Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 June 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Dr. Stoica Mihnea (“I”, “me”, “my”, or “the Tutor”) collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit this website, contact me, book a tutoring session, or receive tutoring services.

I am committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

1. Who Is Responsible for Your Personal Data?

The person responsible for the personal data described in this Privacy Policy is:

Dr. Stoica Mihnea

2. Personal Information I May Collect

Depending on how you interact with the website and tutoring service, I may collect:

  • your name;

  • your email address;

  • your telephone number, if provided;

  • your age or school year, where relevant to providing tutoring;

  • information about your school, university, course or examination;

  • information you provide through the contact form;

  • booking and appointment information;

I will only request information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

3. How I Use Your Information

I may use your personal information to:

  • respond to enquiries;

  • arrange and manage tutoring sessions;

  • communicate with students and, where appropriate, parents or guardians;

  • assess the student's academic needs;

  • provide tutoring services;

  • process and reconcile payments;

  • maintain records of tutoring arrangements;

  • manage availability and bookings;

  • respond to complaints;

  • maintain and improve the website;

  • protect the website and tutoring service against fraud, misuse or security threats; and

  • comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

4. Lawful Bases for Processing

Depending on the circumstances, I may process your personal information because:

  • it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;

  • it is necessary to perform a contract with you;

  • I have a legitimate interest in operating and improving my tutoring business, communicating with prospective students and maintaining appropriate business records;

  • I am legally required to process certain information; or

  • you have given consent where consent is required.

Where I rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

5. Information About Children

My tutoring service may be used by children and young people.

Where a student is under 18, I may communicate with and receive information from a parent or legal guardian where appropriate.

I will only collect and use information about a child where it is reasonably necessary for providing the tutoring service, managing the relationship with the parent or guardian, communicating about sessions, or complying with legal obligations.

6. Who May Receive Your Information?

I may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where this is necessary to operate the website or provide tutoring services.

Depending on the services actually used on this website, these may include:

  • Zoom, for online tutoring sessions;

  • Google, for calendar and scheduling services;

  • payment providers such as PayPal or other payment processors;

  • website hosting and website-management providers;

  • contact-form and email providers;

  • booking or scheduling providers; and

  • professional advisers, insurers or authorities where necessary or legally required.

I do not sell your personal information.

You should replace this section with the actual providers you use before publishing the policy.

7. International Transfers

Some service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, I will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required by applicable data protection law.

8. How Long I Keep Your Information

I will retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to provide services, maintain appropriate business and financial records, resolve disputes and comply with legal obligations.

Different types of information may therefore be retained for different periods.

When information is no longer required, I will securely delete it or anonymise it where appropriate.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights including:

  • the right to request access to your personal information;

  • the right to request correction of inaccurate information;

  • the right to request deletion of your information;

  • the right to request restriction of processing;

  • the right to object to certain processing;

  • the right to data portability; and

  • the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.

To exercise a right, please contact me using the details above.

10. Complaints

If you have concerns about how I handle your personal information, please contact me first so that I can try to resolve the issue.

If you are in the UK and remain dissatisfied, you may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

You can find information about making a complaint on the ICO's website.

11. Security

I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Cookies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies.

For more information, including information about the types of cookies used and how you can manage them, please see the Cookie Policy.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, tutoring service, technology or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this website.