Privacy notice

This notice explains what personal data we collect when you use the English section of kurilekh.ru, why we collect it, who we share it with, and what rights you have. It is written for visitors and students in the United Kingdom.

1. Who is responsible for your data

The data controller is the owner of kurilekh.ru (“Kurilekh”, “we”, “us”), based in Russia. You can contact us through the contact form or by message on WhatsApp.

2. What we collect

• Your name and email address, and your phone number if you choose to give it.
• Your Russian level, learning goal and any message you send through a form.
• Your exam board, tier or exam date if you choose to share them.
• Technical information needed to run the site securely, such as your IP address and the page you submitted from.

We do not ask for passport data, payment card details or health information through this website.

3. Why we use it

• To reply to your enquiry and arrange a trial lesson.
• To plan and deliver lessons, and to send materials and feedback.
• To keep a record of your booking and our communication.
• To protect the site from spam and abuse.

Our lawful bases are your consent (when you submit a form), the performance of a contract (when you book lessons), and our legitimate interests in running a safe and secure service.

4. Who we share it with

Enquiries are delivered to a private Telegram chat so that the teacher can respond. The site is hosted on a server administered by our hosting provider. If you pay for lessons, a payment provider will process the payment; we will tell you which one before you pay.

We do not sell your personal data or use it for advertising.

5. International transfers

The teacher is based in Russia, and your data may be transferred to and processed there. Russia does not have a UK adequacy decision. We take reasonable steps to keep your data secure and use it only for the purposes described above. By submitting a form, you agree to this transfer.

6. How long we keep it

We keep enquiries for up to 24 months after our last contact, unless a legal or accounting obligation requires a longer period. You can ask us to delete your data sooner.

7. Cookies and analytics

The English section does not set advertising cookies and does not load Yandex Metrika. If we add analytics in future, we will ask for consent first and update this notice.

8. Your rights

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

• ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
• ask us to correct inaccurate data;
• ask us to delete data, or to restrict or object to its processing;
• withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing that already happened;
• complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us through the contact form. We may need to confirm your identity before acting.

9. Children

Lessons for under-18s are arranged with a parent or guardian, who provides the data and consent. We do not collect data directly from children. See our safeguarding policy.

10. Changes

We may update this notice. The current version is always on this page, with the date at the top.