Privacy & Cookies Policy

Last Updated: May 30, 2026

At Ballet with Kate, your privacy and data security are fundamental to our teaching relationship. This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, processed, used, and protected during your interactions with this website and when booking private ballet classes (whether conducted online, inside hired physical studios, or at your home).

By using this Website or sharing your information with the Instructor (Kate), you consent to the data collection as described below under both European Union general regulations (GDPR) and United Arab Emirates personal data standards.

1. DATA COLLECTION & GENERAL COMPLIANCE

We handle your personally identifiable details in direct compliance with legal frames, including:

  • The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • The UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45/2021 on Personal Data Protection (PDPL).

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT & HOW WE GET IT

We only collect standard personal information that is absolutely necessary to schedule classes and organize training programs:

  • Contact Details: Your name, physical address (for mobile in-home private classes), phone number, email address, or WhatsApp handle.
  • Health & Medical Data: Prior to beginning physical activity, you may share relevant physical boundaries, injury histories, or fitness clearances. This is treated as highly sensitive data and is never shared.
  • Technical Diagnostics: IP addressing, browser varieties, and generic referral paths automatically detected via standard scripts and analysis cookies.

3. PURPOSE OF DATA USAGE

Your details are processed strictly under the following scopes:

  • Booking authentication, calendar updates, schedule adjustments, or issuing digital payment receipts.
  • Designing specialized classical ballet programs targeting your personal physical goals (including Vaganova methods adaptations).
  • Direct legal consent to answer inquiries submitted via the custom contact portals and WhatsApp booking options.

4. COOKIES POLICY

Like most modern professional entities, this website applies cookies (diminutive text scripts positioned onto your browsing drives) to streamline visual navigation, analyze traffic patterns, and elevate your customer journey.

You can adjust your web browser settings at any point to completely decline or block cookies. However, note that doing so may slightly impact the functionality of certain elements on our website.

5. DYNAMIC COOKIE DECLARATION

Below is a real-time, detailed list of all cookies utilized on this website, categorized by purpose (Necessary, Functional, Statistical, and Marketing). This audit is dynamically maintained in compliance with international standard consent rules:

6. DATA RETENTION & SECURITY

We retain your personal databases exclusively for the timeframe required to execute class routines, verify accounting files, or maintain active communications under your strict instructions. Every precaution is applied to safeguard files from leaks, unauthorized access, or loss.

7. SHARING WITH THIRD PARTIES

We respect your privacy. The Instructor never sells, rents, or exchanges your Personal Data with third-party commercial marketing systems. Data is exclusively transferred to mandatory micro-processors required to execute payments, power WhatsApp communication gateways, or feed basic analytics metrics (such as secure booking tools and Google Analytics).

8. YOUR RIGHTS

Under domestic and international definitions, you hold these data control options:

  • Access: The right to demand comprehensive files of your personal details stored here.
  • Correction: The right to immediately replace or adjust misspelled or outdated contacts.
  • Erasure / Deletion: The right to request the complete deletion of your files from our storage (except in cases of ongoing legal audit constraints).

To exercise any of these permissions, send a clear request to info@balletwithkate.com.

9. CONTACT INFORMATION

For any privacy inquiries, please contact us at: