Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25/06/2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Cambridge con Cheryl (Cheryl Malanek) collects, uses, stores and protects your personal data when you visit this website, sign up for emails, download free resources, join a challenge, purchase a course, book a call, contact us or take part in our online English learning services.

This policy applies to the website cherylmalanek.com and to services offered under the name Cambridge con Cheryl.

1. Who is responsible for your data?

The data controller is:

Name / business name: Cheryl Malanek
Trading name: Cambridge con Cheryl
NIF/NIE/CIF:Y5672793H
Professional address: Calle Isla de La Graciosa, Tenerife, Spain, 38400
Email: info@cherylmalanek.com

You can contact us at any time about your personal data by emailing: info@cherylmalanek.com

2. What personal data do we collect?

We may collect the following personal data, depending on how you interact with us:

  • Name and surname

  • Email address

  • Phone number, if you provide it

  • Billing details

  • Payment information, processed through secure third-party payment providers

  • Information you provide when filling in forms, questionnaires, applications or feedback forms

  • Information you provide when booking a call or contacting us by email, form, social media or message

  • Course-related information, such as study needs, level, goals, mock exam results, writing submissions, speaking needs, attendance and progress

  • Login and platform access information

  • Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and cookie preferences

  • Marketing data, such as whether you opened emails, clicked links or unsubscribed

We do not intentionally collect special category data, such as health data, political opinions, religious beliefs or other sensitive information, unless you choose to share it with us and it is relevant to your learning support.

3. How do we collect your data?

We collect personal data when you:

  • Visit this website

  • Accept or manage cookies

  • Sign up to a newsletter, free resource, challenge or waiting list

  • Fill in a contact form, application form, questionnaire or feedback form

  • Buy a course, class, workshop, digital product or coaching service

  • Book a call or attend a live session

  • Send us an email or message

  • Submit writing, recordings, homework, mock exams or course-related work

  • Use the course platform or interact with our online content

Some technical data may also be collected automatically through cookies or similar technologies, depending on your cookie choices.

4. Why do we use your data?

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To provide our services

We use your data to give you access to courses, digital materials, live lessons, coaching, feedback, study plans, workshops, community spaces and other services you have purchased or requested.

Legal basis: performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into a contract.

To manage payments and purchases

We use your data to process payments, issue receipts, manage payment plans, confirm purchases and deal with billing queries.

Legal basis: performance of a contract and compliance with legal obligations.

To respond to enquiries

We use your data to reply to messages, emails, forms, course applications, sales enquiries and support requests.

Legal basis: legitimate interest or steps taken before entering into a contract.

To send marketing emails

If you sign up for a free resource, challenge, newsletter or marketing list, we may send you educational content, updates, offers and information about our courses and services.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us.

Legal basis: consent, or legitimate interest where legally permitted for existing customers and similar services.

To personalise your learning experience

For course students, we may use information about your level, goals, weaknesses, mock results, writing, speaking, attendance and progress to create study plans, give feedback and support your preparation.

Legal basis: performance of a contract and legitimate interest in providing a high-quality educational service.

To improve the website and services

We may use analytics and feedback to understand how people use the website, improve content, fix technical issues and develop better courses and resources.

Legal basis: legitimate interest and, where required for analytics cookies, consent.

To comply with legal obligations

We may need to keep certain records for tax, accounting, consumer law, legal claims or regulatory obligations.

Legal basis: compliance with legal obligations.

5. Cookies and analytics

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Others, such as analytics or marketing cookies, are only used where required consent has been given.

We use a cookie consent tool to allow users to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

6. Email marketing

If you sign up to receive emails from us, we will use your name and email address to send you educational content, free resources, course information, offers and updates.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by contacting us at [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL].

We do not sell your email address or personal data.

7. Payments

Payments are processed by secure third-party payment providers. We do not store your full card details on our website.

Payment providers may process your personal data according to their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

8. Course platform, live classes and community tools

If you join one of our courses, your personal data may be used to provide access to the course platform, live classes, digital materials, feedback, study plans, group sessions, community spaces and support channels.

This may include your name, email address, course access details, submissions, recordings you choose to send, class attendance, progress information and communication history.

9. Who do we share your data with?

We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who help us run the website and provide our services, such as:

  • Website hosting providers

  • WordPress plugins and website tools

  • Email marketing platforms, such as MailerLite

  • Payment processors, such as ThriveCart, Stripe or PayPal

  • Course platform providers

  • Video hosting platforms, such as Vimeo

  • Live class or meeting tools, such as Zoom or Google Meet

  • Scheduling tools, such as Google Calendar, Calendly or AddEvent

  • Analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or MonsterInsights

  • Cookie consent tools, such as CookieYes

  • Communication platforms, such as Gmail, Telegram or similar tools

  • Professional advisers, such as accountants, legal advisers or tax advisers, where necessary

These providers may only access the data they need to provide their services.

We may also disclose personal data if required by law, tax obligations, legal claims, court orders or competent authorities.

10. International data transfers

Some of the tools and service providers we use may process data outside Spain, the European Economic Area or the country where you live.

Where this happens, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.

11. How long do we keep your data?

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

As a general guide:

  • Enquiry and contact form data may be kept for up to 2 years after the last contact

  • Customer and purchase records may be kept for the period required by tax and accounting law

  • Course-related data may be kept for the duration of the course and for a reasonable period afterwards to provide support, resolve queries and keep business records

  • Marketing data is kept until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent

  • Cookie consent records are kept according to the settings of the cookie consent tool

  • Legal, tax or accounting records may be kept for longer where required by law

When data is no longer needed, we will delete it, anonymise it or securely archive it.

12. Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Ask us to delete your data

  • Ask us to restrict the use of your data

  • Object to certain types of processing

  • Request portability of your data

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@cherylmalanek.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, at www.aepd.es.

13. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. If you believe your data has been affected by a security issue, please contact us immediately at [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL].

14. Children and minors

Our services are mainly intended for adults preparing for English exams or improving their English for professional or educational purposes.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 14 without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

If you believe that a child under 14 has provided us with personal data without appropriate consent, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps.

15. Links to other websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of those third-party websites.

Please review their privacy policies before providing them with personal data.

16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, website, tools or legal obligations.

The updated version will be published on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

17. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use your personal data, contact:

Email: info@cherylmalanek.com