
• Unsubscribe from newsletters using the link in any email.
• Disable cookies in your browser (some features, like staying signed in, may stop working).

6. Security & retention

We use industry-standard safeguards including encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed passwords, HttpOnly session cookies, and access-controlled databases. We keep personal data only as long as your account is active or as needed to meet legal and reporting obligations, then delete or anonymize it.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our services grow. Material changes will be announced on this page with an updated date above.

8. Contact us

Questions or requests about your data: reach us through our contact page, by phone at +255 784 953 866, or write to Projectunite Scholar, Tanzania.