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Website Privacy Policy
How Foundations for LIFE School collects, uses and protects personal data through this website.
Last updated: 22 July 2026
This page is about the website only. How we handle pupil, parent and staff information is covered by the school's separate privacy notices, available from the school office and in our policies and documents.
Before publishing: this page accurately describes how the website behaves, but it has not been reviewed by a solicitor or your data protection adviser. Please have it checked before you rely on it.
The short version
We do not run any analytics until you agree to it. If you decline, nothing is stored on your device and nothing is sent to Google. The only information you can submit to us through this site is what you type into the contact form.
1. Who we are
Foundations for LIFE School is an independent special school in Bootle, part of Omega Education. The school is operated by Omega Life Education Ltd, which is the data controller for personal data processed through this website.
- Address: Essex House, Bridle Road, Bootle, L30 4UE
- Email: hello@foundationsforlife.co.uk
- Telephone: 0151 394 3333
- Registered office: 40-42 Kemble Street, Prescot, L34 5SQ
- Company number: 14882021, registered in England and Wales
- ICO data protection register reference: ZB711576
2. What we collect, and when
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how people find and use this site. It is not loaded at all until you press Accept on the cookie banner. Before that, no Google script runs, no cookie is set and no data is sent. If you decline, that stays true. Full detail is in our Cookie Policy.
Your cookie choice
When you accept or decline, we store that one choice in your browser's local storage so we do not ask again on every page. It holds only the word "granted" or "denied". It is not personal data and never leaves your device.
The contact form
If you use the form on our contact page, we receive the name, email address, subject and message you enter. We use these to reply to you and, where relevant, to manage an ongoing enquiry about a placement or a pupil.
Email and telephone
The email and telephone links on this site open your own email client or phone. Nothing passes through the website.
Server logs
Our hosting provider records standard technical information for every request, including IP address, browser type and the page requested. This is used for security and for diagnosing faults.
Fonts
This site loads its typeface from Google Fonts. That request sends your IP address and browser details to Google, and it happens as the page loads, before any cookie choice. No cookie is set by it.
3. What we do not collect
We do not use advertising cookies, we do not run remarketing, we do not build profiles of visitors, and we do not sell or share data with data brokers. There is no login or newsletter sign-up on this site.
4. Our lawful basis
| What | Why | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics cookies | Understanding and improving the site | Consent (UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)), which you may withdraw at any time |
| Contact form | Replying to your enquiry | Legitimate interests, or steps prior to entering a contract |
| Server logs | Security and fault diagnosis | Legitimate interests in keeping the site secure and available |
| Font delivery | Displaying the site correctly | Legitimate interests in serving a usable website |
5. Who your data is shared with
We do not sell personal data. These providers process data on our behalf, or receive it as a necessary consequence of the site loading:
| Provider | Purpose | Data involved |
|---|---|---|
| Google (Analytics) | Website analytics | Usage events and cookie identifiers, only after you consent |
| Google (Fonts) | Serving the site typeface | IP address and browser, sent when the font loads |
| 20i | Website hosting | Server log data |
Some of these providers are based outside the UK. Where data is transferred internationally it is protected by the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or an adequacy decision.
6. How long we keep it
- Analytics: Google Analytics is configured to retain event-level data for 14 months. Aggregate reporting persists beyond that.
- Your cookie choice: stored in your browser until you clear it.
- Contact form messages: kept for as long as needed for the enquiry and any resulting relationship, then deleted in line with our retention schedule.
- Server logs: retained for a short period by our host.
7. Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to:
- be told how your data is used, and to request a copy of it
- have inaccurate data corrected
- have data erased in certain circumstances
- restrict or object to processing, including processing based on legitimate interests
- data portability
- withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing already carried out
To exercise any of these, email hello@foundationsforlife.co.uk. We will respond within one month. To withdraw analytics consent immediately, use the change your cookie choice control.
8. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, please tell us first so we can put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change how this website handles personal data we will update this page and the date at the top.