Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 July 2026

This service (Find My Work Experience) is provided by First Rate Tutors Academic Scholarships Limited and is intended for students aged 13 and over based in the United Kingdom. We handle your information in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

First Rate Tutors Academic Scholarships Limited is the data controller for the information you share when using Find My Work Experience. If you have questions about your data, contact us at info@firstratetutors.com.

What we collect

  • Your year group or your age
  • The sector you are interested in
  • The location you are looking in
  • Your preferred format (in-person, virtual, or either)
  • Whether you would consider unpaid placements
  • If you provide an email: your email address and your marketing preference

We do not ask for or store any special category information such as ethnicity, disability, religion, or immigration status. You can skip any question or choose the no-preference option.

How we use it

  • To match you with work experience opportunities you may qualify for, based on your year group or age, sector, location, and format
  • To improve the accuracy and usefulness of the service
  • If you opt in separately, to email you work experience updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.

We do not sell your data. We do not share it with third parties for marketing.

Lawful basis

We rely on your consent to collect and use your answers and, separately, to send you marketing emails if you opt in.

How long we keep it

Answers submitted anonymously are retained for up to 12 months to help us improve matching. If you create an account, we keep your profile until you ask us to delete it. Marketing preferences are kept until you unsubscribe.

How we protect it

Data is stored on secure servers with access controls and encryption in transit. Only authorised staff can access personal data, and only when needed to run the service.

Your rights under UK GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access a copy of your data
  • Ask us to correct or delete it
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Restrict or object to certain processing
  • Ask for your data in a portable format
  • Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

Contact

For any privacy question or data request, email info@firstratetutors.com. We aim to reply within 30 days.