1. Who is responsible?
Beat SATs is responsible for the personal information described in this notice. In data-protection language, Beat SATs is the data controller.
For privacy questions or requests, email [email protected].
2. What information do we use now?
Information saved on your device
The practice app saves learner nicknames, school year, answers attempted, mistakes, scores, rewards and preferences in the browser’s local storage. This allows progress to appear when the learner returns on the same device. Beat SATs does not currently upload this learner profile or detailed progress to a Beat SATs account or database.
Technical and usage information
Our hosting provider may process information needed to deliver and protect the service, such as IP address, browser type, device type, requested page, date and time, and security logs.
We use Umami for limited, cookie-free analytics. It helps us understand page visits, broad device and location information, which parts of the app are used, approximate time spent and whether an activity was completed. Beat SATs does not send learner names, email addresses, individual answers, question IDs, question text or other free text to Umami.
Information you send to us
If a parent, carer, teacher or other user contacts us, we use the contact details and message they provide to answer the enquiry and keep any necessary record of it.
3. Why do we use this information?
We use information to provide the website and practice app, remember progress on a device, keep the service secure, fix problems, understand broad usage patterns and respond to messages.
Our legal basis for essential service and security information, limited analytics and service improvement is our legitimate interest in operating a safe and useful educational service. Where the law requires consent for a future feature, we will ask before activating it.
4. Local storage, cookies and analytics
Beat SATs uses local storage to provide requested features such as learner profiles, saved progress and sound preferences. It remains on the device until it is cleared through the app or browser.
We do not currently use advertising cookies, marketing pixels or session replay. Umami analytics is configured without cookies and respects the browser’s Do Not Track setting. If we introduce non-essential cookies or similar tracking, we will explain them and request consent where required before using them.
5. Children’s privacy
Beat SATs is designed for primary-age learners, so we aim to collect as little information as possible and use high-privacy defaults. Children should use the service with the knowledge of a parent, carer or school. We do not knowingly ask children for an email address, phone number or home address in the current app.
A parent or carer can clear a learner profile and its progress in the app, or clear the site data in the browser. Because that information currently stays on the device, Beat SATs cannot recover it after it is deleted.
6. Who receives information?
We use service providers to run Beat SATs, including Cloudflare for website delivery and security and Umami for limited analytics. They may process technical information only to provide their services to us. We do not sell personal information and we do not share learner information for behavioural advertising.
Some providers may process information outside the UK. Where UK personal information is transferred internationally, we require an appropriate legal safeguard.
7. How long is information kept?
On-device learner information remains until a user resets it or clears the browser’s site data. Hosting and security records are kept only for as long as needed to operate and protect the service. Analytics information is kept according to the retention period configured with our analytics provider, then deleted or aggregated. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to answer the enquiry, meet legal obligations and resolve disputes.
8. Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights to access, correct or delete personal information, restrict or object to its use, and receive a portable copy. You can also withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis.
To exercise a right, email [email protected]. We may need to confirm the identity of the person making the request. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Planned feature
9. Future accounts and cloud progress
Accounts and cloud progress storage are not currently active. If we introduce them, we may need to collect an adult’s email address, account security information, learner profile details and learning progress. We will design the feature with parental controls, appropriate security and data minimisation.
Before any existing on-device learner information is uploaded, we will update this notice and explain what will be stored, why, for how long, who can see it and how it can be deleted. We will not silently turn local learner progress into an online account.
10. Changes to this notice
We may update this notice when the service or the law changes. We will change the date at the top and give a prominent explanation before making a significant change that affects children or account information.