Privacy

The BN Groove (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit thebngroove.com.

The BN Groove is a group of Groove dancers in the Brighton area who get together for dance classes and various dance sessions led by Fiona Blake.

For the purposes of data protection law, The BN Groove acts as the data controller in relation to any personal data collected via this website.

This policy is drafted in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

What is personal data

Personal data is information that can be used directly or indirectly to identify you. Personal data also includes anonymous information that is linked to information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. Personal data does not include information that has been irreversibly anonymised or aggregated so that it can no longer enable us, whether in combination with other information or otherwise, to identify you.

Why we collect personal data

Our legal grounds for collecting your personal data is because either you provided your express “consent” (written, verbal or online), there is a “contractual necessity” where processing is required to provide services, we have a “legal obligation” to do so or we have a legitimate interest in carrying out the processing for the purpose of managing, operating or promoting our business.

Personal data we collect

We may collect information you provide directly such as your name, email address, telephone number, company name and website or message content you have submitted via a form on our website or third party messaging platform. We may also collect anonymous information automatically (using cookies and other similar technologies) such as your IP address, browser type and version, device type and operating system, pages you visited, the time you spent on our website and your referral source.

How we use your personal data

We may use your personal data to respond to enquiries, provide information about our products and services, maintain our website, analyse usage and performance, comply with legal and regulatory obligations and send marketing communications where you have consented.

Sharing your data

We do not sell your personal data but may share anonymous data with trusted third parties who support our operations. These may include hosting, analytics and performance service providers, email and communication platforms and/or payment processing service providers. All third parties are required to process data securely and in accordance with UK GDPR.

International data transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we ensure that adequacy regulations and standard contractual clause safeguards are in place and that we use reputable providers with GDPR-compliant practices.

Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary. Any enquiries you submit are retained for legitimate business purposes. Marketing data is retained only if, and while, you have consented. Anonymous analytics data is collected to help us maintain the website. If you have created an account on our website, your personal data will be retained until such time as you terminate your account and/or request that your data be deleted.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access your personal data, request correction of inaccurate data, request erasure (“right to be forgotten”), restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, data portability, withdraw consent at any time and lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Cookies

Cookies are small files containing a short string of numbers and letters placed automatically by a website into the cookie folder in your browser. Cookies are generally used to make a website easier and faster to use. The cookie recognises that a device is or has accessed the website and acts accordingly. Mostly cookies perform mundane, but necessary tasks.

Our website uses cookies to enable core site functionality, analyse traffic and usage and improve your user experience. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, for purely technical reasons, this may cause errors when trying to use our website.

Data security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including secure hosting environments, access controls, encryption where appropriate and regular security reviews.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data please email info@thebngroove.com in the first instance.