Privacy Policy

****Studio Policies****

At Amherst Dance Academy we strive to provide a professional environment that enables  the dancers to be instructed by high quality instructors and have fun at the same time.  To maintain this working environment, it is very important to abide by the policies so we can continue to provide this service to you.

· Abide by the class dress code at all times (tights, leotard, shoes, etc..)  If items have been forgotten, new items may be purchased or you may borrow items from another dancer if available.

· Hair is to be secured off of the face and neck before class begins.

· No gum, food, or drink in dance rooms.

· No street shoes on the dance floor

· If you are late, please come in when there is a pause in the music to not interrupt the instruction.

· Be on time to pick up your dancer and call if you are running late.

· No videos allowed during parent observation week.

Upon arrival, no dancer may leave the building under any circumstances without a parent/legal guardian.

****Snow/Inclement Weather Policies****

In the event of inclement weather, please call the studio phone number (434) 946-7340 to hear a recorded message.  A decision will be made by 1:00 p.m. regarding the status on classes for that evening.  We are also on WSET after 1:00p.m.  Keep in mind, we do not always match school cancellations.

****Privacy Polices****

Amherst Dance Academy

recognizes that respecting user privacy over the Internet is of utmost importance. This privacy statement is designed to provide information about the privacy and data collection practices for the site: http://www.amherstdanceacademy.com. The Site is operated by Amherst Dance Academy.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact our site coordinator at Jason@terrifictimedancestudio.com or by postal mail to:

• Amherst Dance Academy
• PO BOX 897
• Amherst, VA  United States
• 24521

Identifying Information. In general, you can visit the Site without telling us who you are or providing any information about yourself. In some areas of the Site, we ask you to provide information that will enable us to process an order, offer services that require registration, assist you with technical support issues or to follow up with you. Generally, ADA requests identifying information when you:

• Register on any of our web sites.
• Place an order.
• Provide feedback to an online survey or tell us about an idea or suggestion.
• Participate in a rebate program, contest, or other promotional offer.
• Request a SPECIAL SERVICE
• Request information or files from technical support or customer service.

In these instances, ADA will ask for your name, address, e-mail address, phone number and other appropriate information needed to provide you with these services. In all instances, if you receive a newsletter or other mailing from us, you will always be able to "unsubscribe" to these mailings at any time.

What ADA Will Do With Your Information. If you choose to give us personal information for any of the purposes above, this information is retained by ADA and will only be used by ADA to support your customer relationship with us. We will not add you to a mailing list, or newsletter without your registration for this service. We will only contact you if further information is required from you to complete a service.

What Others May Do With Your Information. ADA does not share, rent, or sell any personally identifying information provided through our Site (such as your name or email address) to any outside organization for use in its marketing or solicitations. From time to time ADA may use agents or contractors who will have access to your personal information to perform services for ADA (such as DATABASE MAINTENANCE, FURTHER EXAMPLES), however, they are required by us to keep the information confidential and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services for ADA. In addition, ADA may also share aggregate information about its customers and its web site visitors to advertisers, business partners, and other third parties. For example, we might share that our users are x percent PCs users and y percent Macintosh users. None of this information, however, will contain personal, identifying information about our users.

Third Party Links

Amherst Dance Academy may provide links to other sites. Other Internet sites and services have separate privacy and data collection practices. Once you leave WWW.AMHERSTDANCEACADEMY.COM, ADA cannot control, and has no responsibility for, the privacy policies or data collection activities at another site.

Cookies

At times, we will use a feature on your web browser to send your computer a "cookie". We do not use cookies to retrieve any personal information from your computer. We only use cookies to learn ways to enhance our Sites, and to give you better, more personalized service while in our web site. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is sent. However, some functions of the Sites will not function if you refuse cookies. These areas of our web site will have information posted about cookies, and when a cookie will be uploaded to your computer.

Children's Privacy Protection

Amherst Dance Academy is sensitive to the heightened need to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The vast majority of the material on our web site is not intended for children and is not targeted to children under the age of 13. Although we offer classes to children under the age of 13, we do not collect information from them.  The information in this website is for legal parents/guardians to view.  We do not knowingly collect data from children and, if we learn that we have received personal data from a child, we will remove this information from our database.

Changes to this Policy

Amherst Dance Academy may from time to time revise its privacy policy. You should therefore periodically visit this page, so you are aware of any such revisions. We will not, however, use your existing information in a manner not previously disclosed. You will be advised and have the opportunity to opt out of any new use of your information.
Contacting Us. If you have any questions about our privacy policy and/or the practices of our web site, you can write to:

• Amherst Dance Academy
• PO BOX 897
• Amherst, VA United States
• 24521

Credit Card Security and shopping online

You can shop at Amherstdanceacademy.com online with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to offer safe and secure credit card and electronic check transactions for our customers.

The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card and electronic check processing networks (see an online payments diagram). The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:

• 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.

• Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.

• Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.

For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy [link to http://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/ ].

Amherstdanceacademy.com is registered with the Authorize.Net Verified Merchant Seal program.