Purpose and Acceptance of These Legal Notices
These legal notices govern access to and use of the website available at https://www.douglasdanceacademy.com (the “Website”). By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these notices and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
Website Host
The Website is hosted and protected by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States.
Cloudflare provides content delivery, security, and related infrastructure services. Cloudflare is not responsible for the content published on the Website or for the management of user data beyond the services it technically provides.
Intellectual Property
All content on the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, photographs, videos, choreography notations and descriptions, logos, icons, audiovisual works, and the overall structure and design of the Website (the “Content”), is protected by intellectual property laws and is owned by or licensed to DouglasDanceAcademy.
- Any reproduction, representation, adaptation, modification, distribution, or public communication of the Content, in whole or in part, by any means and on any medium, without prior written authorization is prohibited.
- The trademarks, trade names, logos, and domain names displayed on the Website are protected; no rights or licenses are granted to you in this respect.
- You may view the Website and print extracts solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you do not alter or remove any copyright or proprietary notices.
- If you submit or post content to the Website (e.g., comments, testimonials), you grant DouglasDanceAcademy a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, and adapt such content for the purposes of operating and promoting the Website and its services, for the duration of applicable rights. You are solely responsible for content you submit and warrant you have all necessary rights.
Use of the Website
- You agree not to misuse the Website, including by introducing viruses or other malicious code, attempting to gain unauthorized access, or interfering with its proper operation.
- You agree not to infringe third-party rights, including privacy and intellectual property rights, when using the Website.
- DouglasDanceAcademy may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Website at any time for maintenance, security, or operational reasons.
Liability and Warranties
- The Website and its Content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.
- DouglasDanceAcademy endeavors to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information on the Website but does not guarantee that the Website will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or free from harmful components.
- DouglasDanceAcademy is not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, revenue, goodwill, or business opportunities, arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use the Website.
- The Website may contain links to third-party resources. DouglasDanceAcademy is not responsible for the content, security, or practices of third-party websites and services.
Personal Data and Privacy
DouglasDanceAcademy determines the purposes and means of processing personal data collected through the Website and acts as data controller. This section explains how personal data may be collected and processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, where applicable, the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA (CCPA/CPRA).
Categories of Personal Data Collected
- Identification and contact details: name, email address, telephone number, postal address (when voluntarily provided, e.g., via forms, registrations, bookings, or inquiries).
- Account and preference data: username, preferences and settings (if an account or preferences functionality is available).
- Transactional data: details relating to class registrations, bookings, or purchases (excluding full payment card numbers, which are handled by payment providers when applicable).
- Communications: messages sent through contact forms or other interactions.
- Technical and browsing data: IP address, device and browser information, pages viewed, session identifiers, cookies and similar technologies, log files, and approximate location derived from IP.
Purposes and Legal Bases
- Providing the Website and services, processing inquiries, registrations, or bookings (performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps).
- Managing relationships, user support, and communications (legitimate interests and/or contract performance).
- Improving the Website, security, and audience measurement (legitimate interests; for analytics cookies or similar, consent where required by law).
- Marketing communications, newsletters, and promotions (consent, which may be withdrawn at any time).
- Compliance with legal obligations and responding to lawful requests (legal obligation).
Retention Periods
- Inquiry and support records: retained for up to 3 years from the last contact.
- Account data: retained for the life of the account and up to 3 years after closure, unless a longer period is required by law.
- Transactional records: retained for the period necessary to fulfill the transaction and for applicable statutory limitation and tax periods.
- Server logs and security logs: typically retained for up to 12 months, unless needed for security or legal purposes.
- Cookies: see the Cookies section below for durations.
Recipients and Disclosure
- Authorized personnel and service providers acting on instructions (e.g., hosting, security, maintenance, analytics, communications, and payment services when applicable), bound by confidentiality and data processing obligations.
- Cloudflare, Inc., as hosting, content delivery, and security provider.
- Competent authorities or courts when required by law or to protect rights, safety, and security.
Security
Appropriate technical and organizational measures are implemented to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, context, and purposes of processing.
International Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, appropriate safeguards are used such as Standard Contractual Clauses and, where applicable, supplementary measures. Cloudflare may process data globally to deliver its services; such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards.
Your Rights
Subject to the conditions and limitations of applicable law, you may have the following rights:
- Access, rectification, and erasure of your personal data.
- Restriction of processing and objection to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Portability of data you provided, when processing is based on consent or a contract and carried out by automated means.
- Withdrawal of consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
- EU/UK residents: the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
- California residents: rights to know/access, correct, delete, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, as well as the right to non-discrimination and, where applicable, to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
To exercise your rights, please submit a request through the contact form available on the Website. You may be asked to provide information to verify your identity before your request is processed.
DouglasDanceAcademy does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 years of age (or under 16 in the EU/UK without appropriate consent). If you believe such data has been collected, please use the contact form to request deletion.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Website may use cookies, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies (collectively, “cookies”) to operate, secure, and enhance the user experience. Where required by law, non-essential cookies are used only with your prior consent.
Types of Cookies Used
- Strictly necessary cookies: essential for core features such as page navigation, load balancing, and security. These are always active and do not require consent. Typical duration: session or up to 12 months.
- Functionality cookies: remember user choices or preferences to improve the experience. Typical duration: up to 13 months.
- Performance/analytics cookies: help measure and improve performance and understand how the Website is used. These are used only with consent where required. Typical duration: up to 13 months.
- Advertising/targeting cookies: personalize content or measure advertising effectiveness. These are used only with consent where required. Typical duration: up to 13 months.
- Security and anti-abuse cookies: help detect fraud and ensure platform integrity. Typical duration: session or up to 12 months.
Managing Cookies
- Consent: Where required, a consent mechanism is presented on your first visit for non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing cookies in your browser; the consent prompt will be presented again.
- Browser controls: You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Doing so may affect Website functionality. Instructions are generally available within the browser’s help menu.
- Device settings: Mobile operating systems may offer settings to limit ad personalization.
- Do Not Track: The Website’s response to Do Not Track signals may vary due to the absence of a common industry standard. Where legally required, consent controls take precedence over DNT signals.
External Links
The Website may reference third-party websites or services. Accessing these resources is at your own risk. DouglasDanceAcademy has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to These Legal Notices
These legal notices may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in law or the Website’s operations. Continued use of the Website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These legal notices and any dispute or claim arising out of or related to them or the use of the Website are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The courts of San Francisco County, California, shall have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to mandatory protections that may apply under the laws of your place of residence if you are a consumer resident in the European Union or the United Kingdom.
Contact
For any questions regarding these legal notices, personal data, or cookies, please use the contact form available on the Website.