Privacy Policy

Effective date: 11 March 2026

SureStart ("we", "us", "our") operates the website mysurestart.org. This policy describes what personal information we collect, why, how we protect it, and your rights.

1. Who We Are

SureStart is an education organisation that provides AI and technology programs for students, universities, and K-12 schools. Our website is a static HTML site hosted on GitHub Pages at mysurestart.org.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information you provide

2.2 Information collected automatically (with your consent)

We do not collect any analytics or tracking data without your explicit consent. If you opt in to the Analytics category in our cookie banner:

If you opt in to the Marketing category:

For full details of every cookie and similar technology, see our Cookie Policy.

2.3 Information we do NOT collect

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

ActivityLegal Basis
Storing your consent preferences (ss_consent) Legitimate interest (strictly necessary for site operation)
Google Analytics (when consented) Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
YouTube embeds (when consented) Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Airtable forms (when consented) Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Vibe Lab localStorage (when consented) Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

4. Third-Party Providers

ProviderPurposeCategoryPrivacy Policy
Google LLC Analytics (GA4) Analytics Link
Google LLC (YouTube) Video embeds Marketing Link
Formagrid Inc. (Airtable) Contact & enrollment forms Preferences Link
Cloudflare (R2 CDN) Image and static asset delivery Strictly Necessary Link

No third-party scripts or embeds load until you consent to the relevant category. The only exception is Cloudflare R2 CDN which serves static images and is classified as strictly necessary infrastructure.

5. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use four categories of cookies and similar technologies:

Full details including cookie names, lifetimes, and providers are in our Cookie Policy.

6. How to Manage Consent & Withdraw

You control your cookie preferences through our consent banner, which appears on your first visit with three equally prominent options: Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, and Manage Preferences.

To change or withdraw consent at any time, click the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page. This re-opens the same preferences panel. Withdrawing consent is exactly as easy as granting it.

When you withdraw consent for a category, we stop loading the associated scripts and embeds on subsequent page loads. Some cookies already set by third parties (e.g., Google Analytics) may persist in your browser until they expire — you can clear them through your browser settings.

7. Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We honour the Global Privacy Control signal. If your browser sends GPC, we automatically default all non-essential categories to off. You may still choose to opt in if you wish.

Static-site limitation: We detect GPC via the JavaScript API (navigator.globalPrivacyControl). The HTTP header (Sec-GPC) cannot be read because GitHub Pages has no server-side processing. All major GPC-capable browsers expose the JS API.

8. Data Retention

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

10. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. We do not participate in data broker marketplaces. We do not use advertising or retargeting pixels.

11. Children's Privacy

SureStart programs serve students including minors. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website. Form submissions from minors are handled through school and university partnerships with appropriate consent from parents or guardians.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through a notice on the website. The "Effective date" at the top of this page reflects the latest update.

13. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us.