We respect the privacy of students and their families. This policy explains the current website’s information practices and how to contact the studio.
1. Information we collect
When an adult contacts us, we may receive a parent or guardian’s name, email address, phone number, the dancer’s age, program interests and any message they choose to send. Please do not include medical details, dates of birth, payment card numbers or other sensitive information in the website inquiry form. Additional enrollment, emergency or billing information, if needed, is handled separately by the studio.
2. How we use information
We use inquiries to respond to questions, discuss suitable classes, arrange visits and communicate about studio services. Enrollment information may also be used to administer classes and support student safety. Promotional use of identifiable student photographs or videos requires separate permission.
3. Sharing and security
We do not sell or rent personal information. Information may be shared with service providers needed to operate the studio, such as email providers, or when required by law. We limit access to people who need it for studio operations. No method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed completely secure.
4. Children’s privacy
Website inquiries are intended for parents, guardians and adult students. Children under 13 should not submit personal information themselves. If you believe a child submitted information without appropriate parental involvement, contact us so we can review the request and address the information. Parents or guardians may request access, correction or deletion of their child’s information, subject to identity verification and any applicable recordkeeping requirements.
5. Photos and videos
Permission to publish identifiable student photos or videos is separate from a class inquiry, enrollment request or acceptance of this policy. We require separate, documented parent or guardian permission for promotional use of identifiable images of minors. To ask about an image, decline promotional use or withdraw permission for future use, contact us in writing at Mydancedcstudio@gmail.com. Please identify the image or page. We will review removal requests for channels under the studio’s control; copies shared by others may remain outside our control.
6. Website forms, cookies and tracking
The current website form prepares an email on your device for you to review and send through your own email app. It does not automatically send the message or store form entries in browser storage. If you send the email, it will be processed by your email provider and the studio’s email provider. Google Analytics 4 is used only after you choose “Accept analytics” in the analytics preference panel. It measures page visits, scrolling and selected actions such as trial buttons, telephone links and opening an email app. These actions do not mean an inquiry was delivered or a lesson was booked. We do not send names, email addresses, telephone numbers or message contents from inquiry forms to Analytics. Page addresses sent by our analytics integration exclude query strings and fragments. Analytics can use cookies to distinguish visits. Advertising personalization and Google signals are disabled. You can decline optional analytics and still use the site, or change your choice using “Analytics preferences” in the footer. Your choice is stored in your browser. Google processes analytics data under its own privacy practices; see Google’s Privacy Policy. Fonts and images are hosted with the site. The Contact page loads an embedded Google Map only when you choose “Load Google Map.” Loading it connects your browser to Google, which may process technical information and use cookies under its own privacy policy. You may instead use the external directions link. No social feeds are embedded. Wix hosts this website and may process technical request data such as IP addresses and access logs to deliver and protect the site. Wix CMS supplies the published photo gallery. This policy is reviewed when hosting or integrations change.
7. Third-party links
Links to social networks, maps and other websites take you to services with their own privacy practices. Review their policies before sharing personal information.
8. Your choices and requests
Contact Mydancedcstudio@gmail.com to request access, correction or deletion of information, to raise a photo or video concern, or to opt out of promotional communications. We may need to verify that you are authorized to make a request. Some records may need to be retained for legal or operational reasons.
9. Policy updates and contact
We will post updates here when our practices change. This policy describes information handling; visiting the site does not grant permission to publish a child’s photograph. Questions may be sent to Mydancedcstudio@gmail.com or mailed to MyDance DC Studio, 6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD 20852.