Privacy Policy

Stonar School maintains this website, www.stonarschool.com (“the Site”), and the information and materials on the Site (“Content”).

Website Disclaimer

Whilst Stonar School takes care to ensure the accuracy of the Content, to the extent permitted by law, Stonar School assumes no legal liability for and does not warrant that the information contained on this website is accurate or complete, or that these web pages will be free from errors or that their availability will be uninterrupted.

Nothing in this disclaimer excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury arising from negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Use of Website Content

The Content of this website and all copyright and other intellectual property rights in it belong to Stonar School or its content providers. You may access and print a copy of the Content for your personal use as a record of your visit. All other use of the Site and its Content, including modification, publication, transmission, creation of derivative works or reproduction, is not permitted without Stonar School’s prior written consent.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used and protected by Stonar School when you use this website.

Stonar School is the Data Controller for the purposes of UK data protection law, including the UK 
General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This Policy applies to visitors and users of the School’s website. It does not apply to the processing of personal data relating to pupils, parents or staff, which is covered by separate Privacy Notices.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you use the Site, we may collect personal data that you choose to provide, including:
• Name
• Job title
• Email address
• Postal address
• Telephone number
• Children’s names (e.g. for admissions enquiries)
• Marketing preferences
• Enquiry and admissions-related information

We do not intentionally collect special category data (such as health or financial information) through the Site.

If you are an existing Stonar School family, we may combine website enquiry information with information already held by the School for legitimate administrative purposes.

Device and Usage Information

When you visit the Site, certain information is automatically collected, including:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Access times
• Pages viewed
• IP address

This information is used to help us operate and improve the Site.

Location Information

We may receive general location information (such as town or city) derived from your IP address. This is used to improve website functionality and relevance.

2. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process personal data collected via this Site on one or more of the following lawful bases:

• Legitimate interests (e.g. responding to enquiries, improving the Site, promoting the School)
• Consent, where required (e.g. certain marketing communications or cookies)
• Legal obligation, where applicable

Consent may be withdrawn at any time where consent is relied upon.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal data collected via the Site to:

• Respond to enquiries and requests
• Provide admissions and marketing information
• Communicate about events and visits
• Operate, maintain and improve the Site
• Monitor and protect the security of the Site
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

If you do not provide certain information, we may not be able to respond fully to your enquiry.

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell personal data

We may share personal data with:

• Regulatory or legal authorities where required by law
• Professional advisers
• Service providers acting on our instructions (e.g. website hosting, IT support)

All processors are required to handle personal data securely and in accordance with data protection law.

5. International Transfers

Personal data is primarily processed within the UK and European Economic Area. Where data is transferred outside the UK or EEA (for example, via certain IT or social media services), this will only take place where appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual safeguards.

6. Data Security

Stonar School takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure.
While we take reasonable steps to secure information transmitted via the Site, no system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies.

Strictly necessary cookies are used to ensure the Site functions correctly. Other cookies (such as analytics cookies) are used only with your consent, which can be managed through the cookie settings on the Site.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request erasure of data (in certain circumstances)
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent where processing is consent-based
• Request restriction of processing

Requests should be made in writing using the contact details below. We will respond within one month, subject to lawful exemptions.

9. Retention

Personal data collected via the Site is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.

10. Links to Other Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites. Stonar School is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.

11. Changes to This Policy

This Policy may be updated from time to time. The most recent version will always be published on the Site, with the “last updated” date shown at the top.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use personal data, please contact:

Data Protection Officer
Stonar School

You also have the right to raise concerns with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.