Last updated: 15 September 2025
Welcome to Aegean Education.
This Privacy Policy explains how PELIN CERCI, trading as Aegean Education, collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information when you visit or use our website:
We provide adult English language tuition, including A1, A2 and B1 English lessons, and Life in the UK Test preparation.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The data controller responsible for your personal information is:
PELIN CERCI
Trading as: Aegean Education
Website: www.aegeaneducation.co.uk
Email: pelin@aegeaneducation.co.uk
If you have any questions about how we use your personal information, please contact us using the email address above.
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect personal information when you:
We may also receive limited technical information automatically when you use our website, depending on the cookies and technologies used.
We may use your personal information to:
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on the following lawful bases:
We may process your information where necessary to provide services you have requested, including arranging lessons and managing bookings.
We may process information where necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided that these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
Where required, we may ask for your consent before processing certain information, such as certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.
You may withdraw your consent at any time.
We may process your information where necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
We may share personal information with trusted third parties where necessary to operate our business or provide our services, including:
Where third-party service providers process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate data protection and security arrangements are in place.
Where payments are made online, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment provider.
We do not normally store complete payment card details ourselves.
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Where lessons or consultations take place online, we may use third-party communication platforms.
If a lesson or consultation is recorded, we will inform you before recording takes place and, where required, obtain your consent.
Recordings will only be made where there is a legitimate and clearly explained reason for doing so.
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Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used to:
Where non-essential cookies are used, we will provide appropriate information and, where required by law, obtain your consent before placing them on your device.
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
The exact retention period depends on the type of information and why we need it.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Some third-party services we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable UK data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal conditions and exemptions.
If you would like to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact:
**Email: **pelin@aegeaneducation.co.uk
Please provide enough information for us to identify you and understand your request.
We will normally respond to valid requests within the time period required by applicable data protection law.
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to complain to the UK's data protection regulator:
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Website: ico.org.uk
Our services are primarily intended for adults.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children unless this is necessary and appropriate for a specific educational service and handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
Our website may contain links to external websites or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites.
We recommend that you read the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements or the way we process personal information.
The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant Last Updated date.
PELIN CERCI
Aegean Education
Website: www.aegeaneducation.co.uk
Email: pelin@aegeaneducation.co.uk
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:
Last updated: 15 September 2025
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