Effective date: 8^th day of April, 2024

Who are we?

www.videoplatoacademy.com (the “Site”) is owned by Plato Education Ltd.

Our contact email address is info@videoplatoacademy.com

What is the purpose of this policy?

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of our Site of the following:

1. The personal date that we will collect;
2. The use of this collected data;
3. Who has access to the collected data;
4. The rights of the Site users;
5. The Site’s cookie policy.

Please also see the terms and conditions of our site which also apply in addition to this privacy policy.

Consent

By using our Site, users agree that they consent to the conditions set out in this privacy policy.

GDPR

We adhere to the regulation (EU) 2106/679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

We adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK).

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

1. The right to be informed;
2. The right of access;
3. The right to rectification;
4. The right to erasure;
5. Right to restrict processing;
6. Right to data portability;
7. Right to object.

Our legal basis for processing data

We collect and process data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal bases to collect and process the personal data of users:

1. Processing of user personal data is necessary for us or a third party to pursue a legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is no overridden by the interests of fundamental rights and freedoms of users. Our legitimate interests are to: provide lessons, products and resources.
2. Processing of user personal data is necessary for us to take, at the request of a user, steps before entering a contract or for the performance of a contract to which a user is party. If a user does not provide the personal data necessary to perform a contract the consequences are as follows: we are unable to provide lessons, products and resources.

 

What personal data do we collect?

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this privacy policy. We will not collect data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

              Data Collected Automatically

When you visit and use our site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

1. IP address;
2. Location;
3. Hardware and software details;
4. Clicked links;
5. Content viewed

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our site such as make a purchase or send us a message or email:

1. First and last name;
2. Email address;
3. Address;
4. Payment information;
5. Auto fill data

 

How do we use the personal data that we collect?

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this privacy policy.

The data that we collect automatically is uses for statistics so that we can improve our Site and services.

The data that we collect when the user performs certain functions is used to provide the appropriate services to our customers.

How do we share personal data with?

We may disclose user data to any member of our organisation who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

We may also share the following data with third parties (including Google Analytics) for the purposes of collecting statistics and monitoring performance:

1. Number of users;
2. Session statistics;
3. Approximate geolocation;
4. Browser and device information.

Are there any other disclosures?

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

1. The law requires it;
2. It is required for any legal prodeeding;
3. To prove or protect our legal rights;

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

How long will we store your personal data?

User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

You will be notified if your data is to be kept for a longer period than this.

How do we protect your personal data?

In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Children

We collect the personal data of children under 16 years of age. We only do this with the express consent of their parents or guardians. This consent is collected with a consent form.

How to access, modify, challenge, or delete the data collected

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact us here:

info@videoplatoacademy.com

 

Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file, store on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

1. Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits;
2. Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc;
3. Third-Party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies for analytics and to improve the performance of our Site.

 

Modifications

This privacy policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this privacy policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this privacy policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our privacy policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this privacy policy.