PRIVACY POLICY
Watkanda Dance (“Watkanda Dance,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit our website, purchase tickets, register for classes, contact us, participate in our events, or otherwise interact with us.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we may use it, how we may share it, and the choices available to you.
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 26, 2026
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Watkanda Dance, we may collect information such as:
• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing or billing address
• Ticket and registration information
• Class registration information
• Payment and transaction information
• Information you provide through contact forms
• Social media information when you interact with our social media pages
• Information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us
• Website usage information, including IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for a specific service or you voluntarily provide it.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect to:
• Process ticket purchases and class registrations
• Provide services you request
• Communicate with you about your purchases, registrations, classes, or events
• Send event announcements and updates
• Send promotional emails or text messages when you have provided the appropriate consent
• Respond to questions and customer-service requests
• Improve our website, classes, events, and services
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Maintain business and transaction records
• Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
• Comply with applicable legal obligations
3. Email Communications
If you voluntarily provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you regarding transactions, registrations, events, classes, or other information related to Watkanda Dance.
Where required, promotional emails will provide an opportunity to unsubscribe.
Unsubscribing from promotional emails does not necessarily stop transactional or service-related communications that are necessary to complete a transaction or provide a service you requested.
4. Text Message Communications
If you affirmatively opt in to receive text messages from Watkanda Dance, we may use your phone number to send the types of communications described in our SMS/Text Message Opt-In Policy.
You may opt out of marketing text messages at any time by replying STOP.
We do not sell or rent your mobile phone number or SMS opt-in information for third-party marketing purposes.
5. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website and third-party services we use may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or similar technologies.
These technologies may help us:
• Keep the website functioning properly
• Remember preferences
• Understand website traffic and usage
• Improve website performance
• Measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts
You may be able to control cookies through your browser or device settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
6. Payment Information
Payments for tickets, classes, merchandise, or other services may be processed through third-party payment processors.
Watkanda Dance generally does not need to directly store your complete payment-card information when payment processing is handled by a third-party payment provider.
The information provided to a payment processor is subject to that provider's own privacy policy and terms.
7. Third-Party Service Providers
We may use third-party companies to help us operate our business and website, including providers that assist with:
• Website hosting
• Ticketing and registration
• Payment processing
• Email communication
• SMS/text messaging
• Marketing
• Analytics
• Website functionality
• Event management
These providers may have access to information only as reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf and may have their own privacy policies.
8. Information Sharing
We may share personal information when reasonably necessary to:
• Provide requested services
• Process transactions
• Operate our website and business
• Communicate with you
• Provide event and class services
• Work with service providers
• Comply with applicable law
• Protect the rights, property, and safety of Watkanda Dance, our customers, or others
• Prevent fraud or unauthorized activity
We do not sell personal information as a business practice.
9. Event Photography and Video
Watkanda Dance events, classes, and activities may be photographed, recorded, or filmed for promotional, social media, advertising, archival, or other business purposes.
By attending an event or participating in an activity where photography or recording is taking place, you may appear in photographs or recordings.
If you have a specific concern about your image being used, please contact Watkanda Dance.
10. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are not intentionally directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website without appropriate consent.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and address the situation.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain business and transaction records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, comply with legal obligations, and fulfill other legitimate business purposes.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
13. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, which may include requesting access to, correction of, or deletion of certain information.
You may also:
• Unsubscribe from promotional emails
• Opt out of marketing text messages by replying STOP
• Contact us regarding your communication preferences
• Adjust certain cookie or browser settings
To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below.
14. Third-Party Links
Our website or social media pages may contain links to websites, platforms, ticketing services, or other third-party websites.
Watkanda Dance is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services, technology, or applicable requirements.
When we make changes, we may update the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.
Your continued use of our website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted indicates that you have reviewed the updated policy
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16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or our privacy practices, please contact us: