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Privacy Notice

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.

You must be over the age of 13 to accept this notice.

1. Purpose of This Notice

This Privacy Notice explains how Good Thinking ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, stores, and shares a user’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 users:

  • 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 a user’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 User Data

We use the data to:

  • Deliver tutoring sessions, webinars and other maths resources
  • Track academic progress and tailor learning
  • Communicate with users and their guardians about their development
  • Comply with child protection and legal duties
  • Maintain our records and improve our services

6. Sharing of Data

We do not sell any user’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
  • Specific schools (to update them on their pupil’s progress)

7. How Long We Keep the Data

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

8. Your Rights

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

  • Access the data we hold on you (or 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 or 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.