Privacy Policy

We believe strongly in protecting your privacy and this notice sets out how we use your personal data.

This website is owned and operated by The School House Padstow. The School House is the controller of all information collected on this website.

What personal data do we gather from you?

We gather the information that you provide when you fill in appropriate sections of our website. For example when you complete the contact section you provide us with information which we hold and use for the purposes set out in the next section.

Use of data

Our main aim in gathering your personal data is to provide you with a customised service.

For example, If you fill your details in our contact section we use your data in order that we can contact you and respond to any questions and needs that you may have.

We may also use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help us develop the website and our services and may provide such aggregate information to third parties. These statistics will not include any data that can be used to identify any individual.

It is important that information that we hold on you is accurate and up-to-date. Please therefore make sure that you inform us promptly of any relevant changes to your data.

If, at some time in the future, we wish to use your personal data in ways other than those set out in this privacy notice, then we will notify you about this and seek your permission to do so.

Disclosure of personal data

We do not sell, share or disclose your personal data to any third party for marketing purposes.

From time to time we may use other companies and individuals to provide services to us, such as delivering orders or processing credit card payments. These companies and individuals have access to the personal data needed to perform their functions and not for any other purposes. They must process such data in accordance with this privacy notice and the Data Protection Act 1998.

We may disclose your personal data to any third party if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with the law or legal process (b) prevent fraud (c) protect the rights and property of The School House (d) to enforce our conditions of use or (e) protect against misuse or unauthorised use of this website.

If, in the future, a third party acquires The School House or substantially all of its assets (whether by merger, acquisition, reorganisation or otherwise) customer data, including personal information, may well be one of the transferred assets.

Cookies

A cookie is an alphanumeric identifier which we transfer to your hard drive through your web browser when you visit our website. It enables our own system to recognise you when you visit our website and therefore to improve our service to you.

Cookies may also be used to compile aggregate information about the areas of our website which are visited most frequently. This aggregate information can be used to enhance the content of our website and make your use of it easier. If you wish to reject our cookie, you may configure your browser to do so.

Protection of your information and security measures

The internet is not a secure medium and The School House cannot absolutely guarantee the security of your information provided over the internet. However we have put in place various security measures.

The The School House website and associated databases are protected by appropriate processes such as firewalls, latest security updates and anti-virus measures. Password protection is provided for all user and The School House data. All outgoing and incoming email is scanned for viruses.

We also keep your information confidential.