Privacy policy
Last updated: 27 August 2026
1. Data controller
Spruceway Mechanical Engineering School Ltd is the data controller for personal information collected through https://content-spruceway.click and related course administration. Contact: info@content-spruceway.click, 0207717604.
2. Information we collect
When you enquire or enrol we may collect your name, email address, phone number, preferred course, message content, employer details if you provide them, and later attendance or assessment records needed to deliver tuition.
3. Purposes and lawful bases
- Responding to enquiries — legitimate interests and steps prior to a contract
- Administering places, invoices, and safety records — performance of a contract and legal obligations
- Improving the website with aggregated analytics if you accept optional cookies — consent
4. Retention
Enquiry messages without enrolment are usually kept for up to 24 months. Enrolment, invoice, and skills records are retained for up to six years after the last interaction to meet accounting and dispute needs, unless a longer period is required by law.
5. Sharing
We use service providers who host email or store files under contract. We do not sell personal data. We may share information with employers when they fund a place and you ask us to invoice them, or when required by law.
6. International transfers
If a provider stores data outside the United Kingdom, we rely on an appropriate transfer mechanism such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or adequacy regulations where available.
7. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection in certain cases. You may withdraw cookie consent at any time. You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
8. Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. No online transmission is completely secure; please use strong unique passwords on any accounts we later provide.
9. Children
Our courses are for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children through this site.
10. More information
Cookie details appear in our cookie policy.