Last updated: April 2026 · Version 1.0
At China Quest we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This notice explains when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it, and how we keep it safe.
Any questions regarding this notice and our privacy practices should be sent by email to info@milesminds.com or by writing to the address below.
China Quest is the trading name of Miles Minds Limited, a company registered in Ireland (Company No. 802673). We design and operate educational travel programmes for Irish and international schools.
We collect information from you directly when you:
We may also collect technical information indirectly through cookies and analytics when you browse our website (see "Cookies" section below).
For our Pioneer Programme interest registration, we collect:
We do not collect your name, date of birth, home address, or any special category data (health, ethnicity, religion, etc.) through this form.
Providing your data is entirely voluntary. If you choose not to provide it, we simply cannot register your interest or send you programme updates.
We use your information to:
We will never use your email for unrelated marketing, and we will never sell or rent your personal data to any third party.
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling of any kind.
We rely on consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)) as our lawful basis for processing your data. Consent is given freely through two separate, un-pre-checked checkboxes on our registration form.
You may withdraw your consent at any time (see "Your rights" below). Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew.
Under Irish law, the digital age of consent is 16. We are committed to protecting the privacy of children and young people.
If you are under 16, please seek your parent or guardian's permission before providing us with any personal information.
We retain your information only for as long as necessary:
We review our retention periods regularly to ensure we are not holding data longer than necessary.
We do not sell or rent your information to third parties. We do not share your information with any third party for their own marketing purposes.
We may share your data with the following service providers who act on our instructions under a signed Data Processing Agreement:
We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If this changes in future, we will update this notice and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive communications from us. If you do not want to receive updates about the Pioneer Programme, you can:
We will action your request within 30 days.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:
To exercise any of these rights, please email info@milesminds.com. We will respond within 30 days.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of your personal data and to protect it against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. Our service providers are contractually bound to maintain equivalent standards of security.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no transmission of data over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the security of data you transmit to us via the internet.
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a website to your browser, which then stores them on your device. They help websites remember information about your visit.
Our website may use cookies for basic functionality and analytics. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect how certain features of our website work.
For more information, see our Cookie Policy.
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy notice applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy statements.
We hope to resolve any privacy concern directly. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, however, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission:
We keep this notice under regular review. If we make significant changes, we will make this clear on our website or by contacting you directly. This notice was last updated in April 2026.