Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 16, 2025

Welcome to Gooseloop, a two-sided marketplace connecting scholarship applicants with successful scholarship recipients for application reviews. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, as well as information automatically collected when you use our platform.

1.1 Information You Provide

• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details.
• Academic Information: Educational background, scholarship application details, and review feedback.
• Payment Information: Billing address, payment method, and transaction details (if applicable).

1.2 Information Automatically Collected

• Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide Services: Facilitate connections between scholarship applicants and reviewers, process payments, and deliver platform features.
• To Improve Our Platform: Analyze usage patterns, troubleshoot issues, and enhance user experience.
• To Communicate with You: Send updates, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support.
• To Ensure Security: Detect and prevent fraud, unauthorized access, and other security issues.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in platform operations, such as payment processing and data analysis.
• With Other Users: Scholarship applicants and reviewers may share information necessary for the review process.
• For Legal Reasons: To comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or respond to lawful requests.

4. Your Choices

You have the following rights regarding your information:

• Access and Update: Review and update your personal information through your account settings.
• Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications and manage cookie preferences.
• Delete: Request deletion of your account and associated data, subject to legal and contractual obligations.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

6. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, where data protection laws may differ. By using our platform, you consent to such transfers.

7. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware of such collection, we will take steps to delete it.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our platform and updating the effective date. Your continued use of the platform after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: