Last Updated: March 3, 2026
At My Scholar Vault, accessible at https://myscholarvault.com/, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website and services.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the rights you have regarding your personal information.
By using My Scholar Vault, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
My Scholar Vault is an academic support and educational resource website designed to provide resources and guidance to students, including nursing students.
For privacy-related questions or requests, you can contact us at:
Email: info@myscholarvault.com
Website: https://myscholarvault.com/
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following types of information:
A. Information You Provide Directly
You may provide personal information when you:
- Contact us through our website
- Send us an email
- Request information or assistance
- Purchase or request access to a resource or service
- Subscribe to communications, where available
- Submit information through a website form
This information may include your:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number, where provided
- Billing or transaction information, where applicable
- Information contained in messages or requests you send to us
- Other information you voluntarily provide
We only request information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services, or other technologies.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visits
- Referring website or page
- General website usage information
- Other technical information necessary for website security and functionality
This information may be used to maintain, secure, and improve our website.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Provide and manage our services and educational resources
- Respond to questions, requests, and enquiries
- Process transactions or provide access to purchased resources, where applicable
- Communicate with you about your requests or transactions
- Improve our website, resources, and user experience
- Maintain website security and prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized access
- Analyze website usage and performance
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations
- Send promotional or marketing communications where permitted and, where required, with your consent
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected unless permitted or required by applicable law.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information
Where applicable, we process personal information on one or more of the following grounds:
- Consent: where you have provided consent for a specific purpose.
- Performance of a contract: where processing is necessary to provide a service, resource, or transaction you have requested.
- Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws or legal requirements.
- Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for legitimate business purposes, such as maintaining website security, preventing abuse, and improving our services, provided those interests do not override your applicable privacy rights.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent, subject to applicable legal requirements and limitations.
5. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our website and provide our services.
These parties may include:
- Website hosting and infrastructure providers
- Payment processors, where applicable
- Email and communication service providers
- Website analytics providers
- Security and fraud-prevention providers
- Other service providers that assist us in operating our website
We may also disclose information where required or permitted by law, including in response to lawful requests, court orders, regulatory requirements, or to protect our rights, users, or the security of our website.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate privacy and security protections are in place.
6. Payment Information
Where purchases or paid services are available on our website, payments may be processed by third-party payment providers.
My Scholar Vault does not need to store your complete payment-card information on our own servers where payment processing is handled directly by a third-party payment provider.
Payment providers may collect and process payment information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
You should review the privacy policy of the relevant payment provider before completing a transaction.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
My Scholar Vault may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly and to understand how visitors use the website.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Essential website functionality
- Remembering preferences
- Website security
- Analytics and performance measurement
- Improving the user experience
- Marketing or advertising, where applicable
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.
8. Analytics
We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website.
Analytics information may include pages visited, approximate location, device information, browser information, referral sources, and general usage patterns.
We use this information to understand website performance and improve our content and services.
Where third-party analytics services are used, those providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
9. Marketing Communications
If you provide your contact information for marketing purposes or otherwise consent to receive promotional communications, we may send you information about our resources, services, offers, or updates.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication or by contacting us at:
We will not use your personal information for direct marketing in a manner prohibited by applicable law.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide our services, maintain appropriate business and transaction records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, where appropriate.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You should also take reasonable steps to protect your own information, including using secure passwords and avoiding sharing sensitive information unnecessarily.
12. International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers may process or store information outside Kenya.
Where personal information is transferred outside Kenya, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection requirements and that appropriate safeguards are in place.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Be informed about how your personal information is being used
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of personal information where legally permitted
- Object to certain processing of your personal information
- Request restriction of certain processing where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request portability of your personal information where applicable
- Lodge a complaint regarding the processing of your personal information
Kenya’s Data Protection Act provides data subjects with rights including the right to be informed, access personal data, object to processing, request correction, and request deletion of false or misleading information.
14. How to Exercise Your Rights
If you wish to access, correct, delete, or otherwise exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us:
Email: info@myscholarvault.com
Please provide sufficient information to allow us to understand and respond to your request.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests to prevent unauthorized access to personal information.
We will respond to valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for students and other users who are legally able to use our services.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without the appropriate consent or legal basis, please contact us at info@myscholarvault.com so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.
16. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.
17. Educational Resources
My Scholar Vault provides educational resources and academic support materials.
Any information you voluntarily provide in connection with an educational resource or support request will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We encourage users not to submit unnecessary sensitive personal information through forms, emails, comments, or other website features.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
We encourage you to review this page periodically to remain informed about how we handle personal information.
19. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have a privacy-related concern, please contact us:
My Scholar Vault
Email: info@myscholarvault.com
Website: https://myscholarvault.com/
Last Updated: March 3, 2026