F.A. School of Dance & Acrobatics

Privacy Policy

F.A. School of Dance & Acrobatics Data Protection Policy


At F.A. We are dedicated to protecting personal data given to us for the sole purpose of the dance school. In this document you will find:


What is GDPR?

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Policy Regulation and is a European data protection law.



What do we collect and why?


As a dance school school we only take personal information that is needed for us to function as a recreational activity club. We take the following information upon sign up:


By collecting the information above it will provide us with a clear understanding of who the student is and their needs. As Well as a clear way for us to contact any parent,guardian or emergency contact if needed; allow us to send out invoices,letters or important information to our customers directly through email or post. 



Where is your personal data stored?


When we receive your data we store any paperwork in a secure safe place. We also store this information in a secure digital software called Class Manager, this is a reputable software used by many teaching businesses and we control what is put into the software depending on what we think is necessary. You can look at their Privacy policy by going to: https://api.classmanager.com/portal/f-a-studios/login

And clicking the privacy policy link.


Who do we share your data with?


At times it is necessary for F.A. to share information with third parties to reach the schools objectives. F.A. is registered with the following bodies that allow us to put in for exams: AcrobaticArts, IDTA ( International Dance Teachers Association ) and I-PATH (International Performing Arts and Theatre) information will only be shared with these bodies if agreed between Parent/s and Teacher/s for the student to be entered for an exam. In other circumstances like performances we may have to share information with local authorities for the correct licences. Also if a student is entered for a competition we may have to share relevant information to enrol them into the event. 


F.A. will never sell personal data to third parties. 



How to access your data?


In the circumstances that you will need to access your data shared with us to update/changes. This can be done through your own personal class manger portal, either through the website or their app where you can access all your data, invoices, emails and classes. If you do need to change anything please inform the team at F.A. so they can log the changes.


What happens with your data if you no longer use our services:


If you wish to no longer continue with us, we will delete your data from all our systems, and paperwork will be shredded.


Photographs and videos of our students: 


When enrolling in classes at F.A. all customers are given the option to opt in or opt out of our staff/photographers taking and using photos on social media and marketing materials. 


We take this very seriously and will simply not allow anyone to be photographed if the legal parent/guardian has opted out. 


This option can be found on our sign up forms when you first come to our club. It is highlighted in bold and needs to be filled in by all of our members. 


Show videos


When we are preparing for a showcase we ask all parents to fill out a form, part of this form is the permission for their child to be filmed/photographed during performances. If permission is not granted the child/rens faces will be blurred/pixelated so that they cannot be identified. 


Our showcase films and photographs are only accessible to F.A. members and their families. We will never share these documents elsewhere.


Any concerns with our GDPR policy please contact the school’s principal Caitlin through email [email protected]