Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

1. Introduction

Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you use our website, contact us, or engage with our services.

We are the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Our registered address is:

Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda
30 Moss Street, Blackburn
BB1 5JT
Email: info@jamiah.co.uk
Phone: 01254 673105

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Category	Examples
Identity Data	Full name, title, date of birth
Contact Data	Address, email address, telephone number
Enquiry Data	Messages submitted via our contact form
Technical Data	IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited
Admissions Data	Application forms, academic records, references
Donation Data	Payment details (processed securely via Stripe), donation amounts

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data through:

• Direct interactions — when you fill in forms on our website (e.g. contact form, application forms), phone us, email us, or write to us.
• Automated technologies — as you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns.
• Third parties — we may receive data from schools, local authorities or other educational bodies in connection with student admissions.

4. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your data in the following circumstances:

• Contractual necessity — to process admissions applications and manage the student-institution relationship.
• Legal obligation — to comply with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g. safeguarding, Ofsted reporting, HMRC).
• Legitimate interests — to respond to enquiries, manage donations, improve our website, and communicate relevant information about the institution.
• Consent — where you have given explicit consent, for example to receive newsletters or marketing communications. You may withdraw consent at any time.

5. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:

• Article 6(1)(a) — Consent (e.g. newsletter sign-ups, optional communications)
• Article 6(1)(b) — Performance of a contract (e.g. processing enrolment)
• Article 6(1)(c) — Legal obligation (e.g. safeguarding duties, tax records)
• Article 6(1)(f) — Legitimate interests (e.g. responding to enquiries, improving services)

Where we process special category data (e.g. religious beliefs in the context of Islamic education), we rely on Article 9(2)(d) — processing carried out by a not-for-profit body with a religious aim, relating to members or former members.

6. How We Store and Protect Your Data

We take the security of your personal data seriously. We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include:

• Secure, encrypted connections (HTTPS) on our website
• Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
• Regular review of our data protection practices
• Secure disposal of data that is no longer needed

Donation payments are processed securely by Stripe. We do not store full payment card details on our systems. Please refer to Stripe’s Privacy Policy for more information.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

• Enquiry data — retained for up to 2 years after the last communication
• Student records — retained for the duration of enrolment and up to 7 years afterwards, or as required by law
• Donation records — retained for up to 7 years for tax and accounting purposes
• Website analytics data — retained for up to 26 months

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you (Subject Access Request)
• Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing
• Right to restrict processing — to request that we limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
• Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@jamiah.co.uk. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

9. Cookies

Our website may use cookies — small text files placed on your device — to improve your browsing experience. These may include:

• Essential cookies — required for the website to function properly
• Analytics cookies — to help us understand how visitors use our site
• Third-party cookies — set by services such as Stripe (for payment processing) or embedded video players

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal data.

11. Children’s Data

As an educational institution for students aged 11 and over, we process data relating to children. We ensure that:

• Parental/guardian consent is obtained where required
• Children’s data is processed with additional safeguards
• Data is only collected where necessary for educational and safeguarding purposes

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

13. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Website: ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda
30 Moss Street, Blackburn, BB1 5JT
Email: info@jamiah.co.uk
Phone: 01254 673105