Privacy Policy
Last updated: 9th October 2025
1. About BrightStart
BrightStart Coding Ltd. is a Registered Other education service involved in providing online coding classes to kids aged 7 to 18 years.
BrightStart Coding Ltd.(“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and store your personal data when you contact us, register for our classes, or visit our website.
2. Information We Collect
We collect basic personal details such as your name, email address, phone number, and your child’s name and age when you contact us or register for a class.
We may also collect payment details where necessary to process bookings.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Respond to inquiries and provide information about our services
- Register students and manage class schedules
- Communicate updates, reminders, and class information
- Process payments and send invoices or receipts
- Improve our services and customer experience
We do not sell or share your personal data with unrelated third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Lawful Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following lawful grounds:
- Consent: when you give us permission to contact you.
- Contract: when processing is necessary to deliver our classes.
- Legitimate interest: for running and improving our business operations while protecting your privacy.
5. Data Storage and Security
Your information is stored securely in password-protected and encrypted systems, accessible only to authorised personnel.
We take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your personal data.
6. International Data Transfers
As some of our tutors are based outside of European Economic Area (EEA), certain personal details may be shared with them solely for the purpose of delivering lessons. Any personal information transferred will only be processed on our instruction and we ensure that information security at the highest standard would be used to protect any personal information as required by the Data Protection laws
We ensure that all such transfers are conducted securely, with appropriate safeguards in place, and that access is limited strictly to the information necessary for delivering our classes.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. Any pupil or parent/guardian information stored in spreadsheets, documents, or other temporary formats is deleted as soon as it is no longer needed.
For ongoing records, we retain pupil and related parent/guardian information for up to 6 years after the pupil has completed their classes, after which it is securely deleted.
8. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been mishandled
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
BrightStart Learning
Email: contact@bright-start.uk
Phone: +44 (0)7385809334
Website: https://bright-start.uk/
