Privacy Policy
Dec 23, 2024 09:17 AM
Platinum Dance Academy Privacy Policy
This policy gives you information on how Platinum Dance Academy collects, uses and protects data collected by/ submitted to us.
Data Protection
Platinum Dance Academy is following the new regulations for data protection, it’s use, storage and protection.
Data Collection
We only collect data that is voluntarily given to us.
Data is collected when a student joins Platinum Dance Academy as a member.
Data Use
Data is collected for a various number of purposes:
To respond to enquiries requesting our services.
To ensure that necessary information can be easily, quickly and efficiently given to you.
To ensure quick and efficient customer service.
To ensure the health and safety of our students.
To comply with any law that is necessary.
Data Security
In order to maintain the security of your data we use appropriate physical and electronic safeguards to protect your personal data from loss and unauthorised access, however can not guarantee that unauthorised third parties may never overcome those measures, with the internet being an open system.
Data Retention
Student data is only held whilst students are current members of classes and is destroyed once a student leaves and there are no outstanding fees to be paid, unless required for legal reasons.
Email addresses are used as a primary form of contact between the studio and its clients for information on events, payments and general news. You can unsubscribe at any time from the mailing list.
Third Party Websites- we are not held responsible for the Data Security system of any third party website.
Your rights
You have the right to:
See any of the information held by us for you (and your child/ren)
Change or delete it. Please note that certain information if deleted may compromise the membership of your child with Platinum Dance Academy.
Any changes will be implemented within one calendar month.
Changes to our Policy
Platinum Dance Academy retains the right to update our privacy policy at any time and if so will post this fact on our main website and will do our utmost to ensure that you have receive a notification of these changes.
Sharing personal information.
We do not use your data for anything else and it will NEVER be passed onto third parties, with the following exceptions
To the local authority when required for performances.
To competition organisers in order to register dancers to compete.
To medical bodies in case of an emergency.
Permission for video and photos to be used
Photographs and film footage will on occasion be taken of your child in both class and performance settings. The footage may be used in online and offline marketing and publicity. You must actively OPT IN to give us your consent. If there are any concerns please speak to Lorna Thompson
Social Media
Videos and photographs along with updates of Platinum Dance Academy are regularly posted on our social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube). Dancers will not be identified in these posts unless consent is given. This includes comments on posts by third parties which identify an individual. Such comments will be removed by the admin.
Lawful Basis for Processing
All information held will be held for one of these bases legitimate, consensual and contractual necessity.