1. Who We Are

Karen Taylor Education is an educational consultancy based in France, providing services including educational consultancy, professional learning, conference speaking, research, accreditation support and school improvement services.

Data Controller

Dr Karen Taylor

Email: karen@karentayloreducation.com

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect the following personal information:

• Date and time of visits
• Your email address
• Your organisation or school
• Your telephone number (if provided)
• Any information you include when contacting us
• Technical information such as:
  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visits

3. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information when you:

• Complete a contact form
• Email us directly
• Register for an event or webinar
• Browse our website using cookies and analytics technologies

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Provide consultancy services
• Communicate about projects or events
• Send newsletters or updates (only where you have consented)
• Improve our website and services
• Meet our legal obligations

We will only use your personal data where we have a lawful basis under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Depending on the circumstances, we process your information because:

• You have given your consent
• It is necessary to perform a contract with you
• It is in our legitimate interests to respond to enquiries and improve our services
• We are legally required to do so

6. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies may include:

• Essential cookies necessary for website functionality
• Analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) to understand website performance
• Preference cookies to remember your settings

Where required by law, you will be asked to consent to non-essential cookies.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

7. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information with trusted service providers who help us operate our website or deliver our services, including:

• Website hosting providers
• Email marketing platforms
• Analytics providers
• IT support providers

These organisations process data only on our behalf and under appropriate contractual safeguards.

We may also disclose information where required by law.

8. International Transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

• European Commission Adequacy Decisions
• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• Other legally recognised safeguards

9. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Deliver our services
• Meet legal and accounting obligations
• Resolve disputes

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted.

11. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Restrict processing
• Object to processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request data portability
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our services are intended for professionals working in education and are not directed towards children under the age of 16.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be published on this page together with the revised effective date.

15. Professional Confidentiality

Karen Taylor Education recognises that consultancy engagements often involve sensitive organisational information. All information shared by clients is treated in confidence and handled in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and any contractual confidentiality obligations.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact: karen@karentayloreducation.com