Last updated: 28th January 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how this website collects, uses, and protects information, in line with UK data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
This website is an informational site about UK student loans and does not provide personalised support or correspondence.
1. What data we collect
A) Information collected automatically
When you browse this website, some information may be collected automatically, such as:
- Pages you visit and how you interact with the site
- Device and browser information (for example, mobile/desktop and browser type)
- Approximate location (derived from IP address)
- IP address (processed by third-party services and anonymised where possible)
This information is typically collected through cookies and similar technologies (see “Cookies” below).
B) Information you provide directly
This website does not collect personal data directly from visitors through:
- Contact forms
- User accounts
- Comments
If you choose to contact us by other means outside the website (for example, through a platform not controlled by this site), any information you provide will be handled under that platform’s privacy terms.
2. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Measure site performance and understand how visitors use the site
- Improve content and user experience
- Display advertising and measure ad performance (where enabled)
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.
3. Advertising (Google AdSense)
This website may display advertising using Google AdSense.
Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Serve ads
- Measure ad performance
- Limit the number of times you see an ad
- Show ads that may be relevant based on your visits to this and other websites
Google’s advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing behaviour.
You can manage ad personalisation through Google’s ad settings and learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services via Google’s policies.
4. Analytics
This website may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the site. Analytics data helps us:
- Monitor website traffic trends
- Improve content clarity and site structure
- Identify technical issues
Analytics tools may use cookies and may process IP addresses and device information. Where possible, we aim to use settings that reduce identifiability (for example, IP anonymisation, where available).
5. Legal basis for processing
Depending on the tool involved, the website processes data under one or more of the following UK GDPR legal bases:
- Consent (for certain cookies and personalised advertising where required)
- Legitimate interests (such as understanding site usage, improving content, and maintaining site security)
- Legal obligations (where applicable)
6. Sharing of information
This website does not sell personal data.
Information may be processed by third-party providers that help run the site, such as:
- Advertising providers (e.g., Google AdSense)
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Hosting and security providers
These providers may process information on our behalf or as independent controllers under their own privacy policies.
7. International transfers
Some third-party providers may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, safeguards may be used in line with UK data protection requirements (for example, appropriate contractual protections).
8. Data retention
Automatically collected data (such as analytics data) is retained for the period set within the relevant third-party tool settings, and then deleted or anonymised in line with those settings.
9. Your data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:
- The right to access personal data held about you
- The right to request correction or deletion
- The right to object to or restrict certain processing
- The right to withdraw consent for cookie-based processing where consent applies
You can usually exercise cookie-related choices through:
- Your browser settings (blocking/deleting cookies)
- Google’s ad personalisation controls (for Google advertising)
10. External links
This website may link to external websites (for example, official guidance on GOV.UK). We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites. Please check the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
11. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and will apply from the date shown at the top.
