Privacy Policy
What personal information I collect, why, and the choices you have.
Last updated: November 11, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Albert Lee ("I", "me") collects, uses and protects personal information through www.maisonde-al.com (the "Site") and in providing English lessons. I am responsible for the personal information described here. This Policy is written to meet Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the Personal Information Protection Act of the Republic of Korea (PIPA) and, where it applies, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Information I collect
Information you give me: your name, email address, message, preferred lesson date, and anything you choose to share about your goals or English level when you contact me or book a lesson. Lesson information: lesson dates, attendance, learning notes and, for paid lessons, the billing details needed to issue invoices. Card and bank details are handled by the payment provider, not by me. Technical information: when you visit the Site, its hosting provider (Wix) automatically collects information such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed and cookie data.
2. How I use it
To reply to you and arrange your free first lesson; to schedule, deliver and follow up on lessons; to keep basic records for billing, tax and legal purposes; to keep the Site secure and understand how it is used; and, only if you agree, to send occasional updates. You can withdraw that agreement at any time. I do not use your personal information for automated decision-making or profiling.
3. Legal basis
I process personal information with your consent, to provide the lessons you ask for, to meet legal obligations, and for my legitimate interest in running and securing the Site.
4. Sharing
I do not sell or rent personal information. I share it only with service providers that help me run the Site and the lessons, such as Wix.com (website hosting and forms), Google (email), the video platform used for your lessons and payment providers, and only as far as they need it. I may also disclose information where required by law.
5. International transfers
These providers may store or process information outside the country where you live, including in Canada, the United States, Israel and the European Union, and they apply their own contractual and security safeguards. If you are in Korea, the information transferred is the information listed in section 1, used for the purposes in section 2 and kept for the periods in section 6. You may decline the transfer by not submitting your information, although I may then be unable to arrange lessons.
6. Retention
Inquiries are kept for up to two years after our last contact. Lesson and billing records are kept while lessons continue and then for the period required by tax law, after which they are deleted or anonymized. Electronic records are permanently deleted so they cannot be restored, and any paper records are shredded.
7. Children
The Site is not directed at children. I do not knowingly collect personal information from a child under 14 without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. Images of minors from past teaching appear only with consent and with faces obscured.
8. Lesson recordings
Lessons are not recorded unless everyone taking part agrees in advance.
9. Cookies
The Site uses cookies that it needs in order to work, along with analytics cookies that help me improve it. You can control cookies through your browser settings and any cookie banner shown on the Site. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.
10. Your rights
You may ask to access, correct or delete your personal information, to restrict or object to its use, to receive a copy of it, or to withdraw your consent. Email me and I will respond within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with my response, you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission, or your local data protection authority.
11. Security
I use reasonable safeguards, including the security measures of my service providers, to protect personal information. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. If a breach affects your personal information, I will notify you and the relevant authorities as the law requires.
12. Changes
I may update this Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows the current version.
13. Contact
The person responsible for protecting personal information is Albert Lee. For privacy questions and requests, email maisondealbert@gmail.com.