Privacy Policy

Sirat Institute ("we", "us", "our") is an Islamic educational institute based in Leicester, United Kingdom, dedicated to nurturing souls and shaping families in the light of the Quran and the Sunna.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Sirat Institute is the data controller for personal information collected through this website (institut-sirat.com).

You can contact us about this Privacy Policy using the details below:

• The Nasihah Centre, Mayfield Rd, Leicester, LE2 1LR, United Kingdom
• Email: contact@institut-sirat.com
• Phone: 07541 490667

We only collect personal information that you choose to provide to us. This includes:

• Contact form submissions: your full name, email address, subject, and the contents of any message you send us.
• Course or event enquiries: any additional information you share when asking about courses, seminars, or community activities (for example, the programme you are interested in or details about your family).
• Direct communications: information you provide when you call, email, or message us on WhatsApp or social media.
• Technical information: standard server logs (such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited) and limited cookie or local storage data used to remember your language preference and keep the site functioning.

We do not knowingly collect special category data (such as religious beliefs, health information, or political opinions). Please do not send us sensitive personal information through the contact form.

We use your personal information to:

• Respond to your enquiries, questions, and feedback.
• Provide information about our courses, seminars, events, and community activities.
• Register you in courses or events you have asked to join.
• Maintain records of our community work and improve our programmes.
• Keep the website secure, prevent abuse, and ensure it functions as intended.
• Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:

• Consent — when you submit the contact form or sign up to receive information from us. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
• Legitimate interests — to run and develop our educational programmes, respond to enquiries, and keep our website secure. We balance our interests against your rights and freedoms.
• Legal obligation — where we are required to retain or share information by law.

We do not sell your personal information and we do not share it for marketing purposes. We may share limited information with:

• Our teachers and staff who need it to organise and deliver the courses or activities you are enrolled in.
• Trusted service providers who help us operate the website and communicate with you (for example, hosting providers and email services). These providers act on our instructions and are bound by confidentiality.
• Authorities or regulators where we are required to do so by law, court order, or in order to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our community.

Our website is hosted and operated primarily within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area. Where any service provider processes personal data outside the UK or EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision recognised under UK law.

Our website uses a small number of strictly necessary cookies and local storage entries to keep the site functioning correctly — for example, to remember your chosen language (English or French) and to maintain navigation between pages. We do not use advertising cookies or sell tracking data.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the site works.

We keep personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes it was collected for. As a general rule:

• Contact form messages are kept for up to 24 months after our last exchange.
• Course and seminar registration records are kept while you are a student and for a reasonable period afterwards for administrative and pastoral follow-up.
• Records required for legal, accounting, or safeguarding reasons are kept for the period required by applicable law.

When information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymise it.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Restrict or object to our processing of your personal information.
• Request a copy of your information in a portable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent to process your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@institut-sirat.com. We will respond within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Some of our programmes are designed for young people. When a child under 16 engages with our services, we ask that a parent or guardian provides any personal information on their behalf and gives consent where required. If you believe a child has submitted personal information without parental consent, please contact us and we will remove it promptly.

Our website may contain links to external websites (such as WhatsApp, social media platforms, or partner organisations). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in the law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

• Email: contact@institut-sirat.com
• Phone: 07541 490667
• Address: The Nasihah Centre, Mayfield Rd, Leicester, LE2 1LR