Website Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice
1. Introduction
This Privacy Notice explains how Darwin Education Group ('we', 'us', 'our') collects and uses personal data through this website. This website is an informational, non-transactional 'about us' site.
2. Who We Are
Darwin Education Group is a group of specialist education and training businesses delivering professional development programmes and learning solutions across the veterinary and human healthcare sectors. Through its portfolio of operating companies, the Group supports learners and organisations internationally with high-quality education, skills development and clinical training.
Darwin Education Group is the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Contact: enquiries@darwineducation.com
Registered address:
Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, United Kingdom, SW1H 0DB
3. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
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Contact details (such as name, email address, telephone number and organisation).
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The content of any communication you send to us.
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Technical and usage data (such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited and time spent on the site).
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Cookie identifiers and similar tracking technologies (see the Cookie Policy).
4. How We Use Your Data
We use personal data to:
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Respond to enquiries and communications.
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Direct enquiries to the appropriate Group Company where relevant.
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Maintain website security and functionality.
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Analyse website usage to improve performance and user experience.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:
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Legitimate interests (e.g., responding to enquiries, website security, internal administration).
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Taking steps prior to entering into a contract (where relevant).
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Consent (for non-essential cookies and analytics in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)).
6. Sharing with Group Companies
'Group Companies' means entities operating under the contractual scope of Darwin Education Group, including entities active in the veterinary and human healthcare sectors, as shown in our Companies List.
We may share personal data with Group Companies where necessary to respond to your enquiry, route your request to the most appropriate operational entity, or for internal administrative and IT support purposes. Appropriate technical and organisational safeguards are in place.
7. Service Providers
We may share personal data with service providers supporting our website, including hosting providers and analytics providers such as Google (Google Analytics).
8. International Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or other legally recognised mechanisms.
9. Data Retention
Enquiry data is retained only as long as necessary to manage the enquiry and for internal record-keeping purposes. Analytics data retention is configured in accordance with Google Analytics settings (typically up to 14 months) unless we choose a different setting.
10. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and data portability. You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Details are available at www.ico.org.uk.
11. Changes to this Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The current version will always be available on this website.
First Version, February 2026
