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Privacy Policy for The Education Standard

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This Privacy Policy explains how The Education Standard collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our services, or interact with our content. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled lawfully and transparently.

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1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information when you use our website or engage with our services:

Information you provide directly
• Your name
• Your contact details such as email address
• Any information submitted through forms, subscriptions, comments, or enquiries

Information collected automatically
• Your IP address
• Your browser type
• Pages you viewed and the time you spent on our site
• Cookies and similar technologies that help us improve the user experience

Information from third parties
• Data collected through external analytics services
• Information you share with us through social media connections

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2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and improve our website and services
• Send newsletters, updates, or other content when you subscribe
• Respond to enquiries and support requests
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Maintain the security and functionality of our site
• Meet any legal or regulatory requirements

We never sell your personal data to third parties.

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3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience, track website performance, and personalise content. You can control cookie settings through your browser and can choose to block or delete cookies at any time. If you disable cookies some parts of our site may not function as intended.

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4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

We process your data under several lawful bases including:

• Your consent for newsletters and subscriptions
• Legitimate interests for analytics, security, and site improvement
• Contractual necessity when you request specific services
• Compliance with legal obligations

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5. How We Store and Protect Your Information

We use secure systems, encrypted connections, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access. Only authorised team members with a genuine need to access your data can view it. Data is retained only for as long as necessary for its intended purpose or required by law.

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6. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with trusted third parties who help us deliver our services such as:

• Email distribution services
• Website hosting providers
• Analytics platforms

These partners only process your data according to our instructions and must keep it confidential.

We do not share your personal information for advertising purposes without your consent.

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7. Your Rights

You have the following rights under data protection law:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to withdraw consent at any time
• The right to restrict or object to certain processing
• The right to request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights please contact us using the details below.

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8. Links to External Sites

Our website may contain links to external websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

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9. Children and Data

The Education Standard does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of thirteen. If you believe data has been collected from a child without consent please contact us so we can remove it.

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10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect legal requirements or changes to our services. The updated version will be posted on this page with the revised date.

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11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights you can contact us at:

The Education Standard
Email: hello@theeducationstandard.com
Website: www.theeducationstandard.com

If you want, I can also write a cookies policy, terms and conditions, or a GDPR compliance statement to sit alongside this.