Your details belong to you — not to advertisers, not to anyone.
You're trusting us with information about your family while you choose a school. We take that seriously. Here's exactly what happens with your data on SchoolsCompass.
1What we collect
- Your account basics — name, email, phone, password (encrypted). Optionally: your location and the age of the child you're searching for.
- Your activity — schools you save, compare, message or review. This powers your shortlist and your dashboard.
- Technical signals — device type, browser, IP address, and basic analytics to keep the site fast and safe.
2What we will never do
🛡️ Our promises to you
- We will never sell your personal data to schools, advertisers, data brokers or any third party.
- We will never share your contact details with a school until you choose to message that school yourself.
- We will never publish your full name on a review unless you explicitly opted in on the review form.
- We will never spam you. You'll only hear from us about activity on your account or schools you asked to follow.
3How schools see you
When you message a school through SchoolsCompass, they see your first name and the question you asked — nothing more. Your phone number, email and address remain private unless you choose to share them in the conversation.
4Children's data
SchoolsCompass is for parents and guardians (18+). We do not knowingly collect data from children. Please do not include your child's full name, school ID number or photos in reviews or public messages — keep their identity private.
5Cookies and analytics
We use a small set of cookies to keep you logged in, remember your shortlist, and understand which pages help parents most. You can clear them at any time in your browser. See our Cookie Policy for the full list.
6Your rights under the NDPA
📥 Access
Download a copy of everything we hold about you.
✏️ Correct
Fix anything that's wrong in your profile or reviews.
🗑️ Delete
Close your account — we erase your data within 30 days.
🚫 Object
Opt out of any non-essential processing, anytime.
Reach us at privacy@schoolscompass.ng. We respond within 5 working days.
7Security
Passwords are hashed. Data in transit is encrypted (HTTPS). Access to parent data is restricted to a small, vetted team. In the unlikely event of a breach, we will notify affected users and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission within 72 hours, as required by law.
