Business privacy policy

Our website address is: https://learnenglish.scot and can be contacted at norma@learnenglish.scot

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

This policy was updated 26th May 2021.

The following is the condensed version (or the tl;dr – too long, didn’t read – copy!)

  • By providing us with your personal information, you agree and consent to its transfer, processing, use and disclosure as outlined in this privacy statement.
  • We never share or sell your data with other companies who may try to sell to you
  • We may share data with other companies to help with our own marketing (for example, we use Mailchimp to organise our mailing list)
  • You can also delete your entire account or ask for a downloadable copy of all information kept by us by emailing norma@learnenglish.scot from the email address used to create the account

PRIVACY POLICY

What we collect

If you join our mailing list:

  • your email address

If you leave a comment or review:

  • When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

If you contact us via form or email:

  • your name and email address

What we do with the information we gather

If you have chosen to join our mailing list we may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. You can unsubscribe from this list whenever you want be either clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ button within the email or contacting us directly.

We delete the following after 2 years:

  • Inactive accounts

If you have left a comment or review:

  • An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you continue to use this site:

  • cookies will be used for the correct functioning of the site
  • information may be collected which includes but is not limited to – the URL you came to us from, your IP address, your browser type, the pages of the website you interacted with and the search terms entered into the search box
  • You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
  • https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

Internal record keeping

Invoices created from orders created are kept for 7 years to comply with UK tax

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.,

Who we share your information with

Google Analytics

We use Analytics to discover if customers found our site organically, directly, via a paid advert, or via a referral, what pages they visit, any searches made on the site, discover broken pages and links, and the value of any orders made.

You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Google AdWords and Microsoft Bing Ads

If you have not opted out of Google AdWords (you can do so here https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en) or Bing Ads (https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-gb/resources/policies/personalized-ads) you may find adverts for our products being shown on other websites you visit.

Facebook

When you are logged into Facebook and you visit our website they will be able to see what pages on our website you visit and you may also see our adverts on your Facebook feed

Hotjar

We are always trying to make our website better and easier to use. To help find pages and links which don’t work we use Hotjar a product that lets us see what you’re seeing when your browsing the site to help us do this https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy#enduserenglish

Mailchimp

Is our third party email marketing provider. If you sign up for our newsletter we provide them with your name and email address (and any order details if you buy anything). Any emails sent using this service will have an ‘unsubscribe’ button which you can use at any time to stop receiving marketing emails.

 

What rights you have over your data

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification.
  • The right to object.
  • The right of restriction.
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Contact information

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy please contact us at norma@learnenglish.scot

Privacy Policy Changes

We may modify this Policy from time to time. When we do, we will provide notice to you by publishing the most current version and revising the date at the top of this page. If we make any material change to this Policy, we will provide additional notice to you, such as by sending you an email, or displaying a prominent notice on our site. By continuing to use the site after any changes come into effect, you agree to the revised Policy.

That’s it! And thanks for reading