Who We Are
Chemistry Made Easy is an independent educational website providing Chemistry revision resources, interactive tools, and tutoring services. This website is operated by passmygcsescience.
If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us at our contact page.
What Data We Collect
We collect minimal personal data. The types of information we may collect include:
- Contact form submissions: Your name, email address, and any message you send via the contact form.
- Purchase information: When you buy resources through our shop, payment is processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your card details. Stripe may collect your name, email, and billing information. See Stripe's Privacy Policy.
- Analytics data: We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymised data such as pages visited, time on site, and general location (country/city level). No personally identifiable information is collected by Google Analytics.
How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your enquiries submitted via the contact form
- Process and deliver your purchases
- Understand how our website is used so we can improve it
We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies set by Google Analytics to measure site usage. These cookies do not identify you personally. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.
We do not use any advertising cookies or tracking pixels.
Payment Security
All payments are processed through Stripe, a PCI-DSS Level 1 certified payment processor. the highest level of security certification. Your card details are handled entirely by Stripe and are never stored on our servers.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Stripe. For secure payment processing (Privacy Policy)
- Google Analytics. For anonymous website usage statistics (Privacy Policy)
- Google Fonts. For web typography (Privacy Policy)
- EmailJS. For processing contact form submissions (Privacy Policy)
- Firebase (Google). For anonymous authentication and cloud data storage in our mobile app (Privacy Policy)
ChemEasy Mobile App
Our mobile app, ChemEasy (available on the App Store), collects and stores the following data to provide a personalised learning experience:
- Anonymous authentication: When you first open the app, a unique anonymous identifier is created automatically via Firebase Authentication. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any other personal information. Your anonymous ID cannot be used to identify you personally.
- Learning progress: Your lesson completions, quiz scores, XP, streak data, and earned badges are stored in Google Firebase Firestore, linked only to your anonymous identifier.
- App analytics: We use Firebase Analytics to collect anonymised usage data (e.g., which lessons are most popular, app crash reports) to improve the learning experience. This data cannot be used to identify you.
Data deletion: You can delete all of your app data at any time by going to Profile → Settings → Delete Account & Data within the app. This permanently removes all progress, XP, and associated data from our servers.
The ChemEasy app does not contain any advertising, does not share data with advertisers, and does not collect location data, contacts, photos, or any other sensitive information.
ChemPlan IB Mobile App
Our mobile app, ChemPlan IB (available on the App Store), is a study planning tool for IB Chemistry students. It is designed with privacy as a core principle:
- No data collection: ChemPlan IB does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data on external servers. There is no account creation, no login, and no analytics.
- Device-only storage: All data (your study plan, progress, preferences, and settings) is stored exclusively on your device using local storage. Nothing leaves your phone.
- No network requests: The app works entirely offline. It does not connect to any server, API, or cloud service to function.
- Notifications: If you enable daily study reminders, these are scheduled locally on your device using iOS Local Notifications. No notification data is sent to any external service.
- Data export: The optional backup feature exports your data as a text file via the iOS share sheet. This file stays on your device unless you choose to share it yourself.
Data deletion: You can delete all app data at any time by tapping the reset button within the app, or by deleting the app from your device.
ChemPlan IB does not contain any advertising, does not use any analytics or tracking frameworks, and does not collect location data, contacts, photos, or any other information.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of any inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children's Privacy
Our website is designed for students, including those under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe we have collected data from a child under 13, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.