At the Jefferies Family Scholarship we respect your privacy. We recognize that when you apply for a scholarship, you and your family share personal information with us. We want you to understand the types of information we are collecting and what may happen to that information once you provide it to us.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
When you fill out an application through our web site you provide certain information such as the student's and parent's name, address, school the student is attending and other biographical information. In the course of applying for a scholarship, you and your family will also be asked to provide the student's grades and information about your family's income, assets and financial holdings. Through the application process we may also obtain access to the student's and the student's family's nonpublic personal information. The information collected is compiled in a database and presented to the JFS Selection Committee to evaluate scholarship applications. If a scholarship is awarded, biographical and academic information is compiled on an ongoing basis to administer the scholarship and analyze renewal information.
Information We Disclose
JFS will not to disclose any of your or your family's nonpublic personal information to third parties without your consent, unless those parties are providing services or support to us and have agreed to keep your nonpublic personal information confidential. Third parties who may have access to your information may include technical support, whose job is to format and prepare the database of applications, accountants or legal advisors. All scholarship applications are considered anonymously. As a result, when your nonpublic personal information is shared with the JFS Selection Committee it is done so by reference to a random number designation only and not with reference to information which would identify you or your family.
Protecting Your Information
JFS protects your nonpublic information from access by third parties by maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards. We limit access to your information only to those in the organization who are trained in the proper handling of nonpublic personal information and who need access to the information to perform their duties for the organization. If you have any questions, to find out what personal information of yours we have collected or to update your personal information, please contact the Program Coordinator at (212)323-3959.
