typeify Privacy Policy
At typeify we are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with the best possible experience while using our website and services. We also respect the privacy of the anyone participating on our course, children and adults, and the privacy of their parents or carers. The personal information that we collect about you, your business or your child is used only to provide appropriate courses for them, maintain our service to you, and communicate with you effectively. Our lawful basis for processing the personal information relating to you, your business or your child is so that we can fulfil our contract with you.
Our legal condition for processing any health-related information that you provide about you or your child is so that we can provide appropriate care for you or your child. Any information that you provide is kept secure on password protected cloud storage such as Google drive or Dropbox. Data that is no longer required* is erased after you or your child has ceased attending our course.
We will use the contact details you give us to contact you via phone, email and social media so that we can send you information about you, your business or your child, typeify and other relevant news, offers and so that we can communicate with you regarding payment of our fees.
We will only share personal information about you, your business or your child with another organisation if we;
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have a safeguarding concern about your child
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are required to by government bodies or law enforcement agencies
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engage a supplier to process data on our behalf (eg typing software ‘typing club’ and to take online bookings, to issue invoices)
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have obtained your prior permission.
You have the right to ask to see the data that we have about yourself or your child, and to ask for any errors to be corrected. We will respond to all such requests within one month. You can also ask for the data to be deleted, but note that:
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we will not be able to continue to provide the course for your child if we do not have sufficient information about them
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even after you or your child is no longer attending our courses, we have a statutory duty to retain some types of data for specific periods of time* so can’t delete everything immediately.
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Website Cookies:
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What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences and the pages you visited. Cookies serve various purposes, including making websites work more efficiently and improving your user experience.
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How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes on our website:
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Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website. They enable you to navigate our site and use essential features, such as accessing secure areas and making payments.
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Analytical Cookies: We use analytical cookies to collect data about how visitors use our website. This information helps us understand which pages are most popular, how users interact with our content, and how we can improve our site's performance.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember your preferences, such as language settings and font size, to enhance your user experience.
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Advertising and Targeting Cookies: We may use third-party advertising and targeting cookies to display personalized content and ads based on your interests and browsing behavior. These cookies may also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
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Your Cookie Choices
You have the option to manage your cookie preferences. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. However, please note that if you disable certain cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly.
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Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies used on our website may be placed by third-party services, such as analytics providers or advertisers. These third parties may have their own privacy policies that govern their use of cookies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they collect and use your information.
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Changes to Our Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
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Any other changes to this policy will update on our website and when necessary, via email.
If you have a complaint about how we have kept your information secure, or how we have
responded to a request to access, update or erase your data, please speak with us or alternatively you can refer us to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk/concerns.
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If you would like to get in touch to discuss any of this, or if you have any concerns about how your data is being used, please email Pippa@typeify.co.uk.
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* We do need to retain certain types of data (such as records of complaints, accidents, and attendance) for set periods of time after you and/or your child ceases to be on our courses, but we delete personal data as soon as possible. We also need to keep some financial information for up to 6 years for HMRC.