Privacy Policy

1. Controller

2. Purpose of Data Processing

We process personal data in order to organize, conduct, and bill our language courses. This includes in particular:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Address (optional)
• Language proficiency / course level
• Payment information (if applicable)
• Funding information (e.g., AVGS or education voucher) (if applicable)

3. Legal Basis

• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract)
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest, e.g., course organization)

4. Data Sharing

We only share data with third parties if necessary for contract fulfillment or if you have given consent.

• Instructors and teaching staff
• Technical service providers for online instruction
• Platform providers such as BizBlocks (Vanilla Odyssey LDA, Portugal)

5. Data Retention

Data is retained only as long as necessary for the course and required by legal retention obligations.

6. Your Rights

No automated decision-making or profiling takes place (Art. 22 GDPR).

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)

7. Contact