Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5 July 2026

Welcome to marinasekacheva.com

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit this website, register for a course, or purchase any of our digital products.
This website is operated in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") and applicable Spanish data protection laws.

1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for processing your personal data is:
Marina Sekacheva
Self-employed (Autónoma)
Barcelona, Spain
Email: marinasekachevaonline@gmail.com

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is processed, please contact us using the email above.

2. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with this website, we may collect the following information:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Country of residence
  • Information you voluntarily provide about your dance experience
  • Purchase information relating to courses or digital products
  • Communications you send to us
  • Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information and website usage data (through cookies where applicable)

We only collect personal information that is necessary to provide our services.

3. How We Use Your Information
Your personal data may be used to:

  • register you for an online course;
  • provide access to purchased digital content;
  • process payments and manage your order;
  • communicate with you regarding your purchase;
  • respond to your enquiries;
  • improve our educational services and user experience;
  • comply with legal, accounting and tax obligations;
  • protect our legal rights where necessary.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under the GDPR, we process your personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

  • performance of a contract;
  • compliance with legal obligations;
  • our legitimate interests in operating and improving our services;
  • your consent, where required by law.

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

5. Payments
Payments on this website are securely processed through Stripe.
We never receive or store your payment card details.
Payment information is processed directly by Stripe in accordance with their own Privacy Policy and security standards.

6. Third-Party Service Providers
To operate our business and deliver our courses, we use trusted third-party providers, including:

  • Tilda — website hosting and course platform
  • Stripe — payment processing
  • Vimeo — secure hosting of course videos
  • Google Drive — downloadable course materials
  • YouTube — embedded videos and educational content

These providers only process personal data as necessary to perform their services and are responsible for protecting your information in accordance with applicable laws.

7. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Whenever personal data is transferred internationally, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms approved under the GDPR.

8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to:

  • provide access to your purchased courses;
  • fulfil our contractual obligations;
  • comply with applicable legal, tax and accounting requirements;
  • resolve disputes and enforce our legal rights.

When your personal data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised where appropriate.

9. Your Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to:

  • access your personal data;
  • correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • request the deletion of your personal data;
  • restrict the processing of your data;
  • object to certain processing activities;
  • receive a copy of your data in a portable format;
  • withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
  • lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact:
marinasekachevaonline@gmail.com

10. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or misuse.

Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, analyse website performance and enhance your browsing experience.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be used after obtaining your consent.
Please refer to our Cookie Policy for further information.

12. Children's Privacy
Our courses are intended for adults.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18.
If you believe that personal information belonging to a child has been provided to us, please contact us so we can remove it promptly.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements or business practices.
The latest version will always be available on this page, together with the updated Effective Date.

14. Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

Marina Sekacheva
Barcelona, Spain
📧 marinasekachevaonline@gmail.com