27/04/2025

GDPR privacy policy for Language Consultants

Privacy Policy – How We Handle Your Data

This privacy policy outlines what personal information we collect, why we collect it, and how we protect it in accordance with GDPR regulations.

Welcome to The Art of Speaking, operated by Language Consultants – The English Grammar Club (“we,” “our,” or “us”).

Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit and interact with our website.

Our website address is: https://www.artofspeaking.it.

Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect different types of personal and technical data, depending on your activity and permissions granted.

  • Personal Information you provide (e.g., name, email address) when filling out forms, participating in our English Placement Tests, requesting certificates, or subscribing to newsletters.
  • Payment-related information (if applicable), such as billing name and method (handled securely via third-party processors – no card details are stored by us).
  • Technical and usage data, including browser type, operating system, screen resolution, IP address, pages visited, time spent on site, and referral source. This helps us analyze trends and improve performance.

How We Use Your Data

We process your data for legitimate and specific purposes, in line with GDPR Article 6. These uses include:

  • Providing access to tailored English training resources and placement test results
  • Sending automated progress reports, tips, and optional learning materials (if you opt-in)
  • Responding to your inquiries, feedback, or customer service requests
  • Ensuring the security and integrity of our website infrastructure
  • Maintaining compliance with legal, tax, and accounting requirements

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience, analyze website traffic, and remember preferences. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies if you prefer.

Your Rights Under This Privacy Policy

  • Access your personal information
  • Request correction or deletion
  • Object to data processing
  • Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from newsletters)

To exercise your rights, contact us at corsi@languageconsultants.it.

Third-Party Services and Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Our comment system may use the Gravatar service. Their privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it — including legal, accounting, or reporting obligations. In general:

  • User-submitted form data is stored for up to 12 months unless deletion is requested.
  • Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Test result data is stored for internal reporting and may be anonymized for future insights.

You may request early removal of your data at any time by emailing corsi@languageconsultants.it.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss.

More Information

To learn more about GDPR and your rights, visit the official GDPR portal. Our email services are provided by Mailchimp, which is also GDPR-compliant.

This privacy policy aims to offer clarity, transparency, and full compliance with international data protection standards.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

Language Consultants – The English Grammar Club
Email: corsi@languageconsultants.it
Website: www.artofspeaking.it

This privacy policy may be updated occasionally. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.