Privacy Policy
This page explains how the directory handles basic visitor interactions and what to expect when following external links or submitting a contact message.
This is mainly a research and referral-style directory, so the most important privacy point for users is understanding what happens on this site versus what happens after you leave for a university, UCAS, or government page.
What this page explains
Basic analytics use, contact-message handling, and what changes when you leave the directory for a third-party official site.
What applicants should avoid
Do not send passports, transcripts, financial statements, or other sensitive documents unless you are using the correct official admissions or government route.
Best related page
If you need to understand how external official links are chosen before you click them, pair this page with the editorial policy.
Analytics and operations
We may use standard analytics and operational logs to understand page usage, improve site structure, and maintain performance. These tools are used to improve the directory experience and site reliability.
Contact messages
If you contact the site, the details you provide are used to respond to the inquiry, review a correction request, or process editorial feedback. Do not send sensitive personal documents through email or public forms.
External destinations
University, UCAS, and government links go to third-party websites with their own privacy policies. Review those policies directly when you leave this site.
Practical privacy advice for applicants
Do not upload or email passports, academic records, financial statements, or other sensitive documents unless you are using an official university, UCAS, or government channel that explicitly requires them.
What changes when you leave this site
Once you click through to a university, UCAS, or government page, their privacy policies and data-handling rules take over. That is important because the most sensitive parts of the student journey usually happen there, not here.
This page exists to make that transition clear rather than burying it in legal language.
Useful follow-up pages
If you want to understand how official links are selected, read the data sources page. If you want process guidance, use the UCAS guide or student visa guide.
That gives you both the privacy context and the next practical step.
Privacy in the context of a large university directory
Because the site routes visitors toward many external official resources, it is useful to understand the scale and structure of the directory before leaving the site.
Publishable pages
Verified websites
Source datasets
UK nations
Top regions in the live directory
Popular university types
Coverage signals
Largest subject hubs in the current import
Dataset depth
The UK database currently stores 1,589,749 normalized HESA observation rows. That extra depth is what allows the site to grow beyond thin listing pages into stronger long-form guidance and research support content.