This privacy policy will explain how Olive Spanish Courses uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website, book our courses, or interact with our services.
We collect and process the following data:
You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect and process data when you:
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD), Olive Spanish Courses processes your data based on the following legal grounds:
We securely store your data using encrypted cloud databases protected by SSL/TLS encryption, firewall systems, and strict administrative access controls.
Data Retention: Personal data will be retained for the active duration of your educational relationship with us. Following course completion or contractual expiration, your data will be stored securely for the legal limitation periods mandated under Spanish tax and commercial law (up to 6 years). Once this mandatory period expires, we permanently delete or securely destroy your data.
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We share data only with essential operational partners necessary to fulfill your booking or legal duties:
Any data transfers outside the European Economic Area (EEA) strictly adhere to Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission to ensure equivalent security standards.
We would like to send you information about our courses, programs, special offers, and services that we think you might like. You will only receive promotional updates if you have opted in.
You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted, please email us at info@olivespanishcourses.com.
Every user is entitled to full data protection rights under the GDPR and LOPDGDD:
If you make a request, we have one month to respond. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us by email at info@olivespanishcourses.com. Please note that we may require proof of identity to process your request safely.
Cookies are text files placed on your device to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information automatically when you visit our website.
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We use cookies to enhance site functionality and user experience, including:
Our website primarily uses:
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, or clear existing cookies. However, some website features or interactive booking tools may not function properly as a result.
Olive Spanish Courses makes every reasonable effort to ensure that all information on our Website, course schedules, brochures, pricing, and accommodation descriptions is accurate, complete, and current.
Unintentional Errors & Updates: Inadvertent errors, typographical mistakes, or unexpected third-party operational modifications (e.g., partner accommodation updates or excursion dates) may occasionally occur. Olive Spanish Courses accepts no legal liability for minor typographical errors or minor unexpected third-party changes. In the event of an error or material change affecting an active booking, we will notify the impacted client directly via email and apply swift rectifications.
Our website contains links to third-party websites. Our privacy policy applies strictly to our website; if you follow a link to an external site, you should read their respective privacy policy.
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and publish updates directly on this web page.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the personal data we hold, or wish to exercise your data rights, contact us at:
Data Controller: Olive Spanish Courses
Email: info@olivespanishcourses.com
Supervisory Authority: If you feel your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – AEPD) at www.aepd.es.