Privacy

Privacy policy

Uni-Verse is designed to operate as a public information product with limited personal-data collection. This policy explains what information may be collected, why it is used, how long it may be retained, and how to contact Uni-Verse about privacy-related questions.

Information Uni-Verse may collect

Search and usage dataQueries entered on the site, result clicks, page visits, and standard product analytics signals.

Contact informationEmail addresses and message contents when users contact Uni-Verse for support, corrections, or partnerships.

Technical logsIP-based security logs, browser details, referrers, and diagnostics needed to keep the service stable and prevent abuse.

Advertising and measurement dataWhen monetization is enabled, cookie or consent-based data may be used for analytics, ad delivery, or performance reporting.

How information is used

Improve school search quality, autocomplete, and result relevance.
Investigate bugs, broken pages, spam, scraping abuse, and service reliability issues.
Review data correction requests and respond to user communications.
Understand which pages and features are useful so the product can be improved over time.
Operate analytics, consent flows, and advertising features where allowed by law and product settings.

Third-party services and public data

Institutional profile data may be retrieved from public APIs such as College Scorecard.
Location context may rely on U.S. Census data, geocoding services, or campus-area mapping services.
Analytics, hosting, CDN, uptime monitoring, and ad vendors may process limited technical data to operate the site.
Each external provider may maintain its own policies, retention windows, and lawful bases for processing.

Retention, cookies, and user choices

Retention: Uni-Verse may retain support emails, technical logs, and analytics records for as long as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, and improve the service.
Cookies: The site may use essential cookies for product operation and optional cookies for analytics, personalization, or advertising once those features are enabled.
Do-not-track and consent: Where required, Uni-Verse should present notice or consent controls for non-essential tracking technologies.
User requests: Privacy-related questions, access requests, correction requests, and deletion requests can be directed to privacy@uni-verse.social.

Children, sensitive decisions, and policy changes

Uni-Verse is intended as a general research product and is not knowingly designed for children under 13.
The site provides educational information only and should not be relied on as individualized legal, financial, or admissions advice.
This policy may be updated as the product evolves, monetization changes, or legal obligations require additional disclosures.