Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Esencia Educativa SL ("we", "us"), holder of CIF B19949197, with registered office at Carrer de l'Esperança 13, 08017 Barcelona, Spain, processes personal data in connection with the My Montessori Journal platform and website (the "Service"), in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection and Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), and Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE).

1. Data controller and data processor

When a school uses the Service to manage information about its pupils, families and staff, the school is the data controller and Esencia Educativa SL acts as a data processor on the school's behalf, processing data only under the school's documented instructions. For data we collect directly through our public website (for example, demo requests), Esencia Educativa SL is the data controller.

2. Special protection of children's data

The Service is designed for schools and necessarily involves the personal data of minors. We apply heightened safeguards in accordance with Article 8 GDPR and Article 7 LOPDGDD:

• Children's data is processed only to provide the educational service to the school and never for advertising or commercial profiling.
• We do not sell personal data, and we do not share children's data with third parties except sub-processors strictly necessary to operate the Service, under contract.
• Access to children's data within the platform is restricted to authorized school staff and, where applicable, the child's own parents or guardians, who can typically see only their own child.
• We apply data minimization: only data necessary for the educational purpose is collected.

3. What data we process

On behalf of schools: pupil identification data, attendance, observations, progress and assessment records, photographs, emergency contacts, and family communication. On our own behalf: contact details submitted via our website forms (name, school, email, country, message) and standard technical data (such as IP address and browser type) for security and analytics.

4. Legal basis

Processing on behalf of schools rests on the school's legal basis (typically the performance of the educational contract, public interest, and/or parental consent where required). Processing of website enquiries rests on our legitimate interest in responding to your request and, where applicable, your consent.

5. Data retention

Data processed on behalf of a school is retained for the duration of the contract and deleted or returned on termination, unless legal retention obligations apply. Website enquiry data is kept only as long as necessary to handle your request and for any subsequent legitimate follow-up.

6. International transfers

Where data is processed outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as European Commission adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. Your rights

Data subjects may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection. If the data is processed by a school through our Service, requests should be directed to that school as data controller. For data we control directly, contact us at hello@mymontessorijournal.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, www.aepd.es).

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction, in accordance with Article 32 GDPR.

9. Cookies

Our website uses only essential cookies required for its operation by default. Any non-essential cookies are used only with your consent, in accordance with Article 22 LSSI-CE.

10. Contact

For any privacy question, contact Esencia Educativa SL at hello@mymontessorijournal.com or by post at Carrer de l'Esperança 13, 08017 Barcelona, Spain.