Privacy policy

Grace Dance Ltd (“Grace Dance”, “we”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why, and the choices and rights you have. We are the data controller for the information described here.

Who we are

Grace Dance Ltd, company number 15239517, registered office 1-3-8 The Barracks, White Cross, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ. You can contact us about anything in this policy at admin@gracedance.co.uk.

What we collect

• Parent or guardian contact details, such as name, email address and phone number.
• Details about your child that help us place them in the right class and keep them safe, such as name, age or school year, dance experience and any relevant medical or support needs you choose to share.
• Enrolment, attendance and payment records.
• Messages you send us by email, text or social media.

How we use it

• To respond to enquiries and arrange taster classes.
• To manage enrolment, classes, payments, exams and shows (to perform our agreement with you).
• To keep in touch about timetables, term dates and venue changes (our legitimate interest in running the school).
• To meet our safeguarding, accounting and other legal obligations.
• Where we ask for it, with your consent, for example using photos of dancers. You can withdraw consent at any time.

We never sell your personal information.

Website enquiries

Our website enquiry forms open your own email app with your message ready to send. The website itself does not store what you type. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies on this website. Links to Google Maps or Google reviews take you to Google, whose own privacy policy applies.

Who we share it with

We only share information where needed to run our classes, for example, with our payment and direct debit providers, examination bodies when your child is entered for an exam, or where the law or safeguarding requires it.

How long we keep it

We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purposes above, including any period required for accounting, legal or safeguarding reasons, and then delete it securely.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask to access, correct or delete your information, restrict or object to how we use it, or ask for a copy to move elsewhere. To make a request, email admin@gracedance.co.uk.

If you're unhappy with how we handle your information, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.