Privacy Policy: Our Commitment to Student Data Security
School Guiders provides transparent access to public educational records without selling personal student information. Your privacy is our priority.
No Data Selling
We never sell your personal information to third-party recruiters, advertisers, or lead generators.
Public Data Sources
We primarily process public federal data from the U.S. Dept of Education to power our database.
User Choice
You have full control over any data you provide to our comparison and strategic matching tools.
01 Introduction
Welcome to School Guiders. We are committed to protecting your personal data and your right to privacy. This privacy notice explains how we use your information when you visit our website and use our higher education search tools.
02 Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you provide to us voluntarily. This includes:
- Contact Data: Name, email address, or other identifiers if you contact us.
- Strategic Matching Data: Our 'College Recommendation' and 'Comparison Tools' only use provided test scores (SAT/ACT) or GPA to generate anonymous institutional matches. We do not link these scores to your identity unless explicitly saved to a profile.
- Usage Data: IP address, browser type, and pages visited to improve our site performance and SEO.
03 Regulatory Compliance
School Guiders is designed to meet high standards of data protection across all jurisdictions:
CCPA Compliance
For California residents, we honor all rights including the right to know, the right to delete, and the strict 'Do Not Sell' mandate.
GDPR Standards
While primarily serving U.S. students, we apply GDPR-level data minimization and security principles to all global visitors.
04 Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. We prioritize the use of encrypted connections (HTTPS) and anonymization techniques for all user-provided educational scores.