Privacy & Cookie Policy

KineYou Dance & Movement (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of our students, parents, guardians, and website visitors.

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, contact us, register for classes, complete forms, or make payments.

1. Who we are

KineYou Dance & Movement is a dance school providing dance and movement classes for children and young people.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, please contact us:

Email: info@kineyou.com

2. Information we collect

We may collect personal information when you interact with our website, register for classes, or communicate with us. This may include:

Website enquiries and bookings

  • Parent/guardian name and contact details.

  • Student name, age, and class information.

  • Information voluntarily provided through our website contact forms or booking forms.

  • Payment information required to process class fees and bookings.

Student wellbeing and safeguarding information

To help us provide a safe and supportive environment, we may collect additional information through separate forms, including:

  • Emergency contact details and authorised collection information.

  • Medical information relevant to participation in dance classes.

  • Access requirements or additional support needs.

This information is collected separately from general booking information and is only used where necessary to support the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of our students.

Photography and video consent

We may take photographs or videos during classes, performances, or events. Any use of student images or videos for promotional purposes, including our website, social media, or marketing materials, will only take place where separate consent has been provided by a parent or guardian. We will never post a child’s full name alongside their photo/video.

Providing consent for photography or video use is optional and does not affect a student’s ability to participate in classes.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If you wish to withdraw consent, please email: info@kineyou.com and we will remove any material containing your child.

Social Media Use

KineYou Dance & Movement uses social media to share updates, celebrate our work, promote upcoming events, and highlight the achievements of our students. Platforms include Facebook and Instagram.

We may post:

  • Photos and videos from our events, classes and workshops

  • Promotional graphics and behind-the-scenes moments for performances

  • Testimonials from parents/guardians (with permission)

    We do not collect personal information of people who engage with our social media channels, it remains within that platform so we advise that you read the privacy policies of these individual sites.

Squarespace

This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

  • This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

3. How we use your information

We use your personal information to:

  • Manage class registrations and bookings.

  • Communicate with parents, guardians, and students regarding classes, schedules, updates, and important information.

  • Process payments.

  • Maintain student safety and respond appropriately to medical or access requirements.

  • Manage emergency contacts and authorised collection arrangements.

  • Respond to enquiries.

  • Improve our services and website experience.

  • Meet legal, safeguarding, and administrative responsibilities.

    All data is handled in a way which is GDPR compliant and in accordance with Irish data protection laws. We only keep information as long as is necessary and we securely delete it when it is no longer needed.

4. Website provider, payments, and third parties

Our website is hosted through Squarespace. Squarespace may process certain information on our behalf, including website usage data, form submissions, and technical information required to operate and maintain our website.

We use external payment platforms to process payments for our bookings and classes. When you make a payment, your payment information is processed securely by that platform in accordance with their own privacy and security practices. KineYou Dance & Movement does not store full payment card details.

We may also use other trusted third-party providers where necessary to operate our services, including:

  • Booking or class management platforms

  • Email communication services

  • Website analytics providers.

These providers may process personal information on our behalf and are required to handle your information securely and only for the purposes necessary to provide their services.

Our privacy policy applies only to our website, we encourage you read the privacy statements of any website you visit, even if you visit from a link on our website. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of third-party sites and so we encourage you to carefully read their privacy policy.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to help provide a secure and functional browsing experience. We use:

  • Essential cookies, which are required for the secure operation and core functionality of our website.

  • Analytics cookies, which help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve its performance and content.

  • Advertising cookies, which may be used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies may be set by Squarespace or trusted third-party advertising partners and may track your browsing activity across websites.

Where required by law, advertising and other non-essential cookies will only be used with your consent. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie banner or by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

6. Protecting children’s information

As a children’s dance school, we take the privacy and safeguarding of our students seriously. We only collect information that is necessary to provide safe and effective dance classes.

Parent or guardian consent will be required before collecting information relating to a child’s participation, including photography/video consent and relevant wellbeing information.

A copy of our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Statement is provided to everyone who registers and is available upon request.

7. Your rights under GDPR

Under GDPR and Irish data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you.

  • Request correction of inaccurate information.

  • Request deletion of information where appropriate.

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

  • Request information about how your data is used.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@kineyou.com.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page.

9. Contact us

If you have any questions about how your data is handled or how we use media on social platforms, email us at info@kineyou.com