Privacy Policy

The Digital School (TDS) is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to providing digital education to underserved communities worldwide. Our registered office is in Dubai, UAE. References to "TDS", "we", "our" or "us" in this policy mean The Digital School (TDS).

Questions about this policy should be directed to: info@thedigitalschool.org

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Contact information – name, email address, phone number, and organisation, when you submit our contact or membership forms.
• Usage data – pages visited, time spent on site, browser type, and referring URLs, collected automatically via analytics tools.
• Newsletter subscriptions – email address when you subscribe to our newsletter.
• Communications – content of messages you send us through forms or by email.

We do not collect sensitive personal data (e.g., health, financial, or government identity information) through this website.

We use collected information to:

• Respond to your enquiries and partnership requests.
• Send newsletters and programme updates (only where you have opted in).
• Improve the website and understand how visitors use it.
• Comply with legal obligations.

We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis, we rely on:

• Consent – for newsletter subscriptions and non-essential cookies.
• Legitimate interests – for website analytics and security monitoring.
• Contractual necessity – to process partnership or membership enquiries.

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website and gather analytics. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details and opt-out instructions.

We may share data with trusted third parties that help us operate the website, including:

• Email delivery providers (e.g., Resend) for transactional emails.
• Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand site traffic.
• Cloud hosting providers for website infrastructure.

These parties are contractually required to handle data securely and only for the purposes we specify.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact enquiry data is typically retained for up to 2 years. You may request deletion at any time by emailing us.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@thedigitalschool.org. We will respond within 30 days.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no transmission over the internet is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent revision was made. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

The Digital School (TDS)
Email: info@thedigitalschool.org
Dubai, UAE