Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Who we are

DegreeWorx.com (“DegreeWorx”, “we”, “us”) is an independent website with guides and free tools about college degrees, financial aid and student loans. You can reach us any time through our contact page.

What we collect and why

When you contact us

If you use our contact form, we get your name, your email address and your message. We use them only to answer you. Your message is sent to our email inbox. We keep it only as long as we need it to answer you and keep a record of the conversation.

Spam protection (Google reCAPTCHA)

Our site uses Google reCAPTCHA to block spam on our forms. reCAPTCHA collects information about your device and browser and sends it to Google. Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply to that information.

Our free tools

Our Scholarship Matcher, Funding Gap Calculator and other calculators work inside your browser. The answers you type (like your state, major or costs) are not sent to our server and we do not store them.

If you save scholarships to a list in the Scholarship Matcher, the list is stored in your browser’s local storage on your own device. We cannot see it. You can delete it at any time by clearing your browser’s site data.

Email reminders

Some tools may offer email reminders, for example a reminder before the deadlines of scholarships you saved. If you sign up, we store your email address and the list of scholarships you saved. We use them only to send those reminders. You must be 13 or older to sign up. You can ask us to stop the reminders and delete your email address at any time through our contact page.

Accessibility menu

Our accessibility menu lets you change things like text size and contrast. It saves your choices in your browser so they stay the same on the next page.

Server logs

Like almost every website, our web server keeps basic technical logs. They include your IP address, browser type, the page you asked for and the date and time. We use them only to keep the site secure and working. We do not use them to build a profile of you.

Cookies

• Technical cookies. WordPress and our caching software may set small cookies that the site needs to work. A cookie may also remember your consent choice.
• No advertising cookies. We do not use ad networks, and we do not use cookies to track you across other websites.
• No analytics right now. We do not use Google Analytics or similar tracking tools today. If we add one, we will list it on this page before we turn it on.
• Affiliate partners. If you click an affiliate link and go to a partner’s website, the partner may set its own cookie on its own site to know the visit came from us. That cookie is covered by the partner’s privacy policy. Read our Affiliate Disclosure to learn more.

What we do not do

• We do not sell or rent your personal information.
• We do not share your personal information for targeted advertising.
• We do not show ads from ad networks.

Who we share information with

We share information only with the services we need to run the site: our web hosting, Google (for reCAPTCHA) and the service that delivers our email. We may also share information if the law requires it, or to protect the site and its users from fraud or abuse. We do not share it for any other reason.

Children

DegreeWorx is a general information site. High school students are welcome to read our guides and use our tools. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you think a child under 13 has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us to show you, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, such as a contact message or a reminder email address. Send your request through our contact page. We will answer within 30 days.

Depending on where you live (for example California, the European Union or the United Kingdom), you may have more rights under local law. We will honor those requests too.

How we protect information

The whole site uses an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, and only the site owner can access our admin area and inbox. No website can promise perfect security, but we keep the information we hold as small as we can.

Links to other websites

Our guides link to other websites, such as studentaid.gov and college websites. Those sites have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for how they handle your information.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update this page and the “Last updated” date at the top.

Contact

Questions about your privacy? Send us a message through our contact page.