Snobe Privacy Policy

Snobe.co.uk ("manage.snobe.co.uk", "Snobe", "we" or "us" or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit our site, and how this data is processed and for what specific purposes.

  1. Our Details

    For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the Act), the data controller is:

    Deep Gadara [sole proprietor]
    Patidar Chowk,
    Nr. Ramkrupa Apt.,
    Rajkot, GJ - 360005
    Email: [email protected]

  2. Information We Collect

    1. Information You Provide

      We only collect Personal Information ("personally identifiable information" or "PII") that is reasonable or necessary to accomplish the purpose of Services offered by Snobe.


      1. Account registration

        When you register for an account to use the Services we offer, we may ask for your name, email address, and telephone number you are working for.


      2. Communications.

        When you contact us directly, we may ask you about your contact information such as name, email address, company name and the contents of the message.


    2. Information We Collect Automatically When You Use Our Services

      Like most standard websites, Snobe automatically collects certain information each time you visit the Site. This information includes:


      1. Cookies

        A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your device by a website, allowing the Snobe to store information about your browsing behavior and preferences.

        We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies.

        1. Session cookies help identify your login session on Snobe and such cookies are terminated and erased from your system once you close your browser or log out from the site.

        2. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer for an extended period of time and that helps track user preferences, minimize load times or provide a "compare school" feature on site.

        These so-called session and permanent cookies can be deleted, depending on the respective cookie, by closing your browser, logging out or clearing your cache. Doing so, some service features will not function.

        In addition, an automatic expiration date is provided for each cookie, in case the aforementioned actions are not performed. The action to be taken and the automatic expiration date for the individual cookies can be found in the table below.

        We have provided details of all cookies used on the Snobe website in the table below.

        All cookies in this table have been categorized as Strictly Necessary: These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. As already stated above, this is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

        Cookie Purpose Deleted when browser closed Deleted on logout Deleted on clear cache Automatically expires after
        Snobe_session This cookie is used to identify a user's session on the server. It is generated by PHP and is essential for maintaining session state between page requests. It allows the server to associate subsequent requests from the same user with the correct session data. Yes No Yes

        XSRF-TOKEN

        This cookie is commonly used for cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection. It stores a random token value that is validated on subsequent requests to ensure the authenticity of the request. It helps prevent unauthorized actions performed by malicious websites on behalf of the user.

        Yes

        No

        Yes


        school_au

        This cookie is set by Snobe and it is used to identify user authenticated or not

        No

        Yes

        Yes

        10 Hours

        compare_schools

        This cookie is set by Snobe and it is used to identify added schools into our compare module

        No

        Yes

        Yes

        96 Days

        g_state

        This cookie is set to not show google one tap for social login

        No

        No

        Yes

        7 Days

        recent_schools

        This cookie is set to show recent search schools

        No

        No

        Yes

        30 Days

        recent_locations

        This cookie is set to show recent search locations

        No

        No

        Yes

        30 Days

      2. Web Logs

        When you visit Snobe, we may collect certain information automatically about your engagement with and utilization of our Services. We store such information in Log files. Log files may include information like internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser info, Referral URL, and date/time stamp.
        We use this information to provide the Services, to improve the performance and utilization of the Services, to monitor and administer the Site, to provide customer support and to diagnose technical problems.


    3. Information We Obtain From Third Parties

      1. Third Party for Analytics

        Snobe uses certain third-party web analytics services, including but not limited to Google Analytics provided by Google, Clarity by Microsoft and Heap analytics provided by Heap Inc. which helps Snobe understand, analyze usage patterns of the Site visitors and improve our Services.

        These services may collect information like page view statistics, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction details. In order to serve the purpose, these services may store cookies on your system.


      2. Third party for sign in with google

        On our website, we use sign in with google from google inc. Sign in with google is a convenient feature that enables users to log into websites using their Google account credentials instead of creating new login details.

        When you sign in with Google, Snobe store and access certain information from your Google account, such as your name, email address, and profile picture, in order to authenticate your identity and personalize your experience on the website.

        The collection and storage are carried out in accordance with Art 6 (1) a) GDPR on the basis of your consent when sign in with google.

        Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Sign in With Google can be found on Google's website ("Google Privacy Policy"):

  3. How We Use Information

    We may use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:
    • Provide, operate, and maintain our Services;
    • Secure and enhance our Services;
    • Improve and personalize your experience;
    • Monitor and analyze usage and activities of Site visitors;
    • Develop new features, functionality and products;
    • Communicate with you for customer service, to provide you information about Service updates;
    • Authenticate your identity when you register and each time you sign in;
    • Find and prevent any fraudulent or illegal activities;
    • Review / analyze the results in order to improve our Service (all review is done under safe environment and by authorized person only); and
    • Enforce compliance with our Terms of Use and applicable law and to meet legal requirements.

  4. How We Share Information

    We only collect Personal Information ("personally identifiable information" or "PII") that is reasonable or necessary to accomplish the purpose of Services offered by Snobe.

    1. Our employees

      Your personal data will, when appropriate, be shared with some of our employees. However, we will restrict access to those of our employees who need it to perform their jobs, for example to provide you with customer support. Our employees are of course subject to strict confidentiality.


    2. Disclosures Required by Law and Other Purposes.

      We may share your information (i) if we are required to do so by law, regulation, subpoena, governmental request or legal process; (ii) protect our rights,safety of users; (iii) prevent misuse and unauthorized use of the Services; (iv) detect and prevent fraud, security and technical issues, or illegal activity;

      We reserve the right for not providing prior notice for any such disclosure in our sole discretion.

    Snobe does not share, sell, transfer or otherwise disseminate your personal data to third parties, unless required by law, unless you have given explicit consent to do so.


  5. How We Secure Information

    Snobe takes all the necessary technical and organization measures to protect your personal data from being lost or misused. Our service runs on Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for safe and encrypted transmission of information to and from our servers.

    We update and test our security technology on an ongoing basis.

    We restrict access to your personal information to those employees who need to know that information in order to provide Services to you. In addition, we train our employees about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your information.


  6. How Long We Keep Information

    We retain your information as long as your account is active on our site.

    If you wish to delete your account, you can delete from your account anytime or your user account can be deleted by a Snobe admin.

    We furthermore keep the reviews and school details you have given without reference to an Account after the Account has been deleted. This means that the information you've given about schools, and review, will be kept and shown to other Users of the Service but without reference to your Account. If you would like us to delete these data, please contact us at [email protected].


  7. Your Rights

    You have the following rights:

    • You can request information as to what personal data is stored.
    • You can request that we correct, delete or block your personal data provided these actions are permitted by law and in compliance with existing contractual conditions.
    • In the event that the requirements are met you can request to receive personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
    • Right to complain If you remain dissatisfied, you can make a complaint about the way we process your personal information to us as the UK supervisory authority:
    Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF

  8. Changes to Privacy Policy

    We keep our Privacy Notice under regular review.

    If we make changes to this privacy policy, we will revise the date at the top of this page. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice on your registered email.

    This statement was last updated on 12.05.2023