None of us are fans of small print right? But we also think it’s great to know what to expect when we buy products and services as customers – so here’s our terms and conditions – we’ve made them as easy to read as we possibly can – Our Privacy Policy and Data Protection Policy’s are displayed in full.
We accept the following:
Visa Credit and Debit payments supported by Stripe
Visa Electron payments supported by Stripe
Mastercard payments supported by Stripe
Maestro payments supported by Stripe
No bookings will be confirmed until payment is received.
Some bookings are on a rolling subscription which can be cancelled at anytime.
All images provided by customers for use on the Dance Teacher Directory (DTD) website must be owned by that customer or they must have permission to use the image. Dance Teacher Directory take no responsibility for images that are supplied without permission – any fines would be immediately need to be paid by the business in question.
All information from our customers that are submitted to the Dance Teacher Directory should be checked and verified with that business by the consumer before any purchases with that business are made – Dance Teacher Community take no responsibility for any transactions made with contacts on our website.
If a customer is dissatisfied with a particular business they should email their complaint to team@danceteacherdirectory where DTD may consider removing them from the website. Dance Teacher Directory accept no other responsibility in the matter or for the content of other websites that visitors to this site may click through to.
Booking payments made are non-refundable. Renewals, whether monthly or yearly, are set up but can be cancelled before the first renewal payment is taken. Refunds cannot be given if renewal payments are not cancelled prior to renewal payments being taken.
Prices and payment options are available on the Dance Teacher Directory website – prices are liable to change at any time.
Dance Teacher Directory accepts payments via BACS, Credit/Debit cards online.
Please note that payment is taken via a subscription button – payment will be taken monthly or yearly (depending on the membership options available at that time) – you are then free to cancel your membership at any time, however, please note that if you cancel your subscription and want to renew your booking, you will be charged the rate that’s on the DTD website at that time – any queries, give us a shout at [email protected]. Refunds will not be given for payments taken prior to cancellation.
By booking a slot in our emails, you confirm that you have the rights to use the images/photographs that you submit. If you do not have the rights of use and Dance Teacher Directory is fined for using them, that fine will be invoiced to you for immediate payment.
Please note that if you book a feature or listing and do not supply content by the given deadline, unfortunately you will still be charged.
Dance Teacher Directory nor any personnel will accept liability for any information featured on the the Dance Teacher Directory website.
All images and video submitted to the Dance Teacher Directory website must have permission from the relevant owners of that media for use on the site – all businesses who submit such media are responsible for seeking that permission.
By agreeing to take part in DTD videos, you give permission to DTD to use the footage on social media, PR and any websites.
Dance Teacher Directory is part of the Popdance group of companies.
To process your bookings we collect personal details. We will never sell or pass on your information to any third parties.
Here is a copy of our full data protection policy:
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DTD is committed to all aspects of data protection and takes seriously its duties, and the duties of its employees, under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and The General Data Protection Regulation. This policy sets out how Dance Teacher Directory deals with safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss – how we protect data.
Dance Teacher Directory aims to fulfil its obligations under the GDPR legislation and Data Protection Act 1998 to the fullest extent.
Dance Teacher Directory collects and uses certain types of personally identifiable information about customer, in order to operate. This includes current, past and prospective individuals and entities with whom we conduct business. Personal information, or data, must be dealt with properly however it is collected, recorded and used – whether on paper, electronically, or other means.
The success of our operation and achievement of our objectives depends upon maintaining confidence of those we do business with. Therefore, we need to ensure we treat personal information lawfully and correctly. In doing so, we fully endorse and adhere to the GDPR and the principles set out in the DPA (98).
“Data” generally means information which are computerised or in a structured hard copy form.
“Personal Data” means data relating to a living individual who is or can be identified either from the data or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of the data controller.
“Sensitive Personal Data” relates to information concerning a data subject’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union activities, physical or mental health, sexual life, or details of criminal offences.
“Processing” means obtaining, recording or holding the data or carrying out any operations on the data such as organisation, retrieval, modification, dissemination or destruction.
“Data Controller” means a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data
are, or are to be processed.
The “Data Processor” is the entity (that can be natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body) which processes personal data on behalf of the controller under the controller’s instructions.
“Data Subject” means an individual who is the subject of personal data. In other words, the data subject is the individual whom particular personal data is about.
The GDPR sets out 6 data protection principles (which largely cover the eight data protection principles set out in the DPA 1998):
The GDPR also gives rights to individuals in respect of the personal data that organisations hold about them:
The GDPR introduces new concepts of accountability, data protection by design and default and pseudonymisation to work with the data protection principles to underpin the legislation.
Accountability requires that Data Controllers and Data Processors are responsible for and can demonstrate compliance with the data protection principles. It requires organisations to put in place appropriate and organisational and technical measures to be able demonstrate what they did and its effectiveness.
Data protection by design and default means that all data collection exercises must be proactively designed with privacy at the forefront. This needs to be done by embedding privacy in organisational practices, policies and procedures.
The concept of ‘pseudonymous data’ has been introduced by GDPR which takes the most identifying fields within a database and replaces them with artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms. For example, a name is replaced with a unique number. However, the unique number must not be stored alongside pseudonymous data.
Personal data, including any data defined as sensitive, has the same attribution irrespective of whether the data subject is a website visitor, customer, staff member, volunteer, (goods/services) supplier etc.
We may collect personal data in a number of ways:
We may collect the following data:
We comply with the data protection best practices by:
We record the following to process your enquiries and booking orders:
Dance Teacher Directory is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the Data Protection Act 1998 and The General Data Protection Regulation.
The Dance Teacher Directory Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Sue Wybrow who also performs the role of Compliance Manager.
Responsibility for updating and dissemination of this policy rests with DPO and senior management. The policy is subject to regular review to reflect changes in legislation. All staff are required to understand, apply and abide by the policy and if in any doubt to seek advice.
Data subjects are entitled to obtain access to the data which Dance Teacher Directory holds on their behalf. They must do this by requesting access in what is known as a Subject Access Request. In addition, they have the right to request modification and deletion of the data.
A Subject Access Request must be made to Dance Teacher Directory in writing. Any employee who receives a Subject Access Request should forward it immediately to the Compliance Manager.
Employees are reminded to be careful not to disclose any personal data held by Dance Teacher Directory over the telephone. If a request is made for data over the telephone, the requester should be referred to make a written request.
There is no data held by Dance Teacher Directory that is categorised as requiring urgent attention.
Subject Access Requests should contain sufficient information to enable Dance Teacher Directory to confirm without doubt that the identity of the requester is verified.
Requests must be responded to within one month. If the request is complex or numerous, this may give leave for Dance Teacher Directory to delay the response by up to a further 2 months. However, Dance Teacher Directory must inform the requester with one month of the request.
A fee cannot be charged for providing the information. However, a reasonable fee may be charged if the request is manifestly excessive or unfounded, particularly if it is repetitive. Any fee must reflect the true administrative costs involved. If Dance Teacher Directory deem that the request is manifestly excessive or unfounded, we may refuse the to respond to unwarranted requests.
Requests for the modification and/or deletion of the data by data subjects will be dealt with in the same process as requests for information held: proof of identity, time frames and communications must be adhered to.
Dance Teacher Directory commits to ensuring that third-party suppliers and organisations meet the GDPR’s standards and working with them to make sure our protection of data is continuous and definitive: where existing agreements are not compliant, we will seek new GDPR-compliant consent.
Dance Teacher Directory takes the subject of data security seriously and complies to the processes below.
Processes and methodologies are reviewed annually and when legislation dictates.
Premises can only be entered by secured entry systems: intruder protection system, industry standard secured door and entries – keypad and deadbolt systems, as applicable.
There are no hard/paper copies of information stored or processed by us.
The legal basis for processing data is recorded in the Privacy Policy – Offline Data Processing.
The need to retain data varies widely with the type of data. Some data can be immediately deleted and some must be retained until reasonable potential for future need no longer exists. Since this can be somewhat subjective, a retention policy is important to ensure that the company’s guidelines on retention are consistently applied throughout the organisation.
The purpose of this policy is to specify the company’s guidelines for retaining different types of data. The scope of this policy covers all company data stored on company-owned, company-leased, and otherwise company-provided systems and media, regardless of location.
Note that the need to retain certain information can be mandated by local, industry, or UK / EU regulations. Where this policy differs from applicable regulations, the policy specified in the regulations will apply.
The company does not wish to simply adopt a “save everything” mentality. That is not practical or cost-effective, and would place an excessive burden on staff to manage the constantly-growing amount of data.
Some data, however, must be retained in order to protect the company’s interests, preserve evidence, and generally conform to good business practices. Some reasons for data retention include: Litigation, Accident investigation, Security incident investigation, Regulatory requirements, Intellectual property preservation
This section sets guidelines for retaining the different types of company data.
The General Data Protection Regulations State:
Data minimisation is required as per the General Data Protection Regulations 2016 principle 3 which states data must be limited to what is necessary.
If any information retained under this policy is stored in an encrypted format, considerations must be taken for secure storage of the encryption keys. Encryption keys must be retained as long as the data that the keys decrypt, is retained.
Data destruction is a critical component of a data retention policy. Data destruction ensures that the company will not get buried in data, making data management and data retrieval more complicated and expensive than it needs to be. Exactly how certain data should be destroyed is covered in the Data Classification Policy.
The purpose is to ensure that necessary records and documents are adequately protected and maintained and to ensure that records that are no longer needed or are of no value are discarded safely at the proper time. This Policy is also for the purpose of aiding employees in understanding their obligations in retaining electronic documents.
Below is a Record Retention Schedule that is approved as the initial maintenance, retention and disposal schedule for physical records and the retention and disposal of electronic documents.
This policy sets out the requirements for staff regarding the secure disposal of IT equipment and information.
Secure disposal means the process and outcome by which information including information held on IT equipment is irretrievably destroyed in a manner which maintains the security of the equipment and information during the process and up to the point of irretrievable destruction. IT equipment means all equipment purchased by or provided to store or process information including but not necessarily limited to desktop computers, servers, printers, copiers, laptops, tablet computers, electronic notebooks, mobile telephones, digital recorders, cameras, USB sticks, DVDs, CDs and other portable devices and removable media. Information means all information and data held or recorded electronically on IT equipment or manually held or recorded on paper.
It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure that the information held is disposed of appropriately and that all sensitive information is disposed of securely.
This policy on disposal covers all data or information held whether held digitally or electronically on IT equipment or as manual records held on paper or in hard copy. It is our policy to ensure that all information held is disposed of appropriately, in conformity with our legal obligations and in accordance with regulations and Records Retention Policy.
All The Businesses Community employees that have access to Personal Data will have their responsibilities under this policy outlined to them as part of their staff induction training. In addition, The Businesses Community will provide regular Data Protection training and procedural guidance for their staff.
The impact of reputational loss as consequence of any negative publicity, particularly
if a complaint is made to the ICO or an individual makes a claim for compensation against Dance Teacher Directory could cause serious consequences for the future of Dance Teacher Directory. This is especially true when financial implications are considered.
Therefore, any individual who breaches this policy may be subject to internal disciplinary action (up to and including termination of their employment) and may also face civil or criminal liability if their action violates the law.
01 – Data Protection Policy 20180531 – initial document approved by Sue Wybrow.
We endeavour to ensure everyone benefits from being part of the Dance Teacher Directory – we value all feedback and encourage businesses to communicate their experiences with us.
In the unlikely circumstance that businesses are not entirely happy with the services we have provided, we ask them to contact Dance Teacher Directory immediately via email [email protected]
DTD will attempt to resolve any issues to the customers satisfaction as soon as we can. We pride ourselves on great communications and giving the best service we possibly can.
Your personal information is kept secure. Only authorised DTD staff have access to this information. All emails and newsletters from our sites allow you to opt out of further mailings.
DTD will never sell, trade, rent, exchange or otherwise share your personal information with any other person, company or organisation.
Here is a full copy of our Privacy Policy:
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Dance Teacher Directory are committed to protecting your privacy and providing a safe online experience. For Dance Teacher Directory offline privacy policy statements, please find the relevant section below.
GDPR stands for “The General Data Protection Regulation”, which super-cedes the Data Protection Act (1998).
The aim of the GDPR is to unify all EU member states’ approach to data regulation to ensure all data protection laws are applied identically in every country within the EU. It further directs that all organisations must use individuals’ data responsibly and gives the individual a voice as to what information is recorded and how it is shared.
The following are the terms used in this document, including referenced documents.
“Data” generally means information which are computerised or in a structured hard copy form.
“Personal Data” means data relating to a living individual who is or can be identified either from the data or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of the data controller.
“Sensitive Personal Data” relates to information concerning a data subject’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union activities, physical or mental health, sexual life, or details of criminal offences.
“Processing” means obtaining, recording or holding the data or carrying out any operations on the data such as organisation, retrieval, modification, dissemination or destruction.
“Data Controller” means a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data
are, or are to be processed.
The “Data Processor” is the entity (that can be natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body) which processes personal data on behalf of the controller under the controller’s instructions.
“Data Subject” means an individual who is the subject of personal data. In other words, the data subject is the individual whom particular personal data is about.
Dance Teacher Directory is the data controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ in document).
Dance Teacher Directory contact details can be found on our website:
Dance Teacher Directory is also the data processor in certain situations, which are defined within this document.
We use third-party organisations as defined below:
Please note: We do not disclose the name of the above companies for security reasons.
Our Privacy Policy answers the following questions:
You can visit and read information on our website without giving us any personally identifiable information.
In order to provide you with the most efficient and enhanced personalised service and attention and to accommodate certain requests which you make, we request information about you in certain circumstances and collect certain information automatically.
Our website provides access for members to update the website with information and services about their businesses as well as purchase goods and services from other members.
As part of the membership services that we provide, we are not responsible for keeping members password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to the website).
There are two distinct paths that we use where we collect and process information on our website:
Details that you send us via our contact form:
Information that we collect and process when a member signs up and during the term of their membership:
Note: We do not collect any sensitive information.
We do not collect any personal information from visitors who simply visit the Website.
Where visitors’ sign-up to our website, we collect and store the above personal information (5.2 Information We Process) – with the exception of financial, credit card, information.
We collect information as defined in 5.2 Information We Process – items 4-12.
In addition to the information described above, we may collect other information as follows:
Our website may use cookies in order to deliver a better experience for you. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that a website stores on your computer or mobile device’s hard drive so that certain information about your visit and web-browsing preferences will be recognised upon a return visit.
Cookies serve functions such as “remembering” log-in names (and sometimes passwords), or enabling or saving shopping basket contents.
Like many websites, we may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to help us improve the experience you have with our Website. Most web browsers have a function that allows you to delete existing cookies on your device or you can set your browser options so that your device does not receive or accept cookies. Doing this may interfere with your ability to use the Website.
We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to evaluate and aggregate visitor data. These services help us evaluate visitors’ use of the Website including time spent on certain pages, which areas of the Website receive the most traffic, how often visitors visit pages within the Website, provide general geographic location about visitors and the source of referred traffic (from other websites or via search engines, etc.). These third party analytic services use cookies and other technologies to help analyze and provide us with the data. By visiting and using the Website, you consent to the collection and review of data about you by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
For more information on Google Analytics, including how to opt out from certain data collection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics.
Please be aware that If you opt out of any service, you may not enjoy the full functionality of the Website.
The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals:
The Information Commissioner’s Office’ website has the complete details:
To manage your receipt of marketing and non-transactional communications, you may unsubscribe by clicking the “unsubscribe” link located on the bottom of any related email from Dance Teacher Directory.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
We use the collected information to evaluate and administer our Website, fulfil your requests, respond to any problems that may arise, such as difficulties in navigating our Website or accessing certain features, and to gauge user trends.
We may also access or utilise information collected to provide our services, process orders, administer our programs, maintain and improve our Website and services to you, solicit your feedback, and to inform you about our products and services and those of our third-party marketing partners.
Under certain circumstances we may be obligated or compelled to disclose the Information:
Please see the section Offline/How We use Your Data for examples of how your data may be used by us in various cases.
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we incorporate standard industry practices internally and with our services providers, which we believe suits the degree of sensitivity of the information involved, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Because we work with third-party businesses and vendors in various aspects of our business including operating this website, database management, website security, etc., we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to and from us over the Internet. In particular, e-mail sent to or from the Website may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
Please also see our Data Protection Policy.
We are strongly committed to protecting the safety and privacy of children who visit our website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13 through the Website.
If you are under 13, please do not give us any Personal Information.
We encourage all parents to talk to their children about online safety and to monitor their children’s use of the Internet. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Information to us, please contact us, and we will make best efforts to delete that information from our databases.
We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites, including those of affiliates, business partners, sponsors, advertisers, or other websites to which we may link from time to time. When visiting any third-party websites, you are responsible for reviewing the Privacy Policy and terms of use applicable to each site. They may be different than those that you see here.
Offline data processing is defined as processing that we undertake excluding our website and includes:
Contact and personal information:
Sensitive data:
Order information:
Note: The above information will only be processed with your consent.
As part of our standard operations in running our business, the table below defines how and why we plan to use your personal data.
Dance Teacher Directory may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as necessary to protect our users and to comply with a changing environment. We recommend that you check the Privacy Policy when you visit our Website to be sure that you are aware of and understand our current policy. We have no intentions of making any changes to our Privacy Policy and practices to make them less protective of personal information collected in the past. By accessing the Website and/or using our services after making any such changes to this Privacy Policy, you are deemed to have accepted such changes. Please be aware that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, our use of the information is governed by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collect the information. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at [email protected] with “Privacy Policy” in the subject line.
02 – Privacy Policy 20180620 – changes to requested by Sue Wybrow
01 – Privacy Policy 20180531 – initial document approved by Sue Wybrow.
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