Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 August 2026

scienceaplus.com (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://scienceaplus.com website (the “Service”), including its GCSE/IGCSE biology, chemistry, and physics notes, worksheets, and blog content.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used here have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection And Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Cookies and Usage Data

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This may include your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type and version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are small files that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Service may not function correctly.

Examples of cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
  • Advertising Cookies. We and our advertising partners use cookies to serve ads that may be relevant to you and to measure ad performance (see “Advertising” below).

Use of Data

scienceaplus.com uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer care and support
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
  • To monitor the usage of the Service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Advertising

scienceaplus.com is supported in part by advertising. We work with third-party advertising companies, including Google, to serve ads when you visit our Service (our authorized ad sellers are declared publicly in our ads.txt file). These companies may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to show advertisements about goods and services that may interest you.

You can learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services, and how to opt out of personalized advertising, at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Sri Lanka and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Sri Lanka and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We take steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements

scienceaplus.com may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of scienceaplus.com
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Data Retention

We retain Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy — for example, to respond to enquiries, operate the Service, and comply with our legal obligations. Usage Data collected via cookies and analytics is generally retained for a shorter period, except where it is used to strengthen security, improve functionality, or where we are legally required to retain it for longer.

Your Privacy Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

Depending on where you are located, you may have rights over your Personal Data, which can include the right to:

  • Request access to the Personal Data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate Personal Data
  • Request deletion of your Personal Data
  • Object to or restrict how we process your Personal Data
  • Request a copy of your Personal Data in a portable format
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of Personal Data (where applicable)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the “Contact Us” section below. We will respond to verified requests within a reasonable timeframe.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is educational content aimed at students, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 13 (in line with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA) or from anyone under 18 without appropriate consent.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us and we will take steps to remove that information from our servers. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a child without verification of parental consent, we will delete it.

Service Providers & Analytics

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to help us analyze how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

  • Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize ads on its own advertising network. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information, see Google’s Privacy & Terms page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to make a request regarding your Personal Data (access, correction, or deletion), please contact us: