Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 28 August 2025

Last Updated: 28 August 2025

About This Policy

Miss ICT is committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of all learners who use our services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website (www.missict.com) or use our online tutoring services.

Data Controller:
Duygu Cella, trading as Miss ICT
Contact:
dee@missict.com
Website:
www.missict.com

Information We Collect

Personal Information

From Parents/Guardians

  • • Name and contact details
  • • Email address, phone number
  • • Billing and payment information
  • • Communication preferences

From Students/Learners

  • • Name, age, and school year
  • • Educational needs and learning objectives
  • • EHCP details or SEN information
  • • Academic progress records
  • • Technical information during sessions

From Schools & LAs

  • • Institution contact details
  • • Student referral information
  • • Funding and invoicing details

Technical Information

When you use our website or online platforms, we may automatically collect:

  • • IP address and browser information
  • • Device type and operating system
  • • Pages visited and time spent on our website
  • • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

How We Use Your Information

Legal Basis for Processing

Contract

To provide tutoring services and fulfil our obligations

Legitimate Interest

To improve services and communicate about educational progress

Legal Obligation

To comply with safeguarding and child protection requirements

Consent

Where explicitly given for marketing communications or special category data

Purposes of Processing

We use your information to:

  • • Deliver personalised online tutoring services
  • • Monitor student progress and provide feedback
  • • Communicate with parents, schools, and local authorities
  • • Process payments and manage bookings
  • • Comply with safeguarding obligations and child protection duties
  • • Improve our services and develop new educational programmes
  • • Send service updates and educational resources (with consent)

Sharing Your Information

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When We Share Information

We may share personal information with authorised parties to provide our services and meet legal obligations.

Parents/Guardians

Progress reports, session summaries, and educational recommendations

Schools and Local Authorities

Where funding or educational support requires reporting

Technology Partners

Platforms used for online tutoring (with appropriate data processing agreements)

Professional Bodies & Legal Authorities

Where required for safeguarding, regulatory compliance, or legal obligations

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and meet legal obligations:

Student records

Up to 7 years after the end of tutoring services

Financial records

6 years in accordance with accounting requirements

Safeguarding records

In accordance with child protection guidance

Marketing communications

Until consent is withdrawn

Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have the following rights:

Access: Request copies of your personal information
Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate information
Erasure: Request deletion of your information
Restriction: Limit how we use your information
Portability: Receive your information in a structured format
Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent

Children's Rights

For learners under 18, parents/guardians may exercise these rights on their behalf. We encourage age-appropriate involvement of young people in decisions about their data.

Safeguarding and Child Protection

As an education provider, we have specific obligations to protect children. This may require us to:

Record and report safeguarding concerns

Share information with appropriate authorities where child welfare is at risk

Maintain records in accordance with child protection guidance

All staff are DBS checked and follow our comprehensive safeguarding procedures.

Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please contact us:

General Enquiries

dee@missict.com

Data Protection Queries

learn@missict.com

Safeguarding Concerns

learn@missict.com

Postal Address

Miss ICT

Duygu Cella

[Your Business Address]

Complaints

If you are not satisfied with how we handle your personal information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Website:
ico.org.uk
Helpline:
0303 123 1113
Post:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions of service.