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Privacy Policy

How University Rates handles privacy, cookies, analytics and advertising disclosures while providing higher education data.

Last updated: April 2026

We collect the minimum information needed to operate the site and respond to contact requests. We do not sell personal data.

What Data We Collect

We may collect contact form details such as name, email address, subject and message when you submit them. We may also collect limited technical information such as hashed request metadata for security and abuse prevention.

How We Use Data

We use submitted information to respond to questions, review correction requests, improve site quality and protect the service from spam or misuse. We do not sell personal data.

Third-Party Services

We may use Google Analytics to understand aggregate site usage and Google AdSense to display advertising when ads are enabled. Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this or other websites.

Cookies and Opt-Out Choices

Users may opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ad Settings or industry tools such as aboutads.info/choices. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

Data Retention

Contact requests may be retained for support, correction tracking and abuse-prevention purposes. We retain information only as long as reasonably needed for those purposes.

User Rights

California residents and other users may request access, deletion or correction of personal information where applicable. We do not sell personal data, and privacy requests can be sent through the contact page.

Privacy Contact

Use the Contact Us page for privacy requests, data corrections or questions about this policy.

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