Terms & Conditions

Fees, deposits and refunds
1. Before attending a class, students must be enrolled through our online booking system.
2. A fee is charged for each class students are enrolled in. 
3. Students are expected to attend all classes and payment will be required at the time of booking. 
4. Fees will only be pro rata when a student starts during a term. 
5. A pro-forma invoice for students who enrol during the year will be issued to enable payment immediately.
6. Refunds will not be given for non-attendance and will only be provided in exceptional circumstances.
7. Cancellation Policy: if you find after your first 2 sessions that it’s not for you, we will give/offer you a full refund for the remainder of the term.
Payment
8. Invoices must be settled prior to the start of each term.
9. Payment can be made by bank transfer (details on invoice) or through our online payment system.
Register, attendance and absence
10. A register for each class is maintained by the teacher and records student attendance for the purposes of health and safety, security and contact tracing. These records may also be used for the purpose of assessing student’s entry into the RAD examinations.
Late payment
11. The payer will receive both verbal and written notice if payment has not been received in accordance with these terms and conditions.
Right to attend, change classes, withdrawal and termination of attendance
12. If an invoice has not been paid at the start of term or upon enrolment, the student will not be admitted to any classes until the invoice has been paid in full.
13. Dublin Dance School reserves the right at any time during the term to ask students to leave a class if any fees are overdue.
14. If a student wishes to change class or to start an additional class, the parent/guardian must give their consent in writing to the Principal so that they can be invoiced for the additional or new class.
Discounts
15. Where two or more siblings attend class, you will receive a 10% sibling discount on all classes.   
16. There are discounted rates for students who attend more than one class per week.
Code of conduct
17. The School’s Code of Conduct is below. Failure to observe the Code of Conduct may result in students being asked to sit out the class. Dublin Dance School reserves the right to ask students to leave without a refund following a continued breach of the code of conduct.
18. The School reserves the right to alter the advertised schedule with reasonable notice.
Data protection
19. The School holds information about our students, parents and guardians to enable us to carry out our business as a dance training organisation. The school complies with the European General Data Protection Regulations. A copy of the school’s data protection and privacy policy are included on our website.
Changes to the terms and conditions
20. The School reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time providing one term’s notice is given to students.
Agreement to the terms and conditions
21. Parents and guardians of students attending classes are required to sign their acceptance of the terms and conditions for each student related to or their responsibility by signing the confirmation upon enrolment. Dublin Dance School accepts electronic signatures as if signed in the original.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The aim of Dublin Dance School is to ensure that all students experience dance in a fun, friendly, positive and safe environment. In order to achieve this, please take note of the following guidelines. We would like to stress the importance of these guidelines in assuring the wellbeing of all students in the School. Any student unable or unwilling to adhere to the ethos of the school will be asked to leave after reasonable notice in line with the Schools Terms & Conditions.
Registration
For insurance and safety purposes all students must be registered in advance of attending classes. Dublin Dance School can only accept responsibility for enrolled students during class time.
Punctuality
It is vital that students arrive in good time for their classes. If students are late for class it will impede learning, cause disruption to others and place themselves at risk of injury should they miss the warm up section of the class. 
Attendance
Regular attendance is extremely important. If students do not attend on a regular basis, then the development of the class and the individual student will be affected. Exam students’ attendance will be monitored in the lead up to examinations and assessments and students who fail to attend classes may be withdrawn from the exam. We regret that it is not possible to make up missed classes by attending another class for which you are not registered. 
Discipline
Students are expected to behave in an orderly, civilised and well-mannered way and to show respect to their teacher when attending the School. Students should also show respect to other students in their class. The School has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of bullying, failure to comply with the rules and regulations may result in withdrawal from the School.
Uniform
It is extremely important that students come to classes dressed in full uniform in order to be able to work correctly and safely in class. We ask that all students make a concerted effort to come to class wearing a bun or a headband (for shorter hair). 
Examinations
Entries for RAD examinations are at the discretion of the the School.
Changing
Students should only get changed in the designated changing area in the presence of other students and/or teachers, but never alone with one adult. Younger students should arrive already in uniform.
Drop Off/Collection
Parents/guardians are asked to drop off students directly before the start of their class. Students must be collected promptly at the end of class in line with their drop off and collection protocols. 
Personal Property
Students should make sure that they keep their valuable personal items safely with a bag at all times. The School regrets that we cannot be held responsible if items go missing. 
Remuneration and Fees
As per the Terms and Conditions term fees must be paid before the student’s first class of each term. Failure to do so may result in withdrawal from classes. 
Data Protection Policy
Dublin Dance School staff members are not at liberty to enter into conversation with or disclose any information to parents relating to other students. Student’s information is confidential and retained in accordance with the School’s Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy. 
Visual and Social Media
The School does not publish or post any images (static or moving) of children under the age of 18, across any of its online channels without prior written consent and publishes no personal information alongside images. 
Health and Safety
• If students hurt themselves in class or feel unwell at any point, they should tell their teacher or member of staff immediately.
• The School venues are a place of work and respect must be given to all staff, facilities and property. There must be no running or shouting in the building or grounds. 
• No smoking is permitted anywhere on the premises. 
• Fire regulation: if the fire alarm sounds, students must make their way immediately to their nearest available Fire Exit and a role call will be taken.
• Parents/guardians are asked to drive with due care when dropping off and collecting their children from classes. 
• Children’s scooters, skateboards and rollerskates/rollerblades must not be ridden/used anywhere inside the building or around the car park.

DUBLIN DANCE SCHOOL DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY POLICY

How this notice applies to you will depend on the way in which you interact with Dublin Dance School. For example:
1.      if you register a child for classes with us, we will use the information you provide to fulfil our obligations to you in delivering that service and, where permitted, keep you up to date about other events that may be of interest to you;
2.      if you simply browse our website please note that our website not use cookies.
Your choices and rights are explained in more detail below.
What Information We Have & Where We Get It

  • All information we have is obtained directly from you.

  • When you register a student for a class, we will collect your information on a registration form this will include; Parents/guardians name(s), address, email and phone number, students name, gender, DOB and any medical history or allergies that we should be aware of (note the above list is representative not exhaustive).

  • In all instances where we collect personal information on children/students, we always collect this information directly from parents/guardians and will only ever collect such information for the purposes specified when we collect it.

How We Use Your Information & Why
We collect and use your information for lots of reasons such as sharing news, for marketing, notifying you of class cancellations, upcoming events, registrations for exams, fee notifications or contacting you in the event of an emergency.
We will contact you via email, via SMS, or social media platforms. You can request a change to how we contacted with at any time.
Who We Share Your Data With & Why
We may share your information with our event partners such a theatre companies but this will be limited to student’s name. We also share information with the Royal Academy of Dance when registering students for exams but this is limited to student’s name, gender and DOB.  
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, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or the crime. In all other instances, we would only share your information with another party, if you have given your explicit permission to do so
Your Choices
Where you have given us your consent to receive information, you can withdraw it by notifying us via email.
Your rights
You also have rights over how your personal information is used including:

  • The right to object to our processing of your data.

  • The right to request that your information be erased or restricted from further use.

  • The right to request a copy of the information we hold about you.

  • The right to correct, amend or update information you have given us.

To exercise any of the above rights please do so by notifying us via email.
Looking After Your Information
We’re always taking steps to make sure your information is protected and to delete it securely when we no longer need it. We have security measures in place to protect your information. The security measures we use will depend on the type of information collected.
We only keep your information for as long as required to provide you with the services you request, for the purposes outlined in this policy. We will securely delete your information when it is no longer required for these purposes.
Social Media Platforms
If you engage with the school 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 and so you should familiarise yourself with their privacy notices and policies: Facebook and Instagram. 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.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy notice applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website. In addition, if you linked to our website from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third-party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third-party site.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or feedback about this notice, or how we handle your information, get in touch with us dublindanceschool@gmail.com.