Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Invest Ahead Limited ("we", "us", "our"), the company that administers this website, collects, uses, and protects personal data submitted through it. We are committed to handling your information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
Invest Ahead Limited
Company No. 17215420, registered in England and Wales
Flat 2, 3 St James's Street, Bath, BA1 2TW, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07737 136 754
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data when you submit our contact form:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number (optional)
- Language of interest and current level
- Any additional information you choose to provide in the message field
We also collect standard technical data automatically when you visit this website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time of visit, via analytics tools.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the personal data you provide for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiry and arrange a placement interview
- To provide the language course services you request
- To send invoices and process payments where a service is agreed
- To improve this website and our services
The legal basis for processing contact form submissions is legitimate interests (responding to your enquiry) and, where a course is agreed, performance of a contract.
4. Cookies
This website uses cookies to improve your experience and to collect anonymised analytics data. When you first visit, you will be asked to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site.
Essential cookies (required for the site to function) are always active.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. Your data may be shared with:
- Web3Forms — the third-party form submission service used to deliver contact form entries to us. Their privacy policy is available at web3forms.com/privacy.
- Analytics providers — anonymised usage data may be processed by an analytics service to help us improve the site.
- Legal authorities — if required by law or in connection with legal proceedings.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data submitted via the contact form for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and, if a course is agreed, for the duration of the service plus a period of six years for accounting and legal compliance purposes. Analytics data is retained in anonymised form indefinitely.
7. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — to request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
- Right to restrict processing — to limit how we use your data
- Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to data portability — to receive your data in a portable format
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month.
8. Complaints
If you believe we have not handled your personal data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Contact
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
[email protected] · 07737 136 754