Privacy policy

Without limitation, we may collect the following Data:

2.1. Name; 2.2. Date of birth; 2.3. Job title and profession; 2.4. Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers; 2.5. Demographic information such as postcode, preferences, and interests; 2.6. Financial information such as credit/debit card numbers; 2.7. IP address (automatically collected); 2.8. Web browser type and version (automatically collected); 2.9. Operating system (automatically collected); 2.10. A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected); 2.11. Cookie information (see Clause 10).

3.1. Any personal Data you submit will be retained by Education Direct Worldwide for as long as you use the services and systems provided on the Website. Data submitted through any communications system may be retained for up to one year.

3.2. Unless required or permitted by law, and subject to Clause 4, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and/or other companies within our group.

3.3. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the UK GDPR. For more details on security, see Clause 9.

3.4. Data may be used by us for the following purposes:

• 3.4.1. Internal record-keeping;
• 3.4.2. Improvement of our products and services;
• 3.4.3. Transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
• 3.4.4. Contact for market research purposes, which may be conducted using email, telephone, fax, or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Website.

4.1. Education Direct Worldwide may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with matters that include, but are not limited to, payment handling, delivery of purchased items, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing.

4.2. The providers of such services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website. Any Data used by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that Education Direct Worldwide requests. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited.

4.3. Any Data processed by third parties must be processed within the terms of this Policy and in accordance with the UK GDPR.

4.4. As an affiliate of various course providers, we may display courses and related content from other course providers on our Website. Please note that when you access other course providers’ services through our Website, their Privacy Policy will apply to any data you provide to them. We encourage you to review other course providers’ Privacy Policies on their respective websites.

5.1. Education Direct Worldwide may expand or reduce its business, which may involve the sale of certain divisions or the transfer of control of certain divisions to other parties. Data provided by Users will, where relevant, be transferred along with that division, and the new owner or controlling party will be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was supplied by you.

5.2. In the event that your Data will be transferred, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. You will be given the choice to have your Data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.

6.1. Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:

• 6.1.1. Use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
• 6.1.2. Sharing Data with third parties.

7.1. You may access certain areas of the Website without providing any Data at all. However, to use all services and systems available on the Website, you may be required to submit Account information or other Data.

7.2. You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information, see Clause 10.

8.1. You may access your Account at any time to view or amend the Data. You may need to modify or update your Data if your circumstances change. Additional Data regarding your marketing preferences may also be stored and you may change this at any time.

8.2. You have the right to request a copy of your personal Data. A small fee may be payable.

Data security is of great importance to Education Direct Worldwide, and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected online.

Education Direct Worldwide reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website, and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

11.1. Education Direct Worldwide may place and access Cookies on your computer. Cookies that may be placed by Education Direct Worldwide are used to improve your experience on our Website and to provide and improve our services.

11.2. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your web browser. 

11.3. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however, you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently. Please refer to Cookie Policy for further information.