PRIVACY POLICY

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Effective Date: August 8, 2026
Last Updated: August 8, 2026

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Master Ballet Academy (“Master Ballet Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of our website visitors, students, parents and guardians, prospective students, instructors, and other individuals who interact with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information through our website, www.masterballetacademy.com (the “Website”), and through related communications and services.

By using our Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

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1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with Master Ballet Academy, we may collect the following categories of information:

A. Information You Provide Directly

You may provide personal information when you:

• Contact us through an online form;

• Request information about classes, programs, auditions, or training;

• Register or apply for a program;

• Enroll a student;

• Communicate with our staff;

• Subscribe to email communications;

• Make a payment or purchase;

• Submit information relating to a student or prospective student; or

• Otherwise communicate with Master Ballet Academy.

This information may include:

• Name;

• Email address;

• Telephone number;

• Mailing or residential address;

• Date of birth or age;

• Parent or legal guardian information;

• Student information;

• Training and dance experience;

• Emergency contact information;

• Payment and billing information;

• Information contained in messages or correspondence; and

• Other information you voluntarily provide.

We request that you provide only information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

B. Student Information

If you register a student for a Master Ballet Academy program, we may collect information necessary to administer the student's participation in the program.

Such information may include the student's name, age or date of birth, parent or guardian information, contact information, dance experience, training history, program information, scheduling information, and other information reasonably necessary to provide our educational and dance-training services.

Where a student is a minor, we may collect information from and communicate with the student's parent or legal guardian as appropriate.

C. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address;

• Browser type;

• Device type;

• Operating system;

• Pages visited;

• Referring website;

• Approximate geographic information;

• Date and time of visits;

• Website interactions; and

• Other technical or usage information.

This information generally helps us understand how visitors use our Website and improve its performance and functionality.

 

2. COOKIES AND ANALYTICS

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device that can help a website recognize your browser and remember certain information.

We may use cookies to:

• Operate and secure the Website;

• Remember preferences;

• Understand Website traffic and usage;

• Improve Website performance;

• Analyze visitor behavior; and

• Support Website functionality and marketing activities, where applicable.

We may use third-party analytics or website-service providers to help us understand Website traffic and usage.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the Website.

 

3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use personal information for legitimate business and educational purposes, including to:

• Respond to inquiries;

• Process registrations and applications;

• Administer student programs and classes;

• Communicate with students and parents/guardians;

• Process payments and billing;

• Schedule classes, auditions, training, or other activities;

• Provide requested services;

• Send administrative communications;

• Send newsletters or promotional communications when permitted;

• Improve our Website and services;

• Monitor Website security and prevent fraud or misuse;

• Maintain business and financial records;

• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and

• Protect the rights, safety, and property of Master Ballet Academy, our students, staff, and others.

 

4. PAYMENTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

If payments are made through the Website, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor.

Master Ballet Academy generally does not need to store complete credit-card numbers or payment-card security codes on its own systems when a third-party payment processor handles the transaction.

Payment processors may collect and process payment information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party payment provider used to complete a transaction.

 

5. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

Master Ballet Academy does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for money.

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our organization and provide our services, including to:

• Website hosting and technology providers;

• Payment processors;

• Email and communications providers;

• Scheduling, registration, or administrative service providers;

• Analytics providers;

• Professional advisors;

• Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies when legally required;

• Other service providers acting on our behalf; or

• Other parties when necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of Master Ballet Academy or others.

Third-party service providers are expected to use personal information only as necessary to provide the services for which they have been engaged, subject to their applicable agreements and legal obligations.

 

6. CHILDREN AND MINORS

Master Ballet Academy provides dance education and training that may involve children and teenagers.

We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of minors.

Where appropriate, we may obtain information about a minor from the minor's parent or legal guardian and may require parental or guardian involvement or consent for registration, enrollment, communications, payments, or other activities.

Parents and legal guardians may contact us regarding information we maintain about their child and may request appropriate access, correction, or deletion, subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping requirements.

We do not knowingly use personal information collected from children for purposes unrelated to providing, administering, or improving our educational and related services, except as permitted or required by law.

 

7. PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEO, AND MEDIA

Master Ballet Academy may photograph or record classes, rehearsals, performances, competitions, events, or other activities.

Where required or appropriate, we will obtain applicable permission or consent before using identifiable images or recordings of students for promotional, educational, Website, social-media, advertising, or other public-facing purposes.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the use of a student's photograph or video, please contact us.

 

8. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, payment services, registration systems, or other external services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.

Your use of those services is governed by the applicable third party's terms and privacy policy.

We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information.

 

9. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed 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.

Accordingly, while we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

 

10. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain appropriate business and student records, provide services, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements.

The appropriate retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

 

11. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

• Request access to personal information we maintain about you;

• Request correction of inaccurate information;

• Request deletion of certain personal information;

• Request information about how your personal information is collected or used;

• Opt out of certain marketing communications; and

• Exercise other rights provided by applicable privacy laws.

Some rights may be subject to legal exceptions or limitations.

To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

 

12. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

If you voluntarily subscribe to receive newsletters, announcements, or promotional communications from Master Ballet Academy, you may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication or by contacting us.

Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may continue to send necessary administrative or transactional communications relating to your registration, enrollment, payments, or other services.

 

13. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are a California resident, California privacy laws may provide you with additional rights concerning your personal information.

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, these rights may include rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain information concerning certain categories of personal information, as well as rights relating to certain disclosures or uses of personal information.

Master Ballet Academy does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

If you wish to exercise a privacy right available to you under California law, please contact us using the contact information below.

We will process qualifying requests in accordance with applicable law.

 

14. OTHER STATE PRIVACY LAWS

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state laws.

Where applicable, Master Ballet Academy will honor legally required rights and provide appropriate mechanisms for individuals to exercise those rights.

 

15. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Our Website may be accessible from outside the United States.

If you access the Website from another country, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where Master Ballet Academy or its service providers operate.

Privacy protections in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your country of residence.

 

16. DO-NOT-TRACK SIGNALS

Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature.

Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to such signals, our Website may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.

 

17. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, legal requirements, or other circumstances.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.

Your continued use of the Website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

18. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise an applicable privacy right, or have concerns about the handling of your personal information, please contact Master Ballet Academy through the contact information provided on our Website.

Master Ballet Academy
Website: www.masterballetacademy.com

Privacy inquiries: Please use the contact information provided on the Master Ballet Academy Website.

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