This notice explains how Empower collects and uses your personal data for course fees, add-on services, and related payments.
We may collect:
Student and parent/guardian names, contact details, and addresses
Course and enrolment details
Payment and billing information (e.g. card details, invoices)
Sponsor details (e.g. school, scholarship, government)
Payment history and outstanding balances
Your data is used to:
Manage course enrolment and service payments
Issue invoices, receipts, and refunds
Communicate about bookings and course updates
Meet legal, financial, and safeguarding requirements
Prevent fraud or misuse of services
We process your data under:
Contract – to deliver the course and services you’ve requested
Legal obligation – to comply with financial and regulatory duties
Legitimate interest – to run our business efficiently and protect students
We may share your data with:
Empower finance and support teams
Banks and secure payment processors
Your student host (if optional services are booked).
We do not sell your data or use it for marketing without consent.
If data is shared outside the UK (e.g. with a sponsor or home authority), appropriate safeguards such as contractual clauses will be used.
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access or correct your data
Request deletion or restriction (in some cases)
Object to how your data is used
File a complaint with the UK ICO
For questions or to exercise your rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at: