Privacy Policy

Who we are

First Dance Academy is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information in accordance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Notice applies to any individual whose data are being processed by us. We are the Controller of the personal information you provide to us. If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or the information we hold about you please contact us at info@connectwithyourselffirst.com. If you are under 13 your parent or carer would need to do this.

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.

What data we collect

We may collect, store, and use information when you communicate (online or offline) with us, over the phone, through email, through our websites, during classes and events, via social media platforms. The information which we collect relates to:

Name
Date of birth/age
Gender
Home address
Email address
Telephone number
Nationality
Credit/debit card information
Bank account information
Emergency contact name, number and relation to you
Dance teaching experience and/or skills, qualifications (dance, dance teaching, languages etc.)
IP (internet protocol) address
Photos
Videos
Technical data including internet protocol (IP) address and other technology details on the devices you use to access this website.

Please note that we do not collect any special categories of personal data. This includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic or biometric data.

How we collect data

We collect information from and about you in the following ways:

1) Direct interactions: when you give us your personal information during correspondence with us. This includes when you:

engage us to provide a service
give us your contact details in order to discuss our services

2) Events, classes: in course of the classes or during events we may collect personal information. This includes:

Photographs
Video recordings

3) Website: when we collect information using cookies or similar technologies which tell us about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns.

Lawful basis for processing data

We only obtain, use and keep personal information for a specific purpose. Below we set out the legal reason or basis for processing your data:

Consent: we obtain your consent to distribute newsletters and share personal information via social media and the website. For the sharing of personal information via social media and the website, we obtain consent from the parent or carer if you are under the age of 13 and directly from you if are over 13.
Performance of a contract: we have a contract in place with you or your parent/carer (as applicable). For example, you have accepted Terms and Conditions when purchasing a pricing plan.
Legitimate interest: we have an interest in processing the information and, in doing so, your fundamental rights are not overridden. Examples of legitimate interests can be: i) to contact you about services we think you may be interested in; ii) to understand how customers use our website and improve their experience, therefore we could analyse data on website usage.
Legal obligation: we may need to comply with regulatory requirements under the UK law, such as record keeping and detection or prevention of unlawful acts.

We will only use your personal information for the reason for which we collected it.

We will only use it for another reason if we believe that new reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we do need to use your personal information for a non-related purpose, we will tell you about it and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Who we share your data with

We may share your data with third parties for different purposes as outlined below:

Third parties to process information on our behalf such as Internet service and platform providers, payment processing providers, software application providers to provide you with the services and information you have requested or which we believe is of interest to you.
Social media to help us promote our business subject to you or your parent/carer (as applicable) consenting to this sharing of data.
Third party to meet our legal and regulatory obligations, including statutory or regulatory reporting or the detection or prevention of unlawful acts.

How long we retain your data

Where we have a contract with you or parent/carer (as applicable), we need to keep your personal information to fulfil our contract. We also need to comply with record keeping requirements under the UK law. Our policy is to keep records regarding our engagements for a reasonable period after you are no longer a client. We will ensure all records are safely destroyed if we no longer need to retain them.

Where we have a non-contractual relationship with you, we will retain your contact information for as long as you would like us to, and we will give you the option to unsubscribe from any marketing communication.

What rights you have over your data

You are provided with a number of different rights under the data protection laws in
relation to your personal information. These allow you:

to access your information
to request we correct your information
to request that we erase your information
to object to the processing of your information
to request a restriction in the processing of your information
to request a transfer of your information
to withdraw your consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights please send an email to info@connectwithyourselffirst.com. If you are under 13 your parent or carer would need to do this. Please note that you will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information or to exercise any of the other rights. We may, however, charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive or we may refuse to deal with your request. We may also need to seek further information from you to confirm your identity before we release any personal information. This does not affect your right to make a complaint.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us at info@connectwithyourselffirst.com. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect. If you are under 13 your parent or carer would need to do this.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We have a procedure to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you, and other regulators, where we are legally required to do so.

Data transfers

We may use service providers based outside the UK to help us provide our website, applications and services to you, therefore we may transfer your information to service providers outside the UK for the purpose of providing our applications and services to you.

We take steps to ensure that where your personal data is transferred outside of the UK by our service providers and hosting providers, appropriate measures and controls are in place to give personal data the same protection it has in the UK.

Marketing

Marketing communications

We may use your personal data to contact you with details about our services we feel may be of interest to you. We may contact you for this purpose by telephone or email. You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you wish to exercise these rights you can do so by selecting the ‘unsubscribe’ button in the emails that we send to you or by contacting us at info@connectwithyourselffirst.com.

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may need to make changes to this Privacy Notice as a result of developments in our business model or regulatory requirements. This will not reduce your rights or the level of protection we apply to your personal data. The most up to date Privacy Notice will always be published on our website and we will clearly identify the
changes we have made in any updates.

This Privacy Notice was last modified on 15 October 2024.