Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

Before Uni respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit BeforeUni.shop, purchase one of our products, download a resource, join our email list or contact us, and how we use and protect that information.

1. Who We Are

Before Uni is operated by:

Before Uni
Trading as Before Uni
Website: BeforeUni.shop
Email: ready@beforeuni.shop
Business address: 20 Stanfell Road, Leicestershire LE2 3GA

For the purposes of UK data protection law, we are the controller of personal information collected through this website.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with Before Uni, we may collect:

• Your name

• Email address

• Billing and transaction information

• Details about products you purchase or download

• Information you provide through forms or when contacting us

• Email subscription preferences

• Technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address and website activity

• Cookie and analytics information where you have provided consent

We do not normally receive or store your full payment-card details. Payments are processed through the payment providers made available through our website or checkout system.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

• Process purchases and deliver digital products

• Send order confirmations and important information relating to your purchase

• Provide free downloads or resources you request

• Respond to questions and customer-service requests

• Send newsletters, helpful university-preparation content, product updates and promotional emails where you have agreed to receive them

• Manage our subscriber list and email automations

• Improve our website, products and customer experience

• Maintain the security and proper operation of our website

• Meet legal, tax and accounting requirements

• Prevent fraud or misuse of our services

4. Our Lawful Bases for Using Your Information

Under UK data protection law, we rely on different lawful bases depending on what we are doing.

Contract: When we need your information to process an order, provide a digital product or deliver something you have requested.

Consent: When you choose to join our email list or consent to non-essential cookies and certain marketing activities. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Legitimate interests: Where reasonably necessary to operate and improve Before Uni, provide customer service, maintain security and understand how our business is performing, provided your rights do not override those interests.

Legal obligation: Where we need to keep or use information to comply with accounting, tax or other legal requirements.

5. Email Marketing

If you sign up to receive Before Uni emails, we may send you useful university-preparation information, resources, product updates and occasional promotional messages.

We currently use Hostinger Reach to help manage and send our marketing emails.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our marketing emails.

Unsubscribing from marketing emails will not prevent us from sending necessary transactional communications relating to purchases you have made.

6. Cookies and Analytics

BeforeUni.shop may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site and improve its performance.

Some cookies are essential for the website to function. Where required, non-essential cookies such as analytics or marketing cookies will only be used after you have been given an opportunity to consent.

You can change your cookie choices through our cookie settings where available or through your browser settings.

7. Who We Share Information With

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate Before Uni, including providers that assist us with:

• Website hosting and website functionality

• Email marketing

• Payment processing

• Digital product delivery

• Analytics

• Customer support

• Accounting, legal or administrative services

These providers may only use information as necessary to provide their services to us and are responsible for handling information in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.

We may also disclose information where required by law.

8. International Transfers

Some companies that provide services to us may store or process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate legal safeguards are used as required by UK data-protection law.

9. How Long We Keep Information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

For example:

• Purchase and accounting records may be retained for up to six years where necessary for legal, tax or accounting purposes.

• Marketing information may be retained while you remain subscribed.

• If you unsubscribe, we may retain limited information necessary to ensure that we respect your request not to receive further marketing.

• Customer enquiries may be retained for a reasonable period where needed for support, record keeping or dispute resolution.

We periodically review the information we hold and delete information that is no longer needed.

10. Your Rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you the right to:

• Ask what personal information we hold about you

• Request a copy of your information

• Ask us to correct inaccurate information

• Ask us to delete information

• Ask us to restrict how information is used

• Object to certain uses of your information

• Request transfer of certain information

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at ready@beforeuni.shop

11. Children

Before Uni provides resources relating to preparation for university and may be viewed by young people as well as parents.

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.

If you are under 13, please do not submit personal information through the website without the involvement of a parent or guardian.

12. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Third-Party Websites and Affiliate Links

Before Uni may occasionally include links to third-party websites, services or products, including affiliate links.

Third-party websites operate under their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Where a link is an affiliate link, Before Uni may earn a commission if you make a purchase through that link, at no additional cost to you.

14. Complaints

If you have a concern about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

More information is available at ico.org.uk.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on BeforeUni.shop with the updated date shown above.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact:

Before Uni
ready@beforeuni.shop