Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 9th January 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Plan-Ed. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
2. Information We Collect
We only collect the information necessary to provide and improve the Plan-Ed service:
- Account Information: When you register, we collect your name, email address, and password securely.
- Student Information: To use the planner, you may input the first names (or nicknames) of your students, their schedules, and educational notes. We treat this data with the utmost sensitivity.
- Payment Data: When you subscribe, your payment details are processed directly by our secure payment provider (Stripe). We do not store or process your full credit card information on our servers.
- Usage Data: We collect basic, anonymized information about how you interact with our system (such as login times and feature usage) to help us squash bugs and improve the software.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Create and manage your account.
- Provide the core scheduling and reporting features of Plan-Ed.
- Send you critical system emails (like password resets or account updates).
- Process your subscription payments.
- Respond to your customer support requests.
4. Sharing Your Information
We will never sell your personal data. We only share information with trusted third-party services that are essential to running our application:
- Stripe: For processing subscription payments securely.
- Resend: For delivering automated system emails securely.
- Web Hosting: Our database and servers are securely hosted to keep your data safe.
5. Data Retention and Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, or until you request that we delete your account.
6. Your Privacy Rights (UK GDPR)
Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate data.
- Erasure: Request that we delete your account and all associated data ("The Right to be Forgotten").
- Withdraw Consent: If you have given us consent to use your data, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this policy, or wish to exercise your data rights, you can email us at: hello@plan-ed.co.uk