Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice

Next Step School of Dance is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

We only use personal information if we have an appropriate reason (lawful basis) to do so and this includes sharing information outside Next Step School of Dance. 

How do we collect information from you?

We may obtain information about you when you:

• complete an online, electronic or paper application form
• speak to us on the telephone or in person
• email us
• make a payment
• make a booking for an event, class or workshop

(The above list is representative, not exhaustive.)

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information we collect may include your:

• name
• date of birth/age
• gender
• home address
• email address
• telephone number
• health or disability information (or other ‘special data’)
• emergency contact name, number and relation to you

(The above list is representative, not exhaustive).

How is your information used?

We use your information to:

• process an application that you have made for an activity or event
• process an order for a product or other service
• process a payment (or credit) for a product or service
• process entries for competitions 
• seek your views or comments on the services we provide
• notify you of changes to our services
• send you communications/publications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you, which may include information about new products, services, events, and activities
• handle an enquiry or complaint you have made
• to contact you in an emergency situation.

(The above list is representative, not exhaustive).

Storage 

Information gathered during registration is held on our online register system (class manager).  This data can also be downloaded when required. Any downloaded data is held on a secure laptop. Any paper copies of children’s records are kept in a locked filing cabinet within our studio. 

How long is your information kept?

We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. In other areas of the business we hold your personal information on our systems, only for only as long as is necessary for the relevant activity. 

Who has access to your information?

We DO NOT sell or rent your information to other organisations.

We DO NOT buy or rent information from other organisations.

Please be reassured that we will not release your information to other organisations unless in exceptional cases when we are required to do so by law.  In all other instances we would only share your information with another party, if you have given your explicit permission to do so.

We may pass your information to others when stated and for the purposes of completing tasks and providing goods and services to you on our behalf.

When we do this, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service.

During the Covid19 outbreak, Next Step School of Dance may be required to pass on your details to the NHS Track & Trace. By entering our studio, you give next step permission to pass on any relevant information.

Social Media Platforms

If you engage with Next Step School of Dance on any of our social media channels you should know that we do not collect your personal information it remains within the platform that we are using. If you send us a direct message, your information still remains within the platform unless we ask you to provide us with your contact details to continue the conversation offline or privately, and you consent to do that.

Your Rights

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you may request a copy of personal information held about you. And you can also request that any data we have should be amended or deleted.

Updates to our Privacy Statement

We will post changes to this Privacy Statement and indicate the effective date when this Privacy Statement is updated. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Statement, we will notify you by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address you most recently provided us