LEGAL
Privacy Statement
Global Pedagogy Partners — effective 20 October 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Statement explains how Global Pedagogy Partners ("we", "us") collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit globalpedagogypartners.com, join our waitlist, complete our pre-launch survey or contact us. We process personal data in accordance with the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
2. Data controller
Global Pedagogy Partners is officially registered in the Netherlands with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel, KVK) under registration number 42201405.
Denise Michel and Michael Hawkins are the founders of Global Pedagogy Partners and act as joint controllers of your personal data and designated contact persons for data protection matters under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
You may contact either founder to exercise your data protection rights or submit any privacy-related enquiries.
- Email: info@globalpedagogypartners.com
- Postal address: 183 Fivelingo, Zoetermeer 2716BC, Zoetermeer
- KVK Registration No: 42201405
We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer or an EU/UK representative, as our processing is currently occasional and low-risk (Article 27(2) GDPR).
3. Personal data we collect
- Waitlist: name, country, email address and, optionally, your role.
- Survey: your responses. Name and email only if you choose to provide them; otherwise responses are not linked to you.
- Correspondence: your contact details and the content of messages sent to us by email or WhatsApp.
- Website use: IP address, browser, device type and pages requested (server logs), and the page you first visited (see section 9).
We do not request special category data. Please do not include it in free-text answers.
4. Purposes and legal bases
| Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6) |
|---|---|
| Managing the waitlist and sending launch updates | Consent (6(1)(a)) |
| Analysing survey responses to shape the service | Legitimate interests (6(1)(f)); consent for any contact details provided |
| Understanding which pages lead to sign-ups | Legitimate interests (6(1)(f)) |
| Responding to enquiries | Legitimate interests (6(1)(f)) |
| Operating and securing the website | Legitimate interests (6(1)(f)) |
| Complying with the law | Legal obligation (6(1)(c)) |
You may withdraw consent at any time via the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us. We do not sell personal data or use it for automated decision-making that has legal or similarly significant effects.
5. Sharing of personal data
We share personal data only with service providers acting on our instructions under a data processing agreement:
- Vercel Inc. (USA): website hosting
- Supabase Inc. (USA): storage of waitlist and survey data
- Resend Inc. (USA): waitlist and transactional emails
- WhatsApp (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd): only if you contact us via WhatsApp
We may also disclose personal data where required by law, or to a successor entity if the project is incorporated, merged or sold.
6. International transfers
Our founders and some providers are located outside the EU/UK, including in South Africa and the United States. Such transfers are protected by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework where the provider is certified, or by the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and the UK International Data Transfer Addendum. A copy of these safeguards is available on request.
7. Retention
| Data | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Waitlist details | Until 12 months after launch, or earlier if you unsubscribe or request deletion |
| Survey responses | Anonymous responses: as long as relevant to service planning. Contact details: 24 months |
| Correspondence | 24 months after our last exchange |
| Server logs | As set by our hosting provider, then deleted automatically |
8. Security
We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), restrict access to the two founders, and use providers with recognised security certifications. We will report any personal data breach to the competent authority within 72 hours where required, and notify affected individuals without undue delay where the breach poses a high risk to them.
9. Cookies and local storage
We store one preference cookie, gpp-lang, which remembers the language you choose on this website. It is not used for advertising. A second cookie, gpp-visitor, lasts for one year and lets us count this browser once per day in our visit reports. It is not used for advertising. A third cookie, gpp_internal, is set only on a browser used to sign in to the admin area, or when that browser is marked as a team device. It lasts for one year, marks that browser's visits as team traffic, and is not used for advertising. We also store one item in your browser's local storage ("gpp_attribution"), which records only the first page you visited. It contains no identifier and is sent to us only if you submit a form. You may delete any of these at any time by clearing your browser's site data.
10. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- access your personal data;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data erased;
- restrict processing;
- object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time;
- receive your data in a portable format; and
- withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior processing.
To exercise your rights, email info@globalpedagogypartners.com. Requests are free of charge. We will respond within one month, which may be extended by two months for complex requests. We may need to verify your identity.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, including the data protection authority in your EU country of residence, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or South Africa's Information Regulator (inforegulator.org.za).
11. Children
Our services are intended for education professionals and organisations. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe we have done so, please contact us and we will delete it.
12. Changes to this Statement
We may update this Statement, including at launch. The current version will always be published on this page with its effective date. We will notify waitlist members of any material changes by email.
13. Contact
For questions about this Statement or your personal data, contact Denise Michel or Michael Hawkins at info@globalpedagogypartners.com, or write to Global Pedagogy Partners, 183 Fivelingo, Zoetermeer 2716BC, Zoetermeer.
Effective date: 20 October 2026