Cookies policy

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file that is placed on your web browsing device’s hard drive. Most modern web browsers accept cookies by default. However, you can usually configure your web browser to accept or decline cookies from some or all websites (if you prefer). Cookies are often used to improve your experience, for example, by remembering some information for your next visit so that content can be better personalised to you, or to save you from re-entering information. Consequently, declining cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website and in some cases certain parts of the site may not work as expected.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs.

At times, we experiment with the content on our site and may present different content or a different experience to a variety of users. Cookies help us with this website personalisation by helping keep track of what content you should see.

We also use cookies to track campaigns from banner advertisements and opt-in emails. We may use third-party providers to help us determine which of our advertisements are most likely to be of interest to you. These providers may use behavioural information, such as how you navigate the internet, to provide relevant advertisements to you. These providers may have cookies of their own, over which we have no control, to operate their services.

In some cases, we may also use tracking pixels from these companies. Tracking pixels may be used to send data about your visit to our website, such as which pages you viewed as well as if you followed a specific advertisement to visit our site. We use this information to understand, for example, the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website and a more cost-effective service. A cookie unequivocally gives us no access to your computer system.

Other security recommendations

There is also a lot that you can do to help us keep your account and personal information safe when accessing the Think Peregrine website from your computer or phone.. We recommend that you take the following actions:

Password and security details

Use a strong password when setting up your account — ideally one that is long and not easily guessable. Avoid re-using the same password for different services. Using password managers can help with this. Do not give your device security details, including any passwords or passcodes, to anyone else and don't store them on your device. Get in touch with us as soon as possible if you feel someone may know your login details or if you lose your device. We recommend resetting your password immediately as a precaution.

For added security, we recommend you should set up a passcode to access your mobile device. This option can usually be found under the Settings menu on your device.

Mobile devices

Don't leave your device unattended when logged on and watch out for people looking over your shoulder. Think carefully before jail-breaking or rooting your device. We advise against doing this as it may weaken the security of your device and expose you to additional risks.

If possible, keep your device’s operating system updated with the latest security patches and upgrades. Older software may have security vulnerabilities that could expose you to additional risks.

When we contact you

We will never contact you to ask you to disclose your security credentials. Be cautious about opening links contained in SMS messages or emails that you do not recognize and beware of phishing scams.

Mobile notifications

If you receive notifications on your device, please be vigilant about who might be able to view the notifications when they appear on your device lock screen.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site we do not have any control over other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting these sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Your data protection rights

Think Peregrine would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

(i) Accessing your data

You have the right to request Think Peregrine for copies of your personal data. We can provide the data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information, or to exercise any of your other rights, however, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is clearly unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.

(ii) Making changes to your data

If the data we hold about you is out of date or incorrect, in many cases you will be able to correct it directly yourself online. You also have the right to contact us to update and correct it. Please contact us and we will work to make appropriate changes.

(iii) Restricting the processing of your data

You have the right to request Think Peregrine to restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

(iv) Objecting to the processing of your data

You have the right to object to Think Peregrine processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

(v) Transferring your data

You have the right to request that Think Peregrine transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

(vi) Deleting your data

We generally retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract and our services between you and us and to comply with our legal obligations. Details of work completed through Think Peregrine will be kept for at least 6 years. If you no longer want us to use your information to provide the Think Peregrine services to you, you can request that we erase your personal information and close your account with Think Peregrine.

If you request the erasure of your personal information:

We may retain some of your personal information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention and enhancing safety. For example, if we suspend a Think Peregrine account for fraud or safety reasons, we may retain certain information from that account to prevent that member from opening a new account in the future.

We may retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations. For example, this may pertain maintaining a record of work history and for tax, legal reporting and auditing obligations.

Information you have shared with others (e.g., feedback. reviews, case studies) may continue to be publicly visible on the Think Peregrine website, even after your Think Peregrine account is cancelled. However, attribution of such information to you will be removed. Additionally, some copies of your information (e.g., log records) may remain in our database.

Because we maintain the Think Peregrine website to protect from accidental or malicious loss and destruction, residual copies of your personal information may not be removed from our backup systems for a limited period of time.

We may ask you to verify your identity before taking further action on requests such as those listed above.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

You may send data requests for any of the above purposes to our data protection officer at datapro@thinkperegrine.com.

We will not sell, distribute or lease personal information to third parties unless we are either providing safeguarding information to schools that have booked a particular teacher, have permission to do so, or are required by law to do so.

Users visiting the Think Peregrine website, you do so at your own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at your own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use. Every effort has been made to ensure safe and secure data submission processes, but we advise users that they do so at their own risk.

Last updated April 2024.