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Who We Are

First Dance Academy is a wedding dance business based in Ireland, operating at firstdanceacademy.ie. We provide private wedding dance lessons and choreography services.

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What Data We Collect

When you submit an enquiry through our website, we collect the following personal information:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Wedding date
• Any additional information you include in your message

We also collect non-personal data automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This is collected via Google Analytics (see Section 5).

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Why We Collect Your Data

We collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiry and discuss your wedding dance requirements
• To arrange and confirm bookings for lessons or studio sessions
• To process payments for services rendered
• To send you relevant information about your booking
• To improve our website and services based on usage data

The legal basis for processing your data is legitimate interest (responding to your enquiry) and contract performance (processing your booking and payment).

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How We Share Your Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your data with the following trusted third parties only where necessary to deliver our service:

• Payment processors (e.g. Stripe) — to securely process payments for lessons and bookings. Stripe operates under its own privacy policy and is PCI-DSS compliant.
• Google Analytics — for anonymous website usage data (see Section 5).
• Hosting providers — our website is hosted securely and your data may pass through their servers.

All third parties we work with are required to handle your data in accordance with GDPR.

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Google Analytics & Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This service uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors, pages viewed, and time spent on the site.

This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described above. You can control cookie settings through your browser at any time.

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How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Enquiry data is kept for up to 12 months if no booking is made
• Booking and payment records are retained for 7 years in line with Irish tax and accounting obligations
• You may request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 7)

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Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — you can request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your data where there is no legal obligation to retain it
• Right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — you can request your data in a portable format
• Right to object — you can object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission Ireland.

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Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website uses SSL encryption and is hosted on secure servers.

While we do our best to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. If you have any concerns, please contact us directly.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch: