Terms & Use
Apr 27, 2024 01:25 AM
Terms & Use
Welcome to The Dance Pad. Our website www.thedancepad.com and its associated domains and apps (“ Sites ”) are operated by The Dance Pad (collectively, “ TDP ”, “ us ”, “ our ” or “ we ”).
TDP delivers various services and events, including, but not limited to, promoting and selling tickets to our shows, taking bookings for our dance studio, dance lessons and classes, membership services, and selling merchandise (“ Services ”). The
Services can be delivered via the Sites, over the telephone or in person at our premises, with the location of our premises being subject to change at TDP’s discretion.
By accessing or using our Sites and/or Services, you agree to be legally bound by the following terms and conditions (the “ Terms of Use ”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms of Use you should
refrain from using the Sites and/or Services. We may change, modify, add or delete portions of the Terms of Use from time to time at our sole discretion and your continued use of the Sites and/or Services constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
It is your responsibility to regularly check and/or review these Terms of Use and to decide whether you agree to abide by them and be bound by them. If you do not agree to be bound by or abide by these or any future Terms of Use, please do not use or access (or continue to use or access) the Sites and/or Services.
1. Access and Use:
1.1 You must not use the Sites and/or Services, in any manner or for any purpose which is unlawful or contrary to these Terms of Use.
1.2 TDP reserves the right to elect not to provide the Services to you, process any order you place or allow you access to the Sites, as a result of any conduct that TDP, in its sole discretion, believes may breach the law, infringe these Terms of Use, violate the rights of TDP or third parties, or is otherwise inappropriate for continued access and use of the Sites and/or Services.
2. In-Studio Dance Classes, Workshops, Rehearsal and Shows.
2. Face-to-face Activities
2.1. Face-to-face activities relate to dance classes, courses, workshops, bootcamps and intensives. Before undertaking any of the above-mentioned activities (“Class” or “Classes”) at TDP, participants must provide TDP with their full name, phone number and email address. TDP will also request that you provide your date of birth, physical address and postcode, although you are not required to provide this information. If the participant is younger than eighteen (18) years of age, their date of birth is required.
2.2 If you are enrolled in a Term you will automatically be enrolled in the following term. This secures your spot in class. If you wish to unenrol it must be done in writing via email.
2.3 By engaging with TDP activity, you agree and acknowledge the following terms and conditions:
a) Classes can involve risk of personal injury. While The Dance Pad takes all reasonable care in the conduct of its Classes, it accepts no responsibility for injury or loss caused during the classes or whilst participants are at or near the studios. Please consult a doctor before commencing a new fitness program;
b) You or your legal guardian are responsible for ensuring that you are physically and medically fit for the Class;
c) During the Class you must take care at all times of your own personal safety;
d) Entry to the Class more than fifteen (15) minutes after the start time is prohibited, as you must participate in the warm-up exercises at the start of the class;
e) Students must not attempt a Class, or any part of a routine, that is beyond their level of ability;
f) Be respectful and do not behave inappropriately towards other members, guests, our staff and outside providers. Examples of inappropriate behaviour include verbal or physical intimidation, harassment, discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age or any disability another person may have;
g) Inappropriate behaviour, including intoxication or any physical, verbal or otherwise towards any TDP employee, contractor, dance class student or guest, may result in cancellation of your enrolment and removal from the premises. TDP reserves the right to refuse entry to any persons at its absolute discretion;
h) You or your legal guardian are responsible for your own belongings. TDP does not accept responsibility for any lost, stolen or damaged property; and
i) TDP does not condone the harassment of transgender, intersex or gender diverse individuals, and will not tolerate any such harassment. Any person who is uncomfortable or requires additional privacy can take advantage of the accessible facilities.
j) The Dance Pad takes all reasonable care to minimise risk of infection of COVID-19, however you attend at your own risk and it accepts no responsibility for illness or loss caused by attending a Class or related activity.
k) You will not attend a Class at The Dance Pad if you have a current positive COVID-19 test result or are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test.
2.4 All purchases for Classes are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. Classes cannot be extended and cannot be shared.
2.5 Single classes and 10 class casual cards purchased for dance classes for adults are valid for admission into any dance class at TDP other than performance classes, and are valid for twelve (12) weeks from the date of purchase. The twelve (12) week period is exclusive of any class cancellations and scheduled holidays.
2.6 Purchases made for workshops, bootcamps and intensives are only valid for the dates selected when booking. No refunds or exchanges will be made if you are unable to attend on the dates selected when you make your purchase.
2.7 Prepaid online gift cards cannot be refunded or exchanged for cash.
2.8 The timetable, locations and teachers for all Classes and workshops may be subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to cancel Classes.
3. Payment:
3.1 TDP accepts payment online via the portal (Becs)
Debit card
credit card
Auto-pay
Debit card
Credit Card
Bank account
3.2 By selecting Auto-Pay as your method of payment your account will automatically be charged any tuition, costume or any other amounts owing.
3.3 By purchasing a product via our Sites and/or Services, you agree to provide the full payment for a product through our Sites and/or Services at the time of your purchase.
3.4 All prices listed or specified via the Sites and/or Services:
a) are fixed once your order has been confirmed, subject to payment being made at the time of purchase (unless expressly approved otherwise by TDP); and
b) may change, at TDP’s discretion, without notice.
3.4 By making a purchase via the Sites and/or Services, you undertake and warrant that:
a) all information you have provided for the purpose of purchasing the product/s is correct and not misleading;
b) you are fully entitled to use the payment card or account used to pay for the your order; and
c) have sufficient funds in your payment card or account to cover the proposed payment.
4. Memberships
(a) The minimum term for Membership is twelve (12) weeks (“ Minimum Period ”).
(b) You will not be refunded or credited for unused Membership periods.
(c) Unless cancelled by you in accordance with Section 5 (a) and (b) below, your Membership will continue after the Minimum Period, and you will continue to be charged the applicable current fortnightly fee for each Billing Cycle in accordance with the Payment Terms.
(d) Membership pricing takes into account opening/closing hours in accordance with the dance class timetable. Your Membership will be suspended when TDP closes for scheduled holidays and over the Christmas/New Year period, being approximately two (2) weeks.
(e) Membership does not include Performance courses, however as a member you will receive a 20% discount on performance courses.
(f) As a member, you receive the benefit of replacing missed classes. Replacement classes can only be taken in the week of the missed class. Replacement classes must be authorised by contacting TDP via email
(g) Classes/Courses can not be changed before 10 weeks and only at the beginning of a new Term. 4 weeks notice of “change membership” may be requested by contacting TDP via email
(h) Upgrading to a higher level of membership can be requested at any time by contacting TDP via email.
(i) TDP reserves the right to suspend or cancel your Membership in its sole discretion due to unpaid fees. TDP also reserves the right to refuse future Membership to you in these circumstances.
(j) TDP reserves the right to cancel your Membership if you breach these Terms of Use or if your behaviour is not acceptable or for any other reason at its sole discretion. TDP also reserves the right to refuse future Dance Membership to you in these circumstances.
(k) TDP reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of Membership and the Member Benefits at any time, at its sole discretion. We will notify you of any change prior to the date such change comes into effect via email sent to the email address you provided when creating your Membership.
(l) You may incur additional fees for late or declined payments, in accordance with the Payment Terms.
(m) We may increase the fees for Memberships at any time by giving you at least twelve (12) weeks notice except where such increase is required by law or any regulatory authority (in which case we will try to give you reasonable notice).
(n)14 You must inform TDP of any change in your contact details, bank accounts or credit card details for payment, as well as in relation to any other information relevant to your Membership.
(o) All communication in relation needs to be done in writing via email.
4.1 Suspension:
(a) (“Suspension Notice”) You may suspend your Membership up to 4 weeks consecutively once per year. You may request your suspension by contacting TDP via email.
(b) You may not activate a Suspension within the first 12 weeks of membership.
(c) All Membership fees must be paid up to date prior to requesting a Suspension.
(d) During a valid Suspension, you will not be charged any Membership fees.
4.2 Cancellation:
(a) (“Cancellation Notice”) 4 weeks notice must be given. You may cancel your Membership by contacting TDP via email.
(b) You may not cancel your Membership within the first 12 weeks of membership.
(c) You will not be eligible for any credit or refund for unused access.
(d) Upon cancellation taking effect, your Membership and access to the Member Benefits shall cease.
4.3 Payment of Membership via Auto-Pay:
(a) By signing up for Auto-Pay and providing us with your valid payment details, you authorise us to charge you at the current rate on a fortnightly basis in accordance with the payment terms found at Section 6: General Payment Terms (“Payment Terms”).
(b) Your membership fee will be charged in advance each fortnight.
(c) We will debit your membership fee from your nominated account or credit card on the same day every fortnight.
(d) Your billing cycle will begin on the date that you attend classes for your Membership.
5. Intellectual Property:
5.1 We are the sole and exclusive owner or authorised licensee of our content on the Sites and shared via the Services, including, but not limited to visual and/or interactive elements, graphics, videos, audio, choreographic elements, design, code, software, reports, copyrights, trade marks, logos, trade names, and other intellectual property rights associated with TDP throughout the world.
6.2 You do not have any rights, title or interest, including, but not limited to copyright, or other content incorporated into the Sites and/or Services.
6.3 Nothing displayed on the Sites and/or Services should be construed as granting any right of use in relation to any intellectual property displayed on the Sites and/or Services without the express written consent of TDP, except to the limited extent provided for under these Terms of Use.
6. Disclaimer:
6.1 You use the Sites and/or Services at your own risk.
6.2 Notwithstanding anything in these terms of use and to the maximum extent possible at law, we exclude all liability:
a) whatsoever in relation to your use of the website or any breach of these terms of use;
b) arising from any cancellation, modification, error or interruption in the sites and/or services, whether caused by us or not;
c) arising from any defect, corruption, attack, virus, trojan horse, interference, hacking or other security or technical intrusion in connection with the sites and/or services;
d) whatsoever in relation to your reliance on the accuracy, completeness or professional soundness of the content of our sites and/or services;
e) whatsoever in relation to any cancellation, loss, damage, injury in relation to any ticket purchase, performance, purchase or class.
7. Liability and Indemnification:
7.1 Notwithstanding anything in these Terms of Use, you agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless against any direct or indirect damage, expense, loss, or cost arising from:
a) your use of the Sites and/or Services;
b) breach of these Terms of Use and/or any warranty contained herein by you or your representative; or
c) use of the Sites and/or Services by you on behalf of any other person.
7.2 To the extent that our liability for breach of any implied warranty or term cannot be excluded by law, our liability will be limited, at our option, to:
a) in relation to services, the re-supply of the service or the payment of the costs of having the service re-supplied; or
b) in relation to goods, the replacement of the goods, supply of equivalent goods, repair of the goods, payment of the cost of having the goods replaced or payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.
7.3 In no event will we be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential losses or damage (including, but not limited to financial loss and/or loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, data or opportunity) of whatever nature howsoever arising in connection with the Sites and/or Services.
7.4 Modification of Sites and Services:
We reserve the right to modify, including but not limited to the right to discontinue, the Sites and/or Services.
8. Severability:
In the event that any part of these Terms of Use is held to be unenforceable, that part will be severed and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
9. Entire Agreement:
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and us, and do not create any relationship of agency, trust or attorney between any persons.
10. No Waiver:
No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use will be effective unless agreed in writing between the parties.
11. Governing Law:
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of South Australia and you hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Australia and any courts that may hear appeals from those courts in respect of any proceedings in connection with these Terms of Use.
12. The Dance Pad Privacy Policy 2017
12.1 Your Privacy
The Dance Pad (“The Dance Pad”, “we”, “us”, “our”) recognises that privacy is very important to our audience members, customers, website users, patrons, students, volunteers and our employees, and believes that information received by us that can be used to identify an individual (“you”, “your”) should be treated with respect.
This Privacy Policy discloses how we collect, protect, use and share information about individuals who share information with us. We adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”).
This Privacy Policy applies to ALL information collected by The Dance Pad, including via the website https://www.thedancepad.com together with all its related domains (“Site”, “Sites”), which are also subject to this Privacy Policy.
When delivering various services and functions, we may require, collect, store or use personal data for activities that include but are not limited to, promoting and selling tickets to our shows, dance lessons and classes, promoting and seeking support of donors and supporters, and selling merchandise (“Services”).
The Dance Pad delivers the Services to the public through a variety of interfaces, including but not limited to our Sites, written forms, telephone, email, and face-to-face. Before providing us with any information, you should read through this policy so that you understand and are comfortable with exactly how we will collect any information you share with us and what we will do with it.
This Privacy Policy will also tell you how to access your information and/or seek correction of your information if desired. By using The Dance Pad Sites and/or Services covered by this Privacy Policy and providing information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically, by telephone or by post regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your information and usage.
Please refer to the Point 12 (Contact), at the end of this Privacy Policy for our contact details should you wish to contact us about our privacy practices.
2. What We Collect
(i) Personal and Non-Personally Identifiable Information “Personal Information”, as used in this Privacy Policy, means personally identifiable information, such as your first and last name, mailing address, email address, billing information, demographics, passwords, telephone number and/or other contact information. We collect Personal Information as well as non-personally identifiable information through your various interactions with us, including on our Sites and via the provision of our Services.
(ii) Sensitive Information “Sensitive Information”, as used in this Privacy Policy, includes but is not limited to information about a person’s racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, health or genetic information, marital status, sexual preference or information about whether an individual is a member of a professional or trade association or union.
The Dance Pad does not collect Sensitive Information from you for marketing purposes. Sensitive Information might be collected during the course of classes, shows, surveys or competitions administered by The Dance Pad or its affiliated third parties, but only if and when volunteered by you with your consent.
You can choose not to actively volunteer information to The Dance Pad. However if you do provide information to The Dance Pad when asked or prompted, including Sensitive Information, you are also providing consent for The Dance Pad to collect, store and use that information as necessary for the purpose of collecting it.
Please be aware that in some instances, if we are not able to collect your Personal Information or Sensitive Information, we may not be able to provide particular products or services to you or do business with you or the organisation with which you are connected.
12.2 Who We Collect From
We collect and hold personal information, which may include sensitive information, about:
(i) Customers, including ticket purchasers and our class attendees;
(ii) before, during and after the duration of a student’s enrolment at The Dance Pad;
(iii) Job applicants and employees (iv) Volunteers and contractors; and
(v) Other people who come into contact with us, including, but not limited to donors and patrons. (i) Customers.
The Personal Information we collect from customers includes name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card information and other information in connection with purchasing goods and/or services from The Dance Pad.
(ii) PPY Students The Personal Information we collect for PPY students will include your name, address, gender, date of birth, telephone number, email address, academic history, together with information concerning previous schooling, background and nationality. We may require health or other information, and we may be required to share the info that we get with the Commonwealth Government.
(iii) Job Applicants and Employees The Personal Information we collect for job applicants and employees includes your name, address, date of birth, telephone number, email address, resume/curriculum vitae, payment information, tax file number, and superannuation details, together with information concerning previous employment, background and nationality. Please note that we are not obliged to delete, amend or destroy employee records, where such records are directly related to a current or former employment relationship between a The Dance Pad employee.
(iv) Volunteers and Contractors We also obtain Personal Information from volunteers, such as members of the Board of Directors, Advisors, and others, who assist The Dance Pad in its functions or conduct associated activities. The information we collect may include your name, address, telephone number and company details.
12.3 How We Collect Information
We collect information in three ways:
(i) Voluntarily;
(ii) Automatically; and
(iii) Via Third Party Sources.
(i) Voluntarily We collect information you provide to us in optional, voluntary submissions, including but not limited to online purchases, bookings, registration forms, online donations, promotional signups, competition entries, email or phone requests for customer service, software and mobile application downloads, PPY student applications and curriculum vitae submissions. We will generally collect information by way of forms filled out by individuals or the parents/guardians of younger participants or through face-to-face meetings, telephone calls, email and facsimile. In some circumstances we may be provided with information about you from a third party, for example a report provided by a medical professional or a reference supporting a job applicant.
(ii) Automatically Like virtually all other websites, we will create and record information automatically when you visit our Site. We use cookies (or small files sent directly to your computer or device) and other similar technology to collect information such as your IP address, the site you visited immediately prior to our Site and the frequency and duration of your visit to our Site. We may track activity relating to your interaction with our email communications and with links contained within our email communications and our Site. Generally, this information is “non-personally identifiable” (i.e. it cannot be linked back to one individual). We may also collect, use, and share, with The Dance Pad partners, sponsors, service providers and licensees, precise location data, including the real-time location of your mobile or fixed location device. Please note that The Dance Pad will never share the real-time location of your mobile or fixed location with any third party without your express consent at the time of the usage. Some cookies may be associated with Personal Information about you and some may not.
This information is generally collected, used and stored to deliver relevant messaging and to enhance your overall experience when visiting our Site.
(iii) Via Third Party Sources We may also obtain information, including Personal Information, from third party sources. This may include soliciting third parties to collect Personal Information on our behalf. In such cases we instruct those third parties to comply with this Policy. We may use analytics tools and other third party technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information in the form of various usage and user metrics when you use our Sites and/or Services. These third party analytics companies may combine the information collected for us with other information they have independently collected across their network of websites, products and services. Many of these companies collect and use information under their own privacy policies.
12.4 Security and Integrity
We take reasonable measures, including the implementation and maintenance of physical, electronic, and managerial procedures, in an effort to assure the security, integrity, and accuracy of all Personal Information that we collect. If we learn of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. We will destroy or de-identify your information if we no longer require the information to provide you with access to our Site/s or Services and if the information is not required to be saved under Australian law or other Commonwealth record.
12.5 Storage & Security
We store your information on networks in Australia and take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Information from misuse, loss or unauthorised access. These reasonable steps include password access, firewalls, and encryption of credit card details and secure servers All employees and contractors of The Dance Pad are required to respect the confidentiality of your personal information and the privacy of individuals. The Dance Pad has in place reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, interference and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by use of various methods including locked storage of paper records and pass worded access rights to computerised records.
12.6 How We Use Information
Generally, we use Personal Information to establish and enhance our relationship with you through five main categories:
i) Communication;
(ii) Optimisation;
(iii) Marketing & Advertising;
(iv) Fundraising;
(v) Sharing Features; and
(vi) Educate, Employ & Engage.
(vii) For the Purpose of Preventing and Managing COVID-19
Under no circumstances will we sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing your Personal Information. Below, we provide some specific examples of how we use the information we collect.
(i) Communication and Responding to Requests To provide you with customer support, process transactions, respond to requests, send newsletters and updates, send special offers and advertisements, seek your opinions and feedback, and connect you to The Dance Pad Sites and/or Services and to products and services of our partners and licensees.
(ii) Optimisation To provide, improve, and maintain our Sites and Services, to develop new products and services, to prevent abuse and fraud, to personalise and display advertisements and other content for you, and for other administrative and internal business purposes.
(iii) Marketing & Advertising To personalise and display advertisements and other content for you. We may share your “anonymised” email address (i.e. we would first remove any identifying particulars or details in relation to your email address) with one or more of our third party business partners, so that you will receive more relevant online ads from us and other parties. This works by dropping a cookie on your browser linked to data that is known about you so that third party advertisers can show you more relevant ads. We may also use various measurement services and companies to analyse collected data about your engagement with our Sites and/or Services. The information that is collected is not personally identifiable, and is pseudonymous or aggregate data that does not identify any individual. The third party analytics companies that we use may share the user information they collect from our Sites with other measurement companies, who gather data from various sources, analyse and report on it for their clients. The reported information will cover various elements, for example it may summarise how many people have viewed a certain webpage within a certain age bracket. By using our Sites and Services, you consent to the collection of data by The Dance Pad’s ad servers or third party affiliates, or the transfer of information to them. See Point 9 (Your Choices) – ‘Marketing and Advertising’ for “opt out options”.
(iv) Fundraising By donating money to us or by contributing to any of our fundraising platforms, you permit us to collect and store both Personal Information and Sensitive information about you.
Although we may share your Personal Information, we will not share any Sensitive Information collected through donations and fundraisers with any third party.
(v) Sharing features by using any third party service to share links to content, you permit us to access, use and disclose any information relating to your account on each such third party service (such as your user name and profile information) that is available to us through the third party service.
(vi) Educate, Employ & Engage We will share some information retained from our students, clients, volunteers, independent artists, staff, board members and contractors for both internal purposes and external collaborations. The Dance Pad will use personal information of students, participants and clients for purposes such as:
(i) keeping students, participants and clients informed of developments, and activities at The Dance Pad through newsletters and other publications;
(i) day-to-day administration;
(ii) procuring donations and marketing opportunities for The Dance Pad;
(iii) satisfying legal obligations; and
(iv) research, analysis and planning purposes.
In relation to personal information of job applicants, employees, volunteers and contractors, our primary purpose of collection is to assess and (if successful) to engage the applicant, employee or contractor, as the case may be. The Dance Pad will use personal information of job applicants, volunteers, employees and contractors for purposes such as:
(i) administering the individual’s employment or contract,;
(ii) insurance purposes;
(iii) procuring funds and marketing for The Dance Pad; and
(iv) satisfying our legal obligations, for example in relation to child protection legislation.
(vii) For the Purpose of Preventing and Managing COVID-19:
By attending the studio or in-studio classes, you agree to us collecting, storing and using your name, phone number and email address for a period of up to 28 days for purposes related to preventing and managing COVID-19, in accordance with the following:
(a) If we are obliged to share your information with health or government officials for purposes related to preventing and managing COVID-19, we will do so on a need-to-know basis only, will take reasonable steps to ensure that such disclosure is subject to reasonable confidentiality terms and we will notify you in writing of the disclosure.
(b) If we are not obliged to share your information, but it is our reasonable view that doing so will help to manage and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within or outside our studio, we will notify you to seek your permission to disclose the information to the relevant persons, we will do so on a need-to-know basis only and we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such disclosure is subject to reasonable confidentiality terms.
12.7 When We Disclose Personal Information
The Dance Pad will not sell, license or otherwise disclose your Personal Information to third parties unless such disclosure is expressly approved by you or is for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
(i) Service Providers We may provide Personal Information to our third party service providers for their use in delivering our internal business functions or collecting information on our behalf. Whenever possible, we require such third parties to only collect and use Personal Information in accordance with this Policy, and for no purpose other than providing us with our requested services.
(ii) The Dance Pad’s Partners We may share your collected Personal Information with our third party partners. We may share your anonymized email address with one or more of our third party business partners in order to facilitate advertisement tailoring for our customers, patrons, or other users of our Sites. Also, you may be directed to third party sites when purchasing tickets to our shows and productions. Please note that although, we do not control any third party’s use or treatment of information, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such disclosures are subject to reasonable confidentiality terms, and that each third party protects your information in a way that, overall, is at least substantially similar to the way in which this Policy protects your information.
(iii) Legal Requirements We may disclose your information if we are legally bound to do so or if, in our reasonable opinion, such disclosure is necessary to prevent harm to ourselves or any other third party. We will notify you of such disclosure in all such instances.
(iv) Change of Ownership In the event that there is a change of control at The Dance Pad such that we transfer part or all of our assets to a third party, then that third party will obtain access to any information we have collected, either automatically or directly, from you. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you by posting a notice on our Sites and/or Services and, sending you an email if we have your email address.
12.8 Your Choices
(i) Submitting Personal Information Please note that if you do not wish to submit Personal Information, you may not be able to access and/or participate in certain The Dance Pad Sites and/or Services that require your Personal Information. For example, you will not be able to participate in our studio classes, certain contests or promotions, or access and/or use certain The Dance Pad product features or online services (for example: buying tickets to a performance). In addition, your refusal to submit Personal Information may limit our ability to respond to your customer support inquiry in a timely fashion.
(ii) Accessing Personal Information You may request access to any Personal Information we hold about you by contacting us as per the details under the Enforcement section in this Policy. Whenever you are entitled to access such information, we will provide such information to you via email or post without charging you for such access. In the instance that we are storing the Personal Information or Sensitive Information of students that are under the age of 18 years, those students' parents or guardians may request access to such information.
(iii) Editing Personal Information You may, at any time, update, correct, or delete certain Personal Information that you have provided to us by contacting us as per the details under the Enforcement section in this Policy. You are entitled to request that your Personal Information is dealt with by us either anonymously or under a pseudonym. If we are not able to remove your Personal Information for any reason, we will notify you of this with an accompanying explanation. When Personal Information is updated it may take up to seven (7) days from accessible systems, and up to 90 days from backup systems.
(iv) Cookies and Similar Technology You can change your browser’s privacy settings to delete or control cookies or other similar technology as you wish. Please note that updating these settings may prevent you from using various functionality features, products or services of our Site.
(v) Marketing & Advertising If you do not wish to have your browsing activity tracked or your information used for the purpose of delivering you targeted advertisements you may opt-out of the services currently used by The Dance Pad. Please note, you will still continue to receive generic advertisements. You nevertheless acknowledge and agree that there may be instances where we may elect to notify you about administrative notices regarding your dealings with us.
12.9 Third Party Websites
(i) Third Party Services, Links and Purchasing Tickets Occasionally we will include links to third party websites on our Site or other communications with you. This may include utilising the services of various third party ticketing agencies to sell tickets to our productions from time-to-time. Whenever you choose to follow such links to any other websites you should be aware that our privacy policy no longer applies and that each third party website’s privacy policy will govern their collection, storage and use of any of your Personal Information from the moment you leave our Site.
(ii) When Your information Leaves Australia We may disclose your Personal Information to third party suppliers or partners located outside of Australia. These third party suppliers are located in the United States. In the event that we are required to disclose your Personal Information to overseas third parties, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such disclosures are subject to reasonable confidentiality terms, that the overseas third party is subject to a law or binding scheme that protects your information in a way that, overall, is at least substantially similar to the way in which the Australian Privacy Principles protect your information or that the overseas third party takes steps to prevent a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles in relation to your information.
12.10 Changes and Updates to This Privacy Policy
The Dance Pad regularly reviews its compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 31 March 2017 and may be updated by us, from time to time, at our sole discretion. We will notify you of any such changes by providing the current version of the Privacy Policy on our Site. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about our collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information. Your continued use of our Sites and/or Services or any other content, products or services covered by this Policy constitutes your agreement to this Policy and any updates.