Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 November 2026

Let's Be Real UK Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information safely, fairly and lawfully. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you use our website, contact us, book our sessions, work with us as a partner or take part in a placement with us.

Let's Be Real UK Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity no. 1220396). We deliver peer-led PSHE, RSE and careers workshops, mentoring and career talks for young people from Year 5 to Post-16.

Address: 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE

Email: education@letsbereal.uk

Phone: 07300 230314

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Let's Be Real UK Foundation is the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.

Website visitors: your name, email address, phone number and message when you complete a form; technical information such as your IP address, browser and device; and your cookie choices.

Schools, colleges and partners: your name, job title, organisation, work contact details, booking requirements, feedback and invoicing information.

Placement students and volunteers: your name and contact details, your course and college, your availability, information needed for safeguarding checks such as DBS checks, emergency contact details and placement records.

Young people taking part in our sessions: we usually collect very little personal information about pupils. Session feedback is normally collected anonymously. Where a safeguarding concern arises, we record the information needed and pass it to the school's or setting's Designated Safeguarding Lead.

We collect information when you complete a form on our website, contact us by email, phone or social media, book a session, apply for or take part in a placement, attend an event, or give us feedback. We may also receive information from schools, colleges, local authorities and other partners we work with.

We use your information to:

- respond to enquiries and provide quotes

- plan, book and deliver our sessions

- arrange and manage placements

- carry out safeguarding checks and meet our safeguarding duties

- manage invoices and administration

- gather feedback and evaluate our work

- send updates you've asked for or that we're permitted to send

- improve our website and services

- meet our legal and regulatory obligations as a charity

We only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so, including:

- Contract: to provide the services you've booked

- Legal obligation: to meet safeguarding, charity, tax and other legal duties

- Legitimate interests: to run our charity, communicate with schools and partners, and improve our work

- Consent: for example, for optional cookies and some marketing (you can withdraw consent at any time)

- Vital interests: in rare cases where someone's safety is at risk

Because we work with children and young people, we may need to process sensitive information, such as safeguarding concerns or information from DBS checks. We only do this where it is necessary, proportionate and permitted by law, for example to protect a young person or meet our safeguarding duties. Safeguarding information is shared only with those who need it, such as a school's Designated Safeguarding Lead or the relevant authorities.

We only share personal information where necessary, and may share it with:

- the schools, colleges and organisations we work with

- DBS and background-check providers

- IT, website, email and cloud service providers

- our accountants, insurers and professional advisers

- local authorities, the police or other agencies where required for safeguarding or by law

We do not sell your personal information.

Some of our service providers may store information outside the UK. Where this happens, we make sure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect it.

We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above, including legal, safeguarding, accounting and charity reporting requirements. We then delete it securely.

If you're a school or partner contact, we may send you occasional updates about our sessions and events. You can opt out at any time by replying to our email or contacting education@letsbereal.uk.

Our website uses cookies. Please see our Cookie Policy for details.

You have the right to:

- access the personal information we hold about you

- ask us to correct inaccurate information

- ask us to delete your information

- ask us to limit how we use your information

- object to certain uses of your information

- ask for a copy of your information in a portable format

- withdraw consent where we rely on it

To use any of these rights, contact education@letsbereal.uk. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse or unauthorised access.

Our website may link to other websites. We're not responsible for their privacy practices.

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page.

Email: education@letsbereal.uk

Phone: 07300 230314