Privacy notice
Last updated: [DATE]
Draft: check this against the ICO's guidance for small businesses before launch, and fill in the bits in square brackets.
Who we are
Marnie Bloom ([YOUR FULL NAME or BUSINESS NAME], [ADDRESS]) runs this website and the GCSE at Home app. We decide how your information is used, so we are the "data controller". Contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL]. [ICO registration number: ZA______]
What we collect and why
- "Notify me" sign-ups: your email address, so we can tell you when the printables are ready. We rely on your consent, and you can ask us to remove it at any time.
- GCSE at Home accounts: your name, email and password (stored scrambled, never readable), your family name, and each child's name and year group. We need these to provide the service you signed up for.
- Your child's learning records: the work you log, photos you upload, plans, chosen GCSEs and exam boards. These are only visible to your family, and to anyone you send a report link to.
- Advertising cookie (only if you say yes): the Meta pixel tells us whether someone arrived from one of our Facebook or Instagram adverts. See our cookie page.
Children's information
Parents create the account and add their children. A child's login only shows their own records. We never use children's information for advertising, and we never sell anyone's information.
Who else handles it
- Render (website and app hosting)
- Neon (database, stored in the EU, Frankfurt)
- Meta Platforms (only if you accept the advertising cookie)
- [Payment provider, e.g. Stripe, once payments start]
How long we keep it
Account records are kept while your account is open. You can download everything or delete your family account at any time from the Family page, which removes your records. "Notify me" emails are kept until the printables launch, or until you ask us to remove them.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct, download or delete your information, or object to how we use it. Email [CONTACT EMAIL]. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.