Zinch, LLC (together with Zinch.com, “Zinch”) is committed to respecting the privacy of the students who use the site to create online profiles. We strive to provide a safe, secure online user experience. By choosing to create a Zinch Profile you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to Zinch.com and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other websites to which you choose to link from Zinch.com or any of our affiliate sites (the “Zinch Sites”). We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the other websites to which you choose to link from Zinch.com, including the Zinch Sites, so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information. High school students (“Users”) participate in Zinch voluntarily. Participation in this website enables students to organize and structure their college admissions related materials and thoughts, access guidance and advice by way of the Zinch blog and receive information related to their educational needs helping them plan for the future. The most important benefit of participating in Zinch is the information students and their families will receive from participating colleges and universities. Zinch also uses student data for research purposes to enable colleges, universities and other educational institutions to have a greater understanding of the current pool of potential applicants. Colleges and Universities use Zinch student data in their outreach and recruitment efforts, but Zinch is not an application tool. All Zinch Users must still perform the standard, institution appropriate, application process as determined by each individual college or university. Zinch does not replace the college application process. When educational institutions register with Zinch through our Zinch.com service they gain access to the online database. Educational institutions include accredited colleges and universities, secondary and higher educational institutions, and nonprofit institutions whose purposes advance the mission of Zinch, add value to the admission and/or recruitment process, and increase the educational opportunities of our Users (“Third Parties”).

Information collected may include, among other things, a participating student’s name, physical address, e-mail address, phone number, age, citizenship, details of academic and work history, preferences about the student’s educational future and other information entered into the student profile. All information entered is voluntary. Examples of areas on Zinch where we collect data are pages where students can open a Zinch account, create a Zinch profile (a “Zinch Profile”), sign up to use Zinch.com services or the services of other Zinch Sites, or enter a contest. Zinch has an array of possible information to fill out in order to better help students be recruited, but it is solely up to the student whether he or she furnishes such information. If a User does provide such information, he or she is thereby consenting to the use of that information in accordance with the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. All posting done in the User’s profile that is original work including, but not limited to, music, essays, and art work is not available for public use or for sale by Zinch. The User maintains full rights and ownership of personal work.