{"id":529,"date":"2025-04-25T11:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:09:27","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/?page_id=529","title":{"rendered":"Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"529\" class=\"elementor elementor-529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ddda0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9ddda0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c9d14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22c9d14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3492915 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3492915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d3226 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20d3226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d9652 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82d9652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07af06e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07af06e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd8774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccd8774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644d291 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644d291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f16107 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f16107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"488\">At <strong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"204\">FocusED Scholars<\/strong>, your privacy is important to us. We are committed to protecting the personal information of our scholars, families, partners, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you interact with our website and services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5e8f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d5e8f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b163 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1b163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26eb37a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26eb37a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb5876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb5876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-ron-lach-10121664-scaled-e1745580149404-964x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-ron-lach-10121664-scaled-e1745580149404-964x1024.jpg 964w, https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-ron-lach-10121664-scaled-e1745580149404-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-ron-lach-10121664-scaled-e1745580149404-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-ron-lach-10121664-scaled-e1745580149404-1446x1536.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/focusedscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-ron-lach-10121664-scaled-e1745580149404.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd0de0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdd0de0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728345b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"728345b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information We Collect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121c8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121c8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"596\">We may collect personal information, including but not limited to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"795\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"651\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"651\">Name and contact details (email, phone number, etc.)<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"710\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"710\">Scholar&#8217;s name, age, and educational needs (if applicable)<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"738\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"738\">Communication preferences<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"795\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"795\">Information you voluntarily provide via forms or email<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"919\">We also collect non-personal data such as browser type, IP address, and website usage through cookies and analytics tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01aa29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f01aa29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192a47a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"192a47a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492ff88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"492ff88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8e707 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b8e707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How We Use Your Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db3e73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db3e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"994\">Your information is used to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1223\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1047\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1047\">Communicate with you about our services and events<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1090\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1090\">Provide personalized educational support<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1126\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1126\">Respond to inquiries and feedback<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1173\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1173\">Improve our website experience and offerings<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1223\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1223\">Send newsletters or updates (with your consent)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1295\">We do <strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1238\">not<\/strong> sell or rent your personal information to third parties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd01bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cd01bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24213c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24213c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c87da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3c87da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835276a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"835276a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your privacy, our promise\u2014protected with purpose, guided by trust<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78e7b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d78e7b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fbab0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8fbab0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2a266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1c2a266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Data Protection and Security<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We use appropriate security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. These include data encryption, secure servers, and access control policies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91479fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91479fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef1d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bef1d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Changes to This Policy<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. All changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d10fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57d10fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6292be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6292be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Scholar's Privacy<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We are committed to protecting scholar's privacy. We do not knowingly collect personal information from scholars under 13 without parental or guardian consent.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b007a88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b007a88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028c865 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"028c865\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ce37a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"60ce37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Data Protection and Security<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We only share your information with:\n\nTrusted service providers who assist us in operating our website or programs\n\nlegal authorities when required by law or to protect our rights and users\n\nAll third parties are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b5a8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19b5a8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187904c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"187904c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Your Rights and Choices<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">You have the right to:\n\nRequest access to or correction of your personal information\n\nOpt out of email communications at any time\n\nRequest the deletion of your data from our records\n\nTo exercise these rights, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email].\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5014637 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5014637\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf1362 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdf1362\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba7d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"eba7d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Third-Party Links<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec25097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec25097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713dece elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"713dece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Data Retention<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. 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