Privacy Notice for Parents and Guardians

Good Thinking Society (Good Thinking) is the charity behind the maths education initiatives offered via Parallel.

Effective Date: 31 August 2025.

This Notice is informed by Good Thinking’s Data Protection Policy.

1. Purpose of This Notice

This Privacy Notice explains how Good Thinking ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, stores, and shares your child’s personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). It is important that you read this notice carefully.

2. Who We Are

We are a charity providing educational services to children and young people. We are the Data Controller for the personal data we collect in relation to our services.

Contact Details:

Morley House, 36 Acreman Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NX
contact@parallel.org.uk, 07841134309
Data Protection Lead: Michael Marshall

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect and process the following data about your child:

Full name, date of birth, and contact details
School year and educational needs
Academic records, assessments, and progress data
Session attendance and notes from tutors
Recordings of online sessions
Special educational needs or learning support needs (only where necessary and with explicit consent)

4. Why We Collect This Data (Legal Basis)

We process your child’s data under the following legal bases:

Contractual necessity: to provide agreed tutoring services
Legitimate interests: to monitor progress, ensure quality of service
Legal obligation: to comply with safeguarding or regulatory requirements
Consent: for specific activities such as session recordings or marketing

If we rely on consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time.

5. How We Use Your Child's Data

We use the data to:

Deliver tutoring sessions, webinars and other maths resources
Track academic progress and tailor learning
Communicate with you about your child’s development
Comply with child protection and legal duties
Maintain our records and improve our services

We do not sell your or your child’s data. We may share it with:

Tutoring staff (who are subject to confidentiality obligations)
Educational platforms (e.g. Zoom) where used and with appropriate safeguards
Safeguarding bodies or authorities if required by law
Your child’s school (to update them on your child’s progress)

7. How Long We Keep the Data

We retain your child’s data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out above. Typically, this is up to 5 years after your child’s most recently completed maths activity, unless longer retention is legally required.

8. Your Rights

As a parent or legal guardian, you have the right to:

Access the data we hold on your child
Correct inaccurate data
Request erasure of data (where appropriate)
Object to or restrict certain processing
Withdraw consent (if applicable)

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details above.

9. Security Measures

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, misuse, or loss.

10. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we use your child’s data, please contact us first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk