Privacy Policy — CGPA Global

📅 Last Updated: January 1, 2026 | Effective: January 1, 2026 | Applies to: cgpaglobal.com and all subpages

CGPA Global ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use our website, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your data. Please read it carefully. By using cgpaglobal.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you use our contact form, newsletter subscription, or comment section, you may voluntarily provide:

Name and email address — used only to respond to your enquiry or send educational content you requested.
Comment content — displayed publicly on the relevant blog post alongside your name. We do not display your email address publicly.
Newsletter subscription email — used only to send CGPA Global educational updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.

We never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit cgpaglobal.com, certain information is collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure and analytics tools:

IP address (anonymised where possible)
Browser type and version
Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
Pages visited, time spent, referring URL
Country and approximate region

This data is used in aggregate form to understand how visitors use the site and to improve the tool and content. It is not used to identify individual users.

1.3 Calculator Usage Data

The CGPA converter tool collects no data whatsoever. All grade calculations are performed entirely within your browser using JavaScript. Your grade, salary, or any personal academic information you enter into the calculator is never transmitted to our servers. It stays on your device and is discarded when you close the page or refresh.

2. Cookies

2.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

2.2 Cookies We Use

Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality (e.g. remembering your language preference or admin login session). These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies: We may use Google Analytics to understand aggregate site traffic. Google Analytics collects anonymised data about how visitors interact with our site. You can opt out via the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising cookies: We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalised ads to users based on browsing history.

2.3 Managing Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. You may also opt out of personalised advertising at any time by visiting:

Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this site.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

CGPA Global participates in the Google AdSense programme. Google AdSense is a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC. When you view pages on our site, Google may display advertisements based on your interests and browsing history.

Google's advertising policies require us to disclose the following:

Google uses cookies to serve ads on our site.
Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the internet.
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google advertising privacy policy.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website.

We do not control the content of advertisements displayed by Google AdSense, nor do we control the cookies set by Google or other advertising partners.

4. Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to external websites, including scholarship databases, university websites, government portals, and social media profiles. These external sites have their own privacy policies, which we do not control and are not responsible for. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site you visit.

5. Children's Privacy

CGPA Global is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & Global)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
Right to restrict processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability: Request your data in a portable format.
Right to object: Object to our processing of your data for certain purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 8 below. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide the services you requested or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Blog comments are retained indefinitely unless you request deletion.

8. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, please contact us via our Contact page. We take all privacy enquiries seriously and respond within 30 days.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other reasons. When we update it, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Questions? Visit our Contact page or connect with Borni Franklin directly on LinkedIn.