Last updated: 2 October 2026
Who We Are
UniConnect.Africa is an international education platform for African students. Our website address is https://uniconnect.africa. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you use the site, why we collect it and the choices you have.
What We Collect and Why
Comments
When you leave a comment we collect the data shown in the comment form, together with your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Member Accounts and Community Features
If you have a member account, we store the information you provide in your profile, such as your name, username, email address and profile photo, along with the activity you post in the community and your notification settings. Profile information and activity you choose to publish may be visible to other members and visitors. You can view, edit or delete your profile information at any time, except that you cannot change your username. Site administrators can also see and edit that information.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors find and use the site, for example which guides are read most. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser type. We use this information in aggregate to improve our content. You can learn how Google handles this data at https://policies.google.com/privacy and opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors can download images and extract any location data from them.
Cookies
If you leave a comment you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies, so that you do not have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
Google Analytics sets its own cookies as described above.
Embedded Content and External Links
Articles may include embedded content such as videos or images from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you had visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies and track your interaction with that content. Our guides also link to scholarship providers, universities and government websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
Who We Share Data With
We do not sell personal data. Data is processed on our behalf by our website hosting provider and by Google (analytics). Comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service. If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
How Long We Keep Data
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Member profile information is kept for as long as the account exists. Analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics settings.
Your Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can ask for an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have given us. You can also ask us to correct or erase your personal data. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Scholarship Applications
UniConnect.Africa publishes guidance only. We do not process scholarship or university applications and we will never ask you to send passports, transcripts, bank details or payments to us. Always apply through the official provider. See our guide to scholarship scams.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the site changes. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised.
Contact
For privacy questions or to make a data request, email hello@uniconnect.africa.