Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains what information TheLearnDen (“we”) collects when you use thelearnden.com, how we use it, and the choices you have. TheLearnDen is a free UK learning-resource directory operated from the United Kingdom. For any privacy matter, use the editorial contact page.

Who is responsible for your data

TheLearnDen is run by an individual based in England, trading as TheLearnDen, who is the data controller for this site. TheLearnDen collects no personal information through the site itself; emails sent to us are deleted once answered. To exercise any of your rights or ask a question about this policy, use the editorial contact page.

Children’s privacy

TheLearnDen does not ask children for names, email addresses, school details or accounts. Resource feedback is stored without raw IP addresses, browser fingerprints or advertising identifiers.

What we collect and store

We keep aggregate events such as topic views, searches and resource opens, plus private resource feedback linked to anonymous internal identifiers. Feedback may include an optional suggested HTTPS resource URL; do not put names, school details or other personal information in that field. Operational records are retained only as long as needed for link quality, safeguarding and service reliability.

Cookies and browser storage

TheLearnDen sets no advertising or tracking cookies. Local storage keeps site settings and anonymous feedback tokens on your device. Session storage temporarily remembers search filters, return position, feedback in progress and duplicate-event controls; it is cleared by the browser when that browsing session ends. Cloudflare Web Analytics and Ahrefs Web Analytics provide active, cookie-free aggregate traffic statistics.

Optional game progress

Games start with progress saving off. If you switch on Save progress on this device, the browser stores personal bests, question-review boxes and the days on which a game was practised. This information is used only to resume and adapt practice on that device; it is not sent to TheLearnDen or any third party. A celebration setting and the save preference can also be stored after you choose them. Game progress uses the versioned ld:games:v1: local-storage namespace and remains until you use the in-game clear control, turn saving off, clear site data in the browser, or use our device-data reset.

Third-party services

Cloudflare hosts the site and provides cookie-free aggregate analytics. Ahrefs Web Analytics measures page views, page URL, referrer, browser and device type, language, and approximate country and city. Ahrefs uses an IP address and user agent to create a daily rotating aggregate identifier, then discards the raw IP address; it does not use a persistent visitor identifier. If an adult chooses to contribute, Stripe handles the payment under its own privacy policy and terms; TheLearnDen does not receive or store card details. If you subscribe to our email digest, Substack stores your email address to deliver it, and every email includes an unsubscribe link. Links on TheLearnDen open independent external websites with their own privacy policies.

Your rights and choices

Use Remove my feedback beside a resource to delete that vote, or clear all TheLearnDen data from this device. Aggregate counts contain no user identifier and cannot be linked back to a person.

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR) you can ask to access, correct or delete personal information we hold. For any privacy request, use the editorial contact and do not include a child’s name, school or other unnecessary personal information. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).

Changes to this policy

If this privacy policy changes, the date below is updated and significant changes are noted on the site.

Last updated: 3 September 2026.