Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Virtus Academy (“we”, “us”) handles information when you use this website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Virtus Academy provides free GCSE revision resources. For any privacy questions, or to exercise your rights, contact us at hello@virtusacademy.co.uk.

What we collect

• Usage data (only with your analytics consent): pages visited and general device/browser information, in anonymised, aggregated form.
• Advertising data (only with your advertising consent): data used by our advertising partners to show ads.
• Contact data: if you email us, we keep your message and email address to reply.

You do not need an account to download our resources, and we do not ask for personal details to access them.

Cookies and consent

We use strictly necessary cookies to run the site. Analytics and advertising cookies are only set after you give consent via our cookie banner. You can change your choices at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Lawful bases

We rely on your consent for analytics and advertising cookies, and on our legitimate interests for running and securing the website and responding to enquiries.

Third parties

With your consent, we may use Google AdSense for advertising and an analytics provider to understand site usage. These providers process data under their own privacy policies. Resource files may be hosted by third-party file hosts.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, and to data portability. To exercise any right, email us. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Children

Our resources are aimed at GCSE students. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children beyond the limited, consent-based cookie data described above. If you believe a child has provided us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above shows the latest version.