Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 12, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to travel.travegisa.site/ (the “Website”), operated by University Funding Center (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website, which provides information about scholarships and internships.
This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use, which together govern your use of the Website and our services. By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with the Website, including but not limited to:
- Contact details such as your name and email address when you subscribe to newsletters or contact us;
- Information submitted through forms, surveys, or other interactive features;
- Any other information you choose to provide directly to us.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. This information may include:
- IP address;
- Browser type and version;
- Operating system;
- Referring URLs;
- Pages viewed and time spent on the Website;
- Device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
This information is collected to improve the Website’s functionality and user experience and to provide relevant advertising.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain the Website;
- To improve, personalize, and expand our Website and services;
- To understand and analyze how you use the Website;
- To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending administrative messages;
- To comply with legal obligations;
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security breaches;
- To serve advertisements, including personalized ads, through Google AdSense and other third-party advertising providers;
- To enforce our Terms of Use and other policies.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
4.1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site.
4.2 Types of Cookies Used
- Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of the Website and enable you to navigate and use its features.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, such as which pages are visited most often, to help us improve the Website’s performance and user experience.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
4.3 Managing Cookies
You have the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and user experience of the Website.
5. Third-Party Advertising
We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our Website. Google AdSense may use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, and device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website or other websites.
These cookies enable Google and its partners to deliver personalized advertising tailored to your interests. Google may collect information about your visits to this and other websites to provide relevant ads.
If you wish to opt out of personalized advertising by Google, you may visit https://adssettings.google.com to manage your ad settings.
For more detailed information about how Google uses data in its advertising technologies, please see https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Additionally, you may visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at https://www.aboutads.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
6. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to collect and analyze information about how visitors use the Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Website, compile reports on Website activity, and provide other services related to Website activity and internet usage.
You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, customer service, and advertising. These service providers are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information and to use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
We may also disclose your information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of University Funding Center, our users, or others.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and secure data storage.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
When personal information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
10. Your Rights Under GDPR (European Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), you have the following rights under the GDPR with respect to your personal data:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
- Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or on grounds relating to your particular situation.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You may request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your rights under the GDPR have been infringed.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 17 below. We may require verification of your identity before processing your request.
11. Your Rights Under CCPA (California Users)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the past 12 months.
- Right to Delete: You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale: We do not sell personal information. However, if we engage in any sale of personal information in the future, you have the right to opt out of such sale.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA rights.
To exercise your CCPA rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request by contacting us as described in Section 17 below. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
12. Children’s Privacy (COPPA Compliance)
The Website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at the email address provided below.
13. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — servers located outside your country of residence, including the United States. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from those of your jurisdiction.
Where your personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area or other jurisdictions with data protection laws, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms, to protect your personal information in accordance with applicable law.
14. Do Not Track Signals
The Website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals sent by web browsers. If and when we implement a response to DNT signals, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.
15. External Links
The Website may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
17. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Address: University Funding Center
(Physical address if applicable, otherwise omit)
Monetization Disclosure
This Website is monetized through Google AdSense advertising. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve personalized advertisements. Users may opt out of personalized ads at https://adssettings.google.com.