Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 4, 2026

Introduction

Joshua Edwards Tutoring ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

When you visit our website, we may collect the following types of information:

Automatically Collected Information

We use Google Analytics to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. This includes:

  • Pages you visit on our website
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on each page
  • Your IP address (anonymized)
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Referring website (if applicable)

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Understand how visitors use our website
  • Improve our website's functionality and user experience
  • Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
  • Ensure website security and prevent fraud

We do not use this information to identify individual visitors or to contact you.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to collect analytics data. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
  • Consent Cookies: These cookies remember your cookie preferences so we don't ask you to consent again on future visits.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how visitors use our website. The information generated by these cookies about your use of our website (including your anonymized IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google.

Google may use this data to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by:

Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Your Rights

Under data protection laws, including the UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Object: Object to processing of your personal data
  • Restrict Processing: Request restriction of processing your data
  • Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for cookie usage at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Data Retention

We retain analytics data collected through Google Analytics for a period of 26 months, as per Google Analytics' default retention settings. Cookie consent preferences are stored for 365 days.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact me.