Privacy Policy
Welcome to kathadance.org (the “Site”). Katha Dance Theatre (“Katha Dance”) is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of your personal information. “Personal Information” means information that identifies you personally, including your name, physical address, email address, phone number, or credit card information. As part of our commitment to the privacy and security of your Personal information, Katha Dance has developed this Privacy Policy to make you aware of our information gathering practices and how we use the information we receive.
By using the Site, you signify your agreement to the terms of this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”). If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Site. Katha Dance reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time. You will be notified of changes to the Privacy Policy via a notation next to the link to the Privacy Policy from the main page of the Site stating that the Privacy Policy is new and the date on which it was updated. The last date on which the Privacy Policy was updated was June 14, 2023. By continuing to use this Site after changes to the Privacy Policy are posted, you agree to these modifications, alterations and/or updates.
GATHERING AND USE OF INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
You can visit and browse this Site without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information. If you choose only to look at the Site and do not wish to obtain class-specific information, sign up for classes, or sign up for our mailing list, you need not provide any Personal Information.
If you want to sign up for classes, we will ask you for the following Personal Information: first and last name, email address (optional), physical address (optional), telephone number (optional), and employer name (optional). If you are signing your minor child up for classes, we will also ask for your minor child’s first and last name, email address (optional), physical address (optional), phone number (optional), and age (optional). This information may be used for various marketing and/or business purposes including, but not limited to, providing the classes you have requested, customizing your experience on the Site, resolving disputes, troubleshooting problems, enforcing our agreements with you, or sending you email that you have signed up for from Katha Dance. We will share your Personal Information with our third-party vendors as necessary for these purposes.
If you want to make a purchase from the Site using a credit or debit card, we will collect additional Personal Information from you as required from our third party payment gateway, PayPal, in order to validate your credit card and authorize the dollar value of your purchase for payment. Information collected includes information regarding your credit card account, such as name, card number, physical address, email address, telephone number, and other information needed to process the transaction. This credit card information is used for verification of a valid credit card and authorization for the value of the requested purchase.
If you want to sign up to receive emails from us, the only Personal Information we will collect is your email address. We will not share your Personal Information with any other parties.
GATHERING AND USE OF INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED
When you visit this Site, our servers may collect some information automatically, such as your Internet protocol address, the identity of your Internet Service Provider, your operating system, the time and date of your visit, and how you move through the Site. This information is not linked to Personal Information. This information is used to compile aggregate statistics about the total number of daily visitors to our Site, the pages most frequently visited and how long visitors tend to stay at each page. By collecting this information, we get a better understanding of your preferences so we can continually improve your online experience with us.
COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS; DO NOT TRACK
The Site uses cookies, which are small text files that a website can send to a user’s browser for storage on the hard drive. Cookies can make use of the web easier by saving and administering status, preferences, and other user information. The Site also may use web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs), which are small strings of code that deliver a graphic image on a web page or in an email message for the purpose of transferring data. We may use cookies and web beacons to assist the functionality of the Site, such as to route you through the Site, keep track of what items you have placed in your cart, customize your experiences on the Site, or to improve the Site.
We also use some cookies or web beacons owned and operated by third parties, such as analytics providers or apps that help our site to function. These include Google Analytics, PayPal, Amplitude, Adobe Type Kit, and Google Tag Manager. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of those third parties and do not control how their cookies or web beacons operate.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies, but you can change your browser setting to block cookies. Although disabling cookies will not interfere with your ability to access the Site, you will need to accept cookies to use certain services on the Site, including making purchases. You can also disable the ability of Web beacons to capture information by blocking cookies.
The Site does not respond to Do Not Track signals issued by your browser. To learn more about your choices regarding online tracking, please visit these sites: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and https://www.eff.org/issues/do-not-track
UNSOLICITED INFORMATION
If you choose to use one of our contact email addresses or a comment section to send us any information other than that listed above under “Information You Provide to Us” and “Information Automatically Collected,” we are not responsible for keeping that information private. Please do not share any such information with us that you wish to have kept private.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Katha Dance will disclose Personal Information 1) in accordance with this Privacy Policy; 2) in order to comply in the event that law requires a disclosure of information submitted to the Site, including when required by a warrant, subpoena or court order; or 3) when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to prevent harm or injury, such as in the event of product recalls, fraud, claims or other liability. Katha Dance does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to outside parties. Katha Dance may share statistical information about our users, traffic patterns, and related Site information, in aggregate form, with third-party affiliates and vendors, but these statistics will include no Personal Information.
YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
If you do not wish to receive information and promotional material from us, you may select the appropriate “opt out” option each time we ask for your Personal Information. If you already receive emails from us and no longer wish to receive such communications, you can click “unsubscribe” in any email from us, or contact us at info@kathadance.org to be removed from our email list.
EXTERNAL LINKS
We do not endorse and are not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of websites operated by others that may be linked to or from this Site. If you decide to access a third party’s website that may be linked to or from this Site, you should consult that website’s privacy policy.
BUSINESS TRANSITION
The information covered by this Privacy Policy is an asset of Katha Dance and will become part of our normal business records. If Katha Dance or a substantial part of our business is sold or otherwise transferred to a third party, such as a legal successor in interest, your information may be transferred to that third party.
UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
If any of the Personal Information you submitted to our Site is inaccurate or outdated or otherwise needs to be changed, you may update it by providing updated information the next time you sign up for a class. If you need to update your information more urgently, please contact us at info@kathadance.org and we will use reasonable efforts in our control to revise that information.
You may ask to have the information on your account deleted or removed; however, because we keep track of past transactions, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Site. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information remaining because of backups.
HOW WE SECURE YOUR INFORMATION
This Site has industry-standard measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Personal Information that you submit to the Site is stored for us by Constant Contact, PayPal, and WordPress. For more information on each of their information security practices, visit https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/security, https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/home and https://automattic.com/privacy/. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge that: 1) there are privacy and security risks to the Internet which are beyond our control; 2) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information exchanged between you and us through the Site cannot be guaranteed; and 3) any information or data may be viewed or tampered with by a third party while in transit.
However, these measures standing alone are not sufficient to ensure the security of your Personal Information. It is also important for you to guard against unauthorized access to your passwords and unauthorized use of your computer.
CHILDREN
Protecting the privacy of children is very important to us. For that reason, our Site does not intentionally solicit, collect and/or maintain personally identifiable information from users under age 13. If you are under the age of 13, we ask that you do not submit any Personal Information to us and use this Site only under the supervision of a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has submitted Personal Information to us, please contact us at info@kathadance.org, and we will delete your child’s Personal Information from our records.
COMMENTS
Please be aware that when Personal Information is voluntarily disclosed in the comments or other public areas of this Site, that information, along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond our control and this Policy does not apply to such information. Any submissions to comment sections or other public areas on this site are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to all third parties, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to such submissions. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any submissions. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.
APPLICABLE LAW
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy or your use of this Site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Minnesota, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@kathadance.org.