Privacy Policy

Who we are

Glintiss Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales. Glintiss Ltd owns and operates the Glintiss and Dr Yannis educational websites and services.

Glintiss Ltd is the controller responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.

Glintiss Ltd
Company number: 14895106
Registered office: 86–90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE
Email: ioannis [dot] glinavos [at] glintiss.co.uk

Dr Yannis (Ioannis) Glinavos is the founder and company director.

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Last updated: 20 August 2026

Websites and services covered by this policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the following websites and services operated by Glintiss Ltd:

• glintiss.co.uk
• dryannis.co.uk, including www.dryannis.co.uk
• app.dryannis.co.uk
• events.dryannis.co.uk
• the Dr Yannis SQE Newsletter
• associated contact, event-application, booking and educational services operated by Glintiss Ltd

Together, these form part of the Glintiss and Dr Yannis educational ecosystem.

Some pages link to services operated by other organisations, including YouTube, Substack, Facebook, payment providers and video-conferencing services. Those organisations operate under their own privacy policies when you visit or use their platforms.

Information we collect

The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us.

It may include:

• your name and email address;
• information you include in an enquiry or correspondence;
• information supplied when subscribing to the SQE Newsletter;
• information supplied when applying for or booking an event;
• details required to assess eligibility for a workshop or identify a potential conflict of interest;
• booking, payment-status and transaction information;
• information you choose to provide during a livestream, workshop or other event;
• comments and associated account information on glintiss.co.uk;
• IP addresses, browser information, device information and technical server logs;
• cookie preferences and consent records; and
• locally stored study progress and preferences used by the SQE study app.

Please do not provide personal information that is not relevant to your enquiry, application or use of our services.

How we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

• provide and maintain our websites and educational services;
• respond to questions and enquiries;
• administer newsletter subscriptions;
• assess applications for workshops and other events;
• carry out reasonable conflict-of-interest and eligibility checks;
• manage bookings, payments and attendance;
• communicate important information about a service or event;
• deliver livestreams, workshops and other educational activities;
• maintain website and information security;
• diagnose faults and prevent misuse;
• maintain appropriate business, financial and legal records;
• manage comments and prevent spam; and
• comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell personal information.

Our lawful bases

Depending on the circumstances, Glintiss Ltd relies on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Consent

We rely on consent where you ask to receive the SQE Newsletter or separately agree to receive other optional communications. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Contract and steps before entering a contract

We process information when this is necessary to consider an event application, administer a booking, take payment or provide a service you have requested.

Legitimate interests

We may process information where it is necessary for our legitimate interests in:

• operating and improving our educational services;
• responding to enquiries;
• protecting our websites and systems;
• preventing spam, misuse and fraud;
• selecting suitable participants for limited-capacity events;
• identifying and managing potential conflicts of interest; and
• keeping proportionate records of our activities.

We consider the nature of the information, the reasonable expectations of the individuals concerned and the possible effect on their rights before relying on legitimate interests.

Legal obligations

We may process and retain information where this is necessary to comply with company, accounting, taxation, consumer-protection or other legal obligations.

Website and technical information

When someone visits one of our websites, our hosting and technical-service providers may process information such as:

• the visitor’s IP address;
• browser and device type;
• requested pages;
• date and time of access;
• referral information; and
• security and diagnostic information.

This information is used to deliver the website, maintain security, investigate technical problems and prevent misuse.

The SQE study app

The study planner and question-bank functions at app.dryannis.co.uk may use browser storage to remember study progress, answers and preferences.

This information is stored locally in the user’s browser. It is not stored in a personal Glintiss Ltd account or synchronised to cloud storage, and Glintiss Ltd cannot use it to identify an individual user.

Locally stored progress may be lost if the user:

• clears browser data or cookies;
• uses a different browser or device;
• uses a private or Incognito window; or
• changes settings that prevent browser storage.

The app’s local storage is used to provide the requested progress and study-planning functions. It is not used for advertising or cross-site tracking.

Ordinary hosting and security logs may still be generated when someone accesses the app.

Event applications and bookings

When someone applies for a workshop or other event, we may collect their name, email address and information reasonably required to assess their application.

Applications may be reviewed to:

• determine whether the event is suitable for the applicant;
• manage limited capacity;
• communicate an acceptance or rejection;
• administer payment and attendance; and
• identify or manage potential conflicts of interest.

Submitting an application does not guarantee admission to an event.

Where an application is accepted, we may retain booking correspondence, payment status, attendance information and related records as necessary to provide the event and meet our legal and accounting obligations.

Payments may be processed by an external payment provider. Glintiss Ltd does not normally receive or store complete payment-card details. The payment provider processes payment information under its own privacy terms.

If a livestream or workshop will be recorded, participants will be informed. Participants should not share personal or confidential information in public chats or discussions.

Newsletter

To subscribe to the SQE Newsletter, email newsletter@glintiss.co.uk with “subscribe” in the subject line. By doing so, you ask Glintiss Ltd to send the newsletter to the email address you provide.

The newsletter normally contains an SQE-style multiple-choice question, supporting material and related educational information. The answer and feedback are generally provided in a subsequent newsletter.

Your newsletter information may include your email address, name if supplied, subscription status and limited administrative records relating to subscription or delivery.

We use this information to:

• deliver the newsletter;
• administer the subscriber list;
• manage subscription requests; and
• respond to questions about the newsletter.

Newsletter information will not be sold or used for unrelated third-party marketing. It may be processed by email, newsletter, hosting or technical-service providers acting on our behalf.

You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing newsletter@glintiss.co.uk with “unsubscribe” in the subject line. We will stop sending the newsletter and remove your address from the active distribution list. We may retain a minimal suppression record where necessary to ensure that we respect an unsubscribe request.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with that embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Cookie-consent management on glintiss.co.uk

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

You can manage your WordPress cookie preferences using the Change privacy settings, Privacy settings history and Revoke consents controls provided on glintiss.co.uk.

Who we share information with

Where necessary, personal information may be processed by organisations providing services to Glintiss Ltd, including:

• website and application hosting providers;
• email and newsletter providers;
• event-application and booking services;
• payment providers;
• video-conferencing and livestreaming platforms;
• website-security, backup and spam-detection services;
• IT and technical-support providers;
• professional advisers; and
• public authorities where disclosure is legally required.

These organisations receive only the information reasonably required for the relevant service.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service.

International transfers

Some technology providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where UK data-protection law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we take reasonable steps to ensure that an appropriate transfer mechanism or other lawful safeguard is in place. Further information about relevant safeguards may be requested using the contact details in this policy.

How long we retain information

We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet any legal, accounting or reporting obligations.

In particular:

• enquiries and ordinary correspondence are retained for as long as necessary to respond and maintain an appropriate record;
• unsuccessful event-application information is normally deleted within 12 months after the relevant event, unless it is needed to address a complaint or legal issue;
• booking, transaction and accounting records may be retained for up to six years or for a longer period where required by law;
• active newsletter information is retained while the person remains subscribed;
• comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved;
• registered users, where registration is available, can see, edit or delete their personal profile information at any time, except that they cannot change their username;
• website administrators can see and edit registered-user information;
• security logs are retained for a proportionate period determined by security and technical requirements; and
• a limited suppression record may be retained after an unsubscribe request to prevent further unwanted communications.

We may delete information sooner where it is no longer required.

Security

We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or loss.

No internet service or method of electronic communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should avoid sending confidential or sensitive information through ordinary email or public comments.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

• ask for access to your personal information;
• ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
• ask us to delete your information;
• ask us to restrict how information is used;
• object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• object to direct marketing;
• receive certain information in a portable format; and
• withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

These rights are subject to the conditions and exemptions provided by data-protection law.

To exercise a right, contact ioannis.glinavos@glintiss.co.uk. We may ask for information needed to confirm your identity before responding.

Complaints

Please contact us first if you have a concern about how we use personal information so that we can try to resolve it.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our websites, services or legal obligations change.

The current version will be published on this page with its most recent revision date. Significant changes affecting existing subscribers, applicants or customers may also be communicated directly where appropriate.