Last updated: November 2, 2026
Sum Fun Tutoring (“we”, “us”) provides math and science tutoring in British Columbia. This policy explains what personal information we collect through sumfuntutoring.ca, why we collect it, and your choices. We handle personal information in line with BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
What we collect
When you book a consultation, we ask for:
- your name, email address, phone number (optional) and how you’d like us to contact you;
- your child’s first name and grade, the subjects they need help with, and anything you choose to tell us about their goals;
- whether you’d like online or in-person lessons, your general area, and times that usually work.
When you send a question, we collect your name, email, optional phone number, optional grade, and your message.
If you have a family account, we store your name, email and password (handled securely by our login provider; we never see your password), your children’s first names and grades, and details of the sessions you request.
When you visit the site, we use privacy-friendly analytics that count page visits without cookies and without identifying you. If you log in, your browser stores a sign-in token so you stay logged in.
Children’s information
Children don’t create accounts or give us information directly. A parent or guardian provides it, and we keep it to the minimum we need: a first name and grade. Please don’t include more personal detail about your child than you’re comfortable sharing.
How we use it
- to reply to you and arrange your consultation;
- to plan, schedule and deliver tutoring, and to keep you updated on progress;
- to run your family account;
- to understand, in aggregate, how the website is used so we can improve it.
We don’t sell or rent personal information, and we don’t use it for advertising. We’ll only email you about tutoring you’ve asked about. We won’t add you to a mailing list without your clear permission.
Who we share it with
We only share information with the service providers that run our website, and only so they can do that:
- Google Firebase: database and secure logins;
- Vercel: website hosting and visit statistics;
- Resend: sending emails such as booking confirmations.
These providers may store information on servers outside Canada, including in the United States, where it may be subject to the laws of that country. We may also disclose information if the law requires it.
How long we keep it
We keep information only as long as we need it for the purposes above or as required by law. If you decide not to go ahead with tutoring, or you stop lessons, you can ask us to delete your information at any time.
Keeping it safe
Our site uses encrypted connections (HTTPS). Access to family information is limited to our team, and our database is protected by access rules so families can only see their own information.
Your choices and rights
You can ask us to:
- tell you what personal information we hold about you or your child;
- correct anything that’s wrong;
- delete your information, or withdraw your consent to us using it (this may mean we can’t continue tutoring).
To make a request or ask a privacy question, please contact us. The owner of Sum Fun Tutoring is responsible for privacy and will respond within 30 days. If you’re not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC.
Changes to this policy
If we make important changes, we’ll update this page and the date at the top.