THOMAS’S KENSINGTON

Privacy Policy

At Thomas’s, we believe in kindness and transparency – and that extends to how we handle your personal information. This notice explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website or interact with us online.

Who We Are: Thomas’s London Day Schools (‘we,’ ‘us’, or ‘our’) is the ‘Data Controller’ of your information. This includes our schools in Battersea, Clapham, Fulham, and Kensington, as well as Thomas’s College.

We only collect information that is necessary to provide you with an exceptional experience. This includes:

  • Identity Data: Your name and title (e.g., when you book an Open Day).
  • Contact Data: Your email address, phone number, and home address.
  • Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type, and how you use our website (collected via cookies).
  • Pupil/Parent Data: Information provided via enquiry forms or admissions portals.

We use your information to:

  • Process Admissions: Manage enquiries and applications for your child.
  • Stay Connected: Send you school updates or our Alumni Newsletter (if you’ve opted in).
  • Improve Our Site: Analyse how visitors use our website to make it faster and easier to navigate.
  • Keep Everyone Safe: Fulfil our legal and safeguarding obligations.

We process your data under the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: When you sign up for a newsletter or book a tour.
  • Contract: When we need your data to fulfil an agreement (like an enrolment).
  • Legal Obligation: When the law requires us to keep records (e.g., safeguarding).
  • Legitimate Interests: To provide the best possible service and ensure our website remains secure.

We do not sell your data. We only share it with trusted third parties when necessary, such as:

  • Admissions software providers (e.g., OpenApply).
  • Our email marketing platforms.
  • Educational regulators (like the ISI) when required by law.

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Correct: Ask us to fix any mistakes in your information.
  • Erase: Request that we delete your data (the ‘right to be forgotten’).
  • Withdraw Consent: Unsubscribe from our communications at any time.

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though some parts of our site may not function perfectly without them.

Please also refer to the following policies:

If you have any questions about this notice or how we handle your data, please contact our Data Protection Officer.