Last Updated: December 2025

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Malinche Spanish School & Mexican Culture (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://malincheschool.com and use our Learning Management System (LMS). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

• First-party cookies: Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Malinche Spanish School).
• Third-party cookies: Cookies set by parties other than the website owner (e.g., payment providers like PayPal, or video hosts like YouTube).

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website and LMS to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties.

3.1. Essential & Functional Cookies (WordPress & LMS)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems.

• Login Verification: When you log in to the LMS or student area, we set up cookies to save your login information. Login cookies last for two days.
• “Remember Me”: If you select “Remember Me” during login, your session will persist for two weeks. If you log out, these cookies are removed.
• User Interface: We use cookies to save your screen display choices (e.g., sidebar positions). These last for one year.
• Course Progress: Our LMS uses cookies to track which lessons you have completed and your quiz results to ensure your academic progress is saved.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on our blog, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies so you don’t have to fill them in again. These last for one year.
• Content Editing: If you are an instructor or admin editing a page, a cookie is saved to your browser to check for post IDs. It expires after 1 day.

3.2. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you.

• General Usage: We track pages visited and time spent on the platform to improve our course structures.

3.3. Third-Party Cookies

Some features on our website rely on third-party services. These services may set their own cookies:

• Video Embeds: We embed videos from YouTube and Vimeo in our courses. These providers may set cookies to track views or save playback preferences.
• Payment Gateways: When you pay for a course using Stripe or PayPal, they may use cookies to prevent fraud and process the transaction securely.

4. Cookie Table Overview

Cookie Category	Purpose	Duration
Session Cookies	maintaining your login status while you navigate the site.	Until browser closes
Preference Cookies	Remembering your “Remember Me” login and screen settings.	2 weeks – 1 year
Comment Cookies	Remembering user details for future comments.	1 year
Security Cookies	Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and spam.	Session / Varies
LMS Data	Tracking course progression and quiz status.	Persistent

5. How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality (like saving course progress or staying logged in) may be restricted.

To manage cookies, please visit your browser’s help settings:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

Contact Us If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please email us at hola@malincheschool.com.