Privacy Policy
Last updated October 25, 2026
ScholarSorted helps families track scholarship deadlines. This policy explains what we collect, why, and what we will never do with it. The short version: we collect the minimum, we never sell your data, and you can download or delete it anytime.
What we collect
- Account: your email address, used to sign you in with a link.
- Student profile: first name, graduation year, state, and anything optional you choose to add (GPA, test score, intended major, schools, aid range, and your family's scholarship goal).
- Your board: the scholarships and steps you track, with deadlines, status, notes, and amounts.
- Payments: handled by Stripe. Your card number never reaches our servers. We only receive whether a payment succeeded.
- Basic technical data: standard server logs (like IP address and browser type) kept by our hosting providers for security and troubleshooting.
What we never collect
We do not ask for Social Security numbers, FAFSA documents, tax records, home addresses, or birthdates. Please don't put them in your notes.
How we use it
- To run your board and show your deadlines.
- To send the emails you signed up for: sign-in links, deadline reminders, and the weekly digest.
- To process your payment and manage your plan.
- To keep the service secure and fix problems.
What we will never do
- Sell or rent your data, or your student's, to anyone.
- Share it with lenders, colleges, recruiters, or advertisers.
- Send marketing for loans or third-party offers.
Who helps us run ScholarSorted
We use a few trusted providers who process data only to run the service: Vercel (hosting), Supabase (database and sign-in), Stripe (payments), and an email delivery provider for reminders. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Who can see a board
Only the parent account and, if the parent invites them, that student. Our database enforces this, so one family can never see another family's board.
Students
ScholarSorted is for high school students and their parents or guardians. Accounts are created by a parent or guardian, or by a student 13 or older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have, contact us and we will delete it.
Your choices
- Download: export your board as a CSV file anytime.
- Correct: edit anything on your profile or board.
- Delete: email us and we will delete your account and all of its data within 30 days.
- Emails: turn off reminders and digests anytime. Sign-in emails are only sent when you ask for one.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while your account is open. If you ask us to delete your account, we remove it within 30 days, except records we must keep for tax or legal reasons (such as payment receipts).
Changes
If we make a meaningful change to this policy, we will update the date above and let account holders know by email.
Contact
Questions or requests: support@scholarsorted.com