Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 August 2026

At Binary-Tech Institute, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, register for a course, contact us, or use our services.

This policy applies to information collected through our website and through communications relating to our courses and services.

1. Who We Are

Binary-Tech Institute provides technology and IT training courses, including online courses and practical training programmes.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Binary-Tech Institute is the organisation responsible for your personal information collected through our website and services.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information when you use our website or register for our courses:

Information you provide to us

This may include:

• Full name
• Email address
• Telephone/mobile number
• Course registration information
• Information provided through contact forms
• Information you provide when contacting us about our courses or services

We only ask for information that is reasonably necessary for providing our services, communicating with you, and managing course registrations.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically through technologies such as cookies and analytics tools.

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website. This may include information such as:

• Pages visited
• Approximate location
• Device type
• Browser type
• How you arrived at our website
• How long you spend on our website
• General website usage information

Google Analytics information is used to help us improve our website, courses, and services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To process and manage course registrations
• To contact you about a course you have registered for
• To provide course information and updates
• To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact forms
• To communicate with you about our services
• To send important information relating to your course
• To maintain our business and customer records
• To improve our website and user experience
• To understand how visitors use our website
• To analyse and improve our marketing and advertising
• To prevent fraud, misuse, or security issues
• To comply with legal and regulatory requirements

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was originally collected, unless permitted or required by law.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK data protection law, we need a lawful basis to process your personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

Consent

Where required, we may ask for your consent before using your information for a particular purpose, such as certain types of marketing or non-essential cookies.

You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Contract

We may need to process your information to provide a course or service that you have registered for or requested.

Legitimate interests

We may process information where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided that these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.

For example, this may include improving our website, managing our services, communicating with existing customers, and maintaining the security of our systems.

Legal obligation

We may process or retain information where necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

5. Course Registrations

When you register for a course through our website, we may collect information such as your name, email address, telephone number, and the course you have selected.

We use this information to:

• Confirm your registration
• Contact you regarding your course
• Provide course joining instructions
• Send important course updates
• Manage attendance and course administration
• Provide customer support

We may retain course registration information for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business, administrative, accounting, legal, or regulatory purposes.

6. Contact Forms

If you submit information through a contact form on our website, we may collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and the contents of your message.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry and provide the information or assistance you have requested.

We do not sell contact form information to third parties.

7. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by law, we may contact you about courses, training programmes, events, or services that may be relevant to you.

Where consent is required, we will ask for your consent before sending marketing communications.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication or by contacting us.

Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you essential administrative or service-related communications, such as information relating to a course you have registered for.

8. Google Analytics and Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. They can help websites function properly and help website owners understand how visitors use their websites.

We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and usage.

Depending on the cookies and technologies used on our website, we may request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how our website functions.

9. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where this is necessary to operate our website, provide our services, communicate with you, or comply with legal requirements.

These providers may include services used for:

• Website hosting
• Email and communications
• Website analytics
• Course administration
• Payment processing, where applicable
• Website security and technical support

Where we use third-party service providers to process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

We may also disclose personal information where required by law, court order, or a lawful request from a competent authority.

10. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors use our website.

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with its own privacy policies and terms.

We use analytics information primarily to understand website performance, visitor behaviour, and the effectiveness of our website and marketing activities.

You can learn more about Google's privacy practices through Google's privacy resources.

11. International Data Transfers

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

Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable UK data protection law.

This may include relying on an adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards where required.

12. How Long We Keep Your Information

We will not keep your personal information for longer than is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

The length of time we keep information may depend on:

• The reason we collected it
• Whether you have registered for one of our courses
• Our ongoing relationship with you
• Legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements
• Whether we need the information to resolve a dispute or enforce our agreements

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.

13. Security of Your Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorised access
• Accidental loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Unauthorised disclosure
• Destruction

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

14. Your Data Protection Rights

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

• Right of access – you can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to rectification – you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to erasure – in certain circumstances, you can ask us to delete your personal information.
• Right to restrict processing – in certain circumstances, you can ask us to restrict how we use your information.
• Right to data portability – in certain circumstances, you can request your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to object – in certain circumstances, you can object to our processing of your personal information.
• Right to withdraw consent – where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.

15. How to Exercise Your Rights

If you would like to exercise any of your data protection rights or ask a question about how we process your personal information, please contact us through the contact details provided on our website.

We may need to request additional information to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

We will normally respond to valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable data protection law.

16. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent or involvement from a parent or guardian where required by law.

If you are under 18, please ensure that you have appropriate permission from a parent or guardian before submitting personal information to us where such permission is required.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.

17. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.

We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, technology, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

19. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we use your personal information, or your data protection rights, please contact Binary-Tech Institute through the contact details provided on our website.

20. Must LTD

Binary-Tech is a trading name of MUST LTD. Registered in England and Wales. Company No. 16656705.

Registered office: Must Ltd, 124 City Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 2NX

Binary-Tech Institute

Website: https://binary-tech.co.uk/

Last updated: 7 August 2026