Privacy & Cookie Policy

Effective Date: April 1, 2025

Introduction

This Privacy Notice governs the manner in which The Tuition Centre, operating as www.thetuitioncentre.ie, collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users of its website. It applies to all staff, teachers, parents/guardians, and students. The Tuition Centre is committed to handling your personal information in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Personal Data

To access and use our services, we may collect the following personal data:
  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Billing address
  • Phone number

We collect and process personal data fairly and only to the extent necessary to provide you with the information or services you require. We ensure that the data we hold is adequate, relevant, and not excessive for the purposes for which it was obtained.

How We Use Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:
  • To provide educational online services to students
  • To improve, personalise and expand our website
  • To inform students about other relevant courses that may assist them
  • To keep students informed of future courses
  • To comply with legislative and administrative requirements

We have implemented necessary measures to prevent unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal data. We partner with market leaders in their respective fields to ensure the security of your data.

Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal bases for processing your personal data include:
  • Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legal obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, provided these are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Children's Privacy

Protecting the privacy of children is especially important. We do not knowingly collect or maintain information from individuals under the age of 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

Data Subject Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
  • Right of access: You can request access to your personal data held by The Tuition Centre.
  • Right to rectification: You can request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data, except data we are required to keep in accordance with the law.
  • Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: admin@thetuitioncentre.ie.

Data Retention

We will not retain your personal data longer than necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. We will delete your personal data upon request, except for data we are required to keep in accordance with legal obligations. We periodically review and delete portions of your personal data as necessary.

Withdrawal of Consent

You can withdraw your consent to be contacted about other relevant or future courses at any time by sending a request to: admin@thetuitioncentre.ie.

International Data Transfers

Transfers of personal data from Ireland to non-EEA (European Economic Area) countries are governed by Chapter V of the GDPR. Such transfers are permitted either where there is a European Commission adequacy decision in place or, alternatively, where appropriate safeguards are implemented, such as standard contractual clauses (SCCs) or binding corporate rules (BCRs), under Article 46 of the GDPR. Derogations may also apply in limited circumstances under Article 49 of the GDPR.

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Our Use of Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of code sent from websites to your device and used to store information by your web browser. Our use of cookies and other technologies may collect information such as your IP address, operating system, browser type, and the frequency and length of your visits to our website. This information is treated as your personal information under the terms of this Privacy Notice.
We use cookies and other technologies to:
  • Keep track of how you interact with our website
  • Target advertising
  • Monitor how you access and download our materials
  • Offer functionality on our website, including social media plug-ins and sharing

Changes to Our Privacy Notice

We regularly review our Privacy Notice to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Any changes we make will be posted on this page and will be effective upon posting. This Privacy Notice was last updated on March 14, 2025.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or our data, please contact us by emailing: admin@thetuitioncentre.ie.