Privacy Policy

Tutors Valley upholds a strict policy of client confidentiality. Our privacy policy describes how we collect and use information provided to us by you, the client. Please read the following information carefully. By using our website, you confirm that you accept this and consent to Tutors Valley using your personal data as set out in this privacy policy. We reserve the right to vary and amend this policy as will be reflected on our website.

Collecting personal information

Client information: In order to supply our products and services, we will ask you for certain information. This includes you and your child's personal details, i.e. name, email address, telephone number, your child’s name, date of birth and educational background. We will only collect payment information over a secure connection.

Tutor information: We will ask tutors for personal information in order to process their application and to make payments for any work carried out through Tutors Valley. This includes: name, telephone number, email address, academic qualifications, details of tutoring and teaching experience, DBS clearance, and bank details.

Visitor tracking information: We use Google Analytics to track your visit on the Tutors Valley website. This includes but is not limited to visitor numbers, length of time on the site, visitor location, any 3rd party website that you came to our site from or any 3rd party website that you went to from the Tutors Valley website.

What do we do with the information we collect?

Your data may be used without limitation for the following:

• To help improve the Tutors Valley website
• To ensure we deliver a good service to clients and tutors
• Internal analysis of data and site use
• To notify clients and tutors of any changes to Tutors Valley service
• To keep you informed for marketing purposes we may contact you by email. In these instances clear directions will be given of how to unsubscribe from any correspondence.

How we use your personal information

We will only use your information for the purposes that you would reasonably anticipate or that we state when we collect it and, where necessary, for which you have given us your consent. We will not contact you, or pass your information to any other business. Tutors Valley is committed to treating your personal data with due care and in accordance with the data protection principles. We will never pass your details to third parties for marketing purposes.

If you communicate with us by email over the Internet you should be aware that the nature of the Internet is such that unencrypted communication may not be secure and may pass through several different countries on route to us. Please do not email us with confidential or sensitive information such as your credit card details. We cannot accept responsibility for unauthorised access to your information that is outside our control.

How we protect your information

We will do our best to protect your personal data using appropriate technical and organisational steps, and will store it on our database within a secure network. However, we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of your personal data.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services.

We use cookies for the following:

• To help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you disable cookies, some features will be disabled. It won’t affect the experience that makes your site experience more efficient but some of our services will not function properly.

We also gather non-personally identifiable information when you use the site. Such data is compiled in aggregate and includes things like the referring URL and the type of browser you may be using to access the site. This data is used to better understand and enhance your user experience while on Tutors Valley.

Access to your data

You have the right to request a copy of all personal information that we hold about you. Such requests are subject to an administrative fee of £10.00. This information will be available within 28 days of your request.

Third party links

Tutors Valley may carry links of other websites on our site. We take no responsibility for the content or privacy policies of these sites nor for the way in which they may use the information they collect about you.

Contacting Tutors Valley

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy you can contact us by emailing [email protected] or by writing to (add address).