HOW TO ACCESS THE PLATFORM
A whitelist or allowlist is a list or register of entities that are being provided a particular privilege, service,
mobility, access or recognition. Entities on the list will be accepted, approved and/or recognized.
Institutions that want to work with Scholar’s App must whitelist the following domain: *.scholarsapp.com/* -
each institution can do so by reaching out to their IT department or IT manager. This will enable students and
teachers the ability to log onto the Scholar’s App platform to apply for scholarships and contests.
SECURITY POLICY
Scholar’s App set of security features:
● ScholarsApp complies with the SOC 2 Type II standard for security and offers a GDPR-compliant data
processing agreement (DPA).
● Advanced DDoS protection - ScholarsApp combines in-house security systems with Cloudflare to block
attacks.
● Vulnerability testing - ScholarsApp uses automated code testing, vulnerability testing (including OWASP
Top 10), and continuous monitoring technologies.
● Penetration tested - ScholarsApp conducts pen tests annually (at minimum) following the
comprehensive OWASP WSTG.
● State-of-the-art encryption - Your data is safeguarded in transit with TLS and at rest through RDS
AES-256.
● Secured with AWS - ScholarsApp is built on AWS, which supports 143 security standards and compliance
certifications.
PRIVACY POLICY
Scholar’s App is CPA (Consumer Privacy Act) compliant whereby the consumer has the right to limit use and
disclosure of sensitive personal information. CPA provides personal information rights and protections for
consumers, defined as natural persons. Scholar’s App is compliant on not disclosing personal information to a
third party for monetary consideration meaning we do not sell your personal information to third parties. CPA
gives consumers the right to know what personal information Scholar’s App are collecting and how that
information is being used.
Scholar’s App have two legal responsibilities toward consumers: they must inform consumers in advance
regarding data collection and respond to a consumer’s request to know what has been collected.
Inform Consumers
Scholar’s App has posted our CPA-compliant privacy notice here: https://privacy.scholarsapp.com/privacy-policy
and provides consumers what categories of personal information are being collected and for what purposes.
Consumer Request
Consumers can submit a request to know what personal information Scholar’s App has collected from them. For
a 12-month period preceding the request, Scholar’s App must disclose the category of personal information it
has collected, categories of sources, business or commercial purpose for collecting information, categories of
third parties that Scholar’s App shares personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information it
has collected about that consumer. Scholar’s App must provide this information free of charge, but only after
verifying that the consumer is who they say they are