Privacy Policy

How we collect your information

The information we hold about you comes from the way you engage with us, such as if you enquire or purchase goods. We may collect information about you online through our website, via email, the post, over the telephone or from discussions with you.

The type of information we hold

The type of information we hold will include:

• Personal information – name, address, contact telephone numbers, email addresses.
• Financial Information – payment card number, expiry data and security code.
• Transaction history – a history of all the products you have purchased from us.

How we use your information

We use your information in the following ways:

• We process your personal information for the legitimate interest to provide you with the information you requested and information on our products.
• We process your personal information to process your order and deliver your purchase to you in order to fulfil the contract.
• Where you have subscribed we process your personal information to provide you with our newsletter.
• We process your personal information and transactions for the legitimate interest of monitoring your transactions as it is necessary for us to monitor all transactions to best understand our customers and our product ranges.
• Where you have not opted-out, we will process your personal information for the legitimate interest of sending you information about other products and services, but we will always offer you the right to opt-out of future communications.

Who we will share your information with

Some of your information is stored by our IT suppliers who host our websites and applications. Our suppliers are bound by EU privacy law and the terms of the contracts include the enhanced General Data Protection Regulation terms and clauses.

We will not share personal information with any other organisation unless we are legally required to do so.

Storing your information

Your personal information will be stored on systems owned or operated by AE Tuition or those of our specific suppliers and will only be stored inside the European Economic Area (EEA). 

Retention

We will retain your personal information in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements. Where you have not made purchase, we will only retain your information while we are actively engaged with you. Where we have had no interaction with you for a period of two years we will delete your data.

Where you have created an account or made a purchase, we retain your personal information for 7 years.

How you can access your information

You have the right to request access to the information we hold about you.  To make a request for your personal information, please contact the Privacy Manager at support@aepublications.co.uk. 

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress;
• have inaccurate personal data rectified.
• request your information to be deleted or destroyed and if we can we will but sometimes we must maintain some records for legal reasons.

If you are not happy how we are using your information or how we have responded to your request, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk.

Use of cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies on our website. Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. Cookies do many different things, such as letting you navigate between web pages efficiently and remembering your preferences.

How we will tell you about future changes to this privacy notice

Any changes we make to our privacy notice will be put on our website. Please check for updates from time to time so you are always fully aware of what information is collected and how it is used.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your personal information, please contact the Privacy Manager at support@aepublications.co.uk.