A useful start. Clear account arrangements.

Why you received this learning

An adult has chosen practical learning for you. Talk together about why it may help, when you can use it and the support you need. Try a small lesson and one useful idea at a time. New gifts do not need a separate “I accept this gift” approval step.

Who authorises an account?

An adult buyer confirms that they are your parent/legal guardian, or have permission from someone with parental responsibility to arrange your account and the necessary use of your name, email and learning records. Permission may be discussed in person or by phone; a parent’s email is not routinely required for this declaration route. A relationship such as uncle, cousin or family supporter does not by itself establish parental responsibility. The declaration is recorded, not described as independently verified identity.

A buyer who does not yet have permission can save only their course choice and age/country settings for the current browser session and return after getting permission. They can instead ask for a parent/guardian approval email, or contact hello@icped.online for an assisted route where email is unsuitable. When authority is confirmed, account access is arranged automatically after payment verification and the gift date. The email-approval route waits for the parent/guardian’s explicit Yes.

Your account and your privacy

Online accounts start at age 13. We collect an age group rather than your exact birthday. Your email, account, lesson progress, knowledge-check answers and completion records are used to deliver and support your learning. Necessary younger-learner account processing is assessed under ICPED’s legitimate interests, with extra weight given to your interests, private defaults and a way to object or stop. The adult purchase contract covers the buyer’s transaction. The adult confirming authority must be able to authorise these account arrangements under the rules applicable to the learner. A family relationship alone does not establish authority; contact ICPED if you are unsure.

You are not added to advertising lists or public discussions. Email visibility and social features are restricted. Private reflection tasks do not require uploading personal life, health or family details: think privately, use fictional examples or write on paper. Your password, grades and private reflections are not automatically shared with the buyer or guardian.

Starting, stopping and asking for help

Access follows verified payment, the chosen gift date and confirmed adult authority. Complete authority declarations proceed automatically; the email route proceeds after the parent/guardian approves. The account is then created or reused and learning instructions are sent separately. For individual courses and collections, twelve months start when access to the purchased courses is activated. Closer Together and Our Family Stories instead have the fixed shared 42-day window shown in the family booking, with weekly sections opening on that timetable. A late first sign-in does not restart the window. Use safe email access and sign out of shared devices.

If details are wrong, the gift is unexpected, a parent/guardian does not agree, or you need help, email hello@icped.online with the gift reference. Do not send your password or private health records. ICPED will stop access when the authority arrangements are declined or withdrawn and arrange a full refund to the purchaser. A recorded refund request is not a completed bank refund; confirmation follows the payment provider’s process.

You can ask about your information, correction, stopping participation and other rights explained in the privacy notice. ICPED is practical education, not counselling or an emergency service. Parents and trusted adults can encourage a routine without access to your private account records.

Joining a family programme

Closer Together and Our Family Stories can include named learners aged 13–17 alongside at least one adult, within the final limit of 2–15 accounts. Each needs an individual email. The adult buyer confirms parental responsibility or permission from someone who holds it before payment; an uncle, cousin or supporter is not automatically a legal guardian. This complete declaration allows scheduled account arrangements without a separate learner-acceptance or guardian-email step. Children under 13 do not have an ICPED account and can join only suitable activities through an adult. The care-planning and project programmes remain for adults.

Already received an earlier gift?

Gifts bought under the previous arrangements keep their recorded parent/guardian and learner steps. Follow the original private invitation or contact ICPED for help. Existing declined or withdrawn decisions remain in place. Earlier gifts that required separate learner acceptance keep that step; complete declaration-only gifts no longer need a country-based operator check.