Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3 September 2026

Economics Mastery respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information I collect, how I use it, who I may share it with and your rights in relation to your information.

1. Who I am

Economics Mastery is operated by Conor Thomas.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, I am responsible for the personal information collected and processed through this website and in connection with the tutoring services I provide.

If you have any questions about how your personal information is used, you can contact me at:

Email: conor@economicsmastery.co.uk

2. What personal information I collect

I may collect personal information that you provide when you contact me or enquire about tutoring services.

This may include:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Information contained in your enquiry or message

  • Your year group or educational level

  • Your examination board and subjects

  • Information about your current academic performance or grades

  • Your tutoring requirements and desired academic outcomes

  • Information about learning or access needs where you choose to provide it

I may also collect information about students and parents or guardians where this is necessary to provide tutoring services.

The website may also automatically collect certain technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how you interact with the website. This is primarily handled by Squarespace as the website hosting platform and may vary depending on the cookies and other technologies enabled on the website.

3. How I collect your information

I may collect personal information:

  • When you submit an enquiry through the website

  • When you contact me by email or telephone

  • When you subsequently arrange tutoring services with me

  • During the provision of tutoring services

  • Through cookies and similar technologies when you use the website

Where you provide information about another person, such as a student, you should ensure that you have the appropriate authority to provide that information.

4. How I use your information

I use personal information for the following purposes:

Responding to enquiries

I use the information you provide through the enquiry form to respond to your enquiry, understand your tutoring requirements and determine whether my services are suitable for your needs.

The lawful basis for this processing is generally legitimate interests and, where applicable, taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.

Providing tutoring services

If you become a client, I use relevant personal information to arrange and provide tutoring, communicate with you, monitor academic progress and provide an appropriate tutoring service.

The lawful basis for this processing is generally performance of a contract.

Administration and record keeping

I may use personal information to maintain appropriate business records, manage communications and meet legal and accounting obligations.

Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, the lawful basis is legal obligation. Where appropriate, other administrative processing may be based on legitimate interests.

Website operation and cookies

Personal information and technical information may be processed to ensure that the website operates properly, remains secure and, where applicable, to understand how visitors use the website.

Non-essential cookies are only used in accordance with your cookie preferences. Further information is provided in the Cookie Policy.

5. Learning, access and other sensitive information

You may choose to provide information about a student's learning, access or support needs where this is relevant to tutoring.

Please do not provide unnecessary medical or other sensitive information through the website enquiry form.

Where information provided to me constitutes special category personal data under UK data protection law, I will only process it where this is necessary and where an appropriate legal condition applies.

I will use such information only for the relevant tutoring or support purpose and will take appropriate steps to protect it.

6. Who I share your information with

I do not sell or rent your personal information.

I may share or allow access to personal information with service providers where this is necessary to operate my business and website, including:

  • Squarespace, which provides the website hosting and related website services

  • Google Workspace, which provides my business email and related services

  • Professional or business advisers where necessary, such as accountants

  • Government or regulatory authorities where I am legally required to do so

These providers may process information on my behalf and are required to handle personal information in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

I will only share personal information where there is a legitimate reason to do so.

7. International transfers

Some of the service providers I use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, I will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is made in accordance with applicable UK data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place.

8. How long I keep your information

I will only keep personal information for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Enquiry information that does not result in a tutoring relationship will normally be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and maintain appropriate business records.

Where you become a client, relevant information will generally be retained for the duration of the tutoring relationship and afterwards for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business, legal, accounting or tax purposes.

Where a specific legal or accounting retention period applies, I will retain the relevant information for that period.

When information is no longer required, I will securely delete or dispose of it.

9. How I protect your information

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

Access to personal information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the operation of Economics Mastery and the provision of tutoring services.

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

10. Your data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information I hold about you

  • Ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected

  • Ask for your personal information to be deleted in certain circumstances

  • Ask for processing of your personal information to be restricted in certain circumstances

  • Object to certain processing of your personal information

  • Request the transfer of certain personal information to you or another organisation

  • Withdraw consent where I rely on consent as the lawful basis for processing

These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.

To exercise your rights, contact me using the details provided below.

Email: conor@economicsmastery.co.uk

I will normally respond to a valid request within the timeframe required by applicable data protection law.

11. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. Other cookies, such as analytics or performance cookies, may be used depending on your cookie preferences.

Where required, non-essential cookies will only be used after you have provided the appropriate consent.

Further information about the cookies used on this website and how you can manage your preferences is available in my Cookie Policy.

12. Automated decision-making

I do not use your personal information to make decisions about you based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

13. Children's information

Economics Mastery provides tutoring services to students, including students under the age of 18.

Where information about a child is provided, I will handle it responsibly and only use it for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Where appropriate, communications concerning a student's tutoring arrangements may be conducted with their parent or guardian.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to my services, the way I process personal information or changes in applicable data protection requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this website, with the date of the latest update shown at the top of the policy.

15. Complaints

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

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.

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

16. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is used, please contact:

Economics Mastery
Conor Thomas
Email: conor@economicsmastery.co.uk