Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15/03

Teachya (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit teachya.com, contact us, or interact with analytics, cookies or advertising tools used on the site.

1. Who we are

Teachya is a website operated by:

Tom Bradbury
Email: tom@teachya.com

For the purposes of UK data protection law, we are the data controller of the personal data described in this policy.

2. The personal data we may collect

We may collect and process the following personal data.

Information you give us directly

• your name
• your email address
• any message or enquiry you send by email
• any other information you choose to include in your message

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, some information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:

• IP address
• browser type
• device information
• pages viewed
• time spent on pages
• referring website or source
• interactions with content or ads

3. How we use your personal data

We may use your personal data to:

• respond to enquiries or messages you send us
• provide and improve the website
• monitor site performance and visitor behaviour using analytics
• display advertising through Google AdSense
• protect the site against misuse or technical issues
• comply with legal obligations

4. Our lawful bases for processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases.

Legitimate interests

We may process personal data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, including:

• running and improving the website
• responding to genuine enquiries
• keeping the site secure
• understanding how visitors use the site

Consent

We rely on consent where required, especially for:

• non-essential cookies
• analytics cookies, where applicable
• advertising cookies and related technologies

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

Legal obligation

We may process personal data where necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

5. Emails and enquiries

If you contact us by email, we will use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry and keep a record of correspondence where necessary.

We do not use email enquiries for unrelated marketing unless you have clearly agreed to that.

6. Analytics

We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website, for example which pages are visited and how people move around the site.

These tools may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your device and browsing behaviour.

Where consent is required for analytics cookies, they will only be used after you have given consent through the site’s consent tools.

7. Advertising and Google AdSense

We may use Google AdSense to display advertising on this website.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to this website or other websites.

Depending on your location and consent choices, ads may be personalised or non-personalised.

You can manage your cookie and advertising preferences through our consent tools on the site.

8. Embedded content and third-party services

At present, this website does not routinely use embedded third-party content such as videos, social media posts or external tools.

If this changes in future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

9. Who we share data with

We may share personal data with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate the site, such as:

• website hosting providers
• analytics providers
• advertising partners, including Google
• security and performance services

We may also disclose personal data if required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

10. International transfers

Some third-party services we use may process data outside the UK.

Where this happens, we will take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is protected using appropriate safeguards required by data protection law.

11. How long we keep personal data

We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, including to respond to enquiries, keep appropriate records, resolve disputes, and meet legal obligations.

As a general guide:

• email enquiries: up to 12 months after the last relevant contact, unless a longer period is needed
• analytics data: according to the retention settings of the analytics service used
• cookie consent records: for as long as needed to demonstrate consent choices and manage preferences
• technical/security logs: for as long as reasonably necessary for security and troubleshooting

12. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you
• ask us to correct inaccurate data
• ask us to erase your data in some circumstances
• ask us to restrict processing in some circumstances
• object to processing in some circumstances
• ask for data portability in some circumstances
• withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact: tom@teachya.com

13. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we use your personal data, please contact us first at tom@teachya.com.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues.

14. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Others, such as analytics and advertising cookies, are optional and are used only where allowed by law and, where required, with your consent.

For more detail, please see our Cookie Policy.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, legal requirements, or the services we use.

Please check this page from time to time for the latest version.