Privacy Policy Notice
The policy: This privacy policy notice is served by Science Planner under the website; [science-planner.com]. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us.
Policy key definitions:
- "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to the business, [Science Planner].
- "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.
- GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
- PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
- ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.
- Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.
Key principles of GDPR:
Our privacy policy embodies the following key priciples;
- Lawfullness, fairness and transparency
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimisation
- Accurancy
- Storage limitation
- Integrity and confidence
- Accountability
Processing of your personal data
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.
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Lawful basis: Legitimate interests
Where our purpose for processing is: To enable secure access to the science-planner.com website. Your email address is used to identify you when you login.
We process your information in the following ways: Your email address and encrypted password are stored on our server.
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
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Lawful basis: Legitimate interests
Where our purpose for processing is: To allow you to store and retrieve planning data stored on our servers.
We process your information in the following ways: All planning data including: that you upload to our servers are stored. These data can be retrieved by the user that uploaded the data (you the user). If you join a school community (e.g. school science department) these data can also be accessed by the other members of the community.
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent, or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.
Your individual rights
Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;
- the right to be informed;
- the right of access;
- the right to rectification;
- the right to erasure;
- the right to restrict processing;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to object; and
- the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.
You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.
We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.
Google Login Data
If you signup and/or login to science-planner.com with your Google login, Google shares your email address, first and last name with us. A science-planner.com account is created for you using this information, which allows you to securely login to science-planner.com. No other information is passed from Google to science-planner.com
Your Google password is NOT shared with science-planner.com, and science-planner.com has no access to any other data stored on your Google account. i.e. science-planner.com can NOT access your files, emails, calenders etc.
Microsoft Login Data
If you signup and/or login to science-planner.com with your Microsoft login, Microsoft shares your email address, first and last name with us. A science-planner.com account is created for you using this information, which allows you to securely login to science-planner.com. No other information is passed from Microsoft to science-planner.com
Your Microsoft password is NOT shared with science-planner.com, and science-planner.com has no access to any other data stored on your Microsoft account. i.e. science-planner.com can NOT access your files, emails, calenders etc.
Internet cookies
We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to keep you logged into the website where applicable.
These cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.
No marketing or tracking cookies are used on this website.
Data security and protection
We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.
Right to be forgotten
GDPR requires us to automatically and permanently delete inactive user accounts.
If you have not visited our site within the past 12 (twelve) calendar months,
and you are not a member of a school community, we are legally required to delete your account.
Deletion is automatic and irreversible: we are prohibited by law from having the ability to recover user information.
If you want to prevent the deletion of your account, you just need to log in to our site.
You will be notified by email at least 30 days before the date of automatic deletion.
You can ask us to delete your account by emailing support@science-planner.com.