Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 October 2026

1. Who is responsible for your data?

Cháchara is operated by Alba Aparicio Durán, an independent professional based in Spain.

Further identification details are available in the Legal Notice.

2. What information do we collect and why?

Contact enquiries. When you contact us, we collect your name, email address and message to respond to your enquiry. The legal basis is taking steps towards a potential contract (GDPR Article 6(1)(b)), or our legitimate interest in responding to general enquiries (Article 6(1)(f)). Providing this information is voluntary, but we cannot respond without sufficient contact details.

Blog comments. If you leave a comment, your name, email address, comment and associated technical information may be collected to publish and moderate discussions and prevent spam. Your displayed name and comment may be public. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in managing the blog and protecting it from abuse (Article 6(1)(f)).

Blog subscriptions. If you subscribe to blog updates, your email address and relevant subscription information are used to send you new posts. This is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a)). You can unsubscribe at any time.

Promotional emails. If you separately opt in, we may use your name and email address to send occasional news, lesson information and special offers. This is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a)), which you may withdraw at any time.

Website operation. WordPress.com processes technical information, including IP addresses, to operate and secure the website, filter spam and provide statistics. As this website uses the free plan, WordPress.com may also display third-party advertising and use associated tracking technologies. See Automattic’s Privacy Notice and the Cookie Policy for further details.

3. Who processes your data?

This website uses WordPress.com (Automattic) for hosting, forms, comments, subscriptions, security and statistics, and Google (Gmail) to receive and manage correspondence.

Some providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Depending on the recipient and transfer, applicable safeguards include adequacy decisions and Standard Contractual Clauses.

Information on these safeguards is available through Automattic’s and Google’s privacy documentation:

4. How long is your information kept?

Contact messages are kept for as long as necessary to handle the enquiry and any relevant follow-up, or longer where necessary for legal claims or obligations.

Comments remain while published, unless removed. Subscription information is retained while the subscription is active.

Promotional contact details are retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent. Limited evidence of consent or withdrawal may be kept where necessary to demonstrate compliance.

Technical information is retained according to the applicable providers’ retention practices.

5. What are your rights?

You may request access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, restriction of processing, object to processing, or request data portability where applicable.

You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting previous lawful processing.

To exercise your rights, contact hello.chachara@gmail.com. You may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD): https://www.aepd.es/

6. External websites

Links to Ko-fi and SimplyMeet.me take you to independent services with their own privacy policies. Contact form submissions are not automatically sent to those services by this website.

7. Cookies

This website is hosted on WordPress.com and uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored on your device to support website functions and remember information about your visit.

The following types of cookies are used:

Essential and functional: To support website security, remember cookie preferences and enable features such as blog comments and subscriptions.
Analytics: WordPress.com uses cookies and other technologies to collect website usage statistics, including visits and page views.
Advertising: WordPress.com displays third-party advertisements on free websites. Automattic and its advertising partners use cookies to display and measure ads and, with your consent, personalize them based on your browsing activity.

Cookies are managed by Automattic and, where applicable, its advertising partners. They may be session-based or remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.

For more information about cookies, their purposes, providers and retention periods, see Automattic’s Cookie Policy.

Managing your preferences

You can manage advertising cookie preferences through WordPress.com’s consent controls, including the Privacy link provided by WordPress.com where available. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Essential cookies do not require consent. Other cookies require consent where applicable under data protection law.