Last updated: 15 October 2026
This privacy policy explains how Exam Paper Depot (exampaperdepot.com) collects and uses information when you visit the site. We aim to collect as little personal information as possible.
Who we are
Exam Paper Depot is a free website that helps students, parents and teachers find official GCSE and IGCSE past papers. It is run by Gareth Griffiths. You can contact us at contact@exampaperdepot.com.
Information we collect
You do not need an account to use Exam Paper Depot, and we do not ask for your name, email address or any other personal details. We collect information only in the following ways:
- Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how many people visit the site, which pages they use and how they found us. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as your approximate location, device, browser and the pages you visit. We use this information only in aggregate to improve the site.
- Advertising. We show advertisements through Google AdSense to keep the site free. See the advertising section below.
- Server logs. Like most websites, our web host automatically records technical information such as IP addresses, browser type and the pages requested, to keep the site secure and working.
- Emails. If you email us, we will use your email address and message only to reply to you.
Advertising and cookies
Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info or, in the UK and Europe, at www.youronlinechoices.com. To learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent before setting advertising and analytics cookies, and you can change your choice at any time. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although some parts of the site may not work as intended.
Links to other websites
Exam Paper Depot links to exam board websites and other external sites. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they handle your information.
Children
Exam Paper Depot is used by students of school age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and the site does not require any personal details to use. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, and to object to how it is used. To make a request, email contact@exampaperdepot.com. If you are not happy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last changed.