The Fingerlakes Association of Civic Scholarship (an association of small businesses  in support of education and community service) sponsors the Fingerlakes Scholarship of Civic Engagement. No information is collected about visitors to the scholarship page.  When students submit their paper application, their contact information is used expressly for communication about the scholarship.  Following the competition the personal information is destroyed except for that of the finalists who must give permission for their information to be used for scholarship promotion. Students are not automatically signed up for anything.  No student information is shared with third parties.