Our Approach to Privacy
The Dollar Scholars Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding financial literacy and educational opportunity. We believe you should be able to learn from our resources without being tracked, profiled, or marketed to.
This policy explains what we collect, what we deliberately do not collect, and how to reach us with questions. It applies to the websites, educational resources, and digital services we own and operate.
Information You Choose to Give Us
You can browse and read everything on this website without giving us any personal information. We only receive personal information when you deliberately send it to us.
Newsletter sign-up
If you sign up for our newsletter, we store the name and email address you enter so we can send you the updates you asked for. Providing a middle name or second last name is optional.
Messages you send us
If you email us about accessibility, volunteering, partnerships, or anything else, we keep your message and contact details so we can reply and follow up.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you give us only for the purpose you gave it to us for:
- Sending the newsletter and program updates you subscribed to.
- Responding to questions, feedback, and accommodation requests.
- Coordinating volunteering, teaching, and partnership inquiries.
- Meeting our legal, accounting, and reporting obligations as a non-profit.
Cookies and Local Storage
Our website uses a small number of strictly functional cookies and browser storage entries. They keep the site working and remember your preferences. None of them track you across other websites.
- A security cookie that protects forms against cross-site request forgery.
- A short-lived cookie that lets you return to a financial literacy quiz you started.
- Your chosen language, so pages load in the language you are reading.
- Your light or dark appearance preference, stored in your own browser.
You can clear or block these at any time through your browser settings. Some parts of the site may not remember your preferences if you do.
Who We Share Information With
We do not share your personal information with anyone except where it is necessary to operate the organization. That may include service providers who host our website or deliver our email, and who are permitted to use the information only to provide that service. We may also disclose information where the law requires it.
Third-Party Content
Our websites may link to or embed content from third-party platforms, including social media networks, video hosting services, and virtual meeting platforms. Those services have their own privacy practices, which we do not control. We encourage you to review their policies before using them.
Children and Privacy
Our educational programs serve learners of many ages, including students. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website, and our newsletter is intended for adults. If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep newsletter subscriptions until you unsubscribe, and correspondence for as long as needed to handle your request and meet our record-keeping obligations. We delete information we no longer need.
Your Choices and Rights
You are in control of the information you have given us. At any time you may:
- Unsubscribe from the newsletter using the link in any email we send.
- Ask us what information we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong or out of date.
- Ask us to delete your information.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local data protection law. We honor these requests regardless of where you live.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as our programs and services change. When we do, we will revise the date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be announced on our website.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy, or would like to exercise any of the choices described above, please contact us.
Email: privacy@dollarscholars.org
We aim to respond to privacy inquiries within a reasonable timeframe.