Privacy Policy & Terms

1.1 Who we are

Your Dance Buddy ("we", "us", "our") is a community platform that allows dancers to share experiences and reviews of West Coast Swing events.

1.2 What data we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Email address (required, used for platform operation, preventing duplicate submissions, essential communication, and optional marketing only if you opt in)
• Event reviews and ratings
• Nickname (optional, used to publicly link your reviews if you choose to appear under a chosen name)
• Event planning and interaction data (such as marking "I'm going", saving events, and optional planning checkboxes like accommodation or transport)
• Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and cookies (if applicable)

1.3 Why we collect data

We collect data to:

• Publish event reviews and scores
• Help users plan, organize, and track events they are interested in
• Improve the quality and reliability of our platform
• Prevent abuse and duplicate reviews
• Run optional random prize draws
• Contact users for platform-related communication (e.g., verification, important updates)
• Marketing communication: If you explicitly opt in, we may use your email address to send occasional updates, news, or announcements related to the Your Dance Buddy platform. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us directly.
• Participant feedback and event insights: When you submit a review, the feedback is collected to provide useful information to other dancers and aggregated statistics to event organizers. No individual review or personal information, including names, will ever be shared with organizers. Only total counts of reviews and final scores are provided.

1.4 Legal basis (GDPR)

If you are located in the EU, we process your data based on:

• Your consent
• Legitimate interest in operating and protecting the platform

1.5 Data retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above.

1.6 Your rights

You have the right to:

• Access your data
• Correct your data
• Request deletion
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, contact us at: yourwcsbuddy@gmail.com

1.7 Google API Services

Your Dance Buddy's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

2.0 Email communication

By using the Your Dance Buddy platform, you acknowledge that providing an email address is required for platform operation purposes such as preventing duplicate reviews and essential communication. Marketing or newsletter emails will only be sent if you provide separate, explicit consent, and you may unsubscribe at any time.

2.1 Platform use

By submitting a review, you confirm that:

• You are sharing your own honest experience
• Your content does not violate any laws or third-party rights

2.2 User content

You agree not to submit content that:

• Is hateful, abusive, or discriminatory
• Contains personal data of private individuals
• Is intentionally misleading or false

2.3 Moderation

We reserve the right to hide, or remove content that violates these rules or harms the community.

2.4 Liability

All reviews reflect personal opinions. Your Dance Buddy is not responsible for the accuracy of user-submitted content.

5.1 Organizer

The prize draw is organized by Your Dance Buddy.

5.2 Eligibility

Participation is voluntary and open to users who submit a review and provide their name.

5.3 Selection

Winners are selected randomly from eligible entries.

5.4 Prizes

Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.

5.5 Data use

Names collected for the prize draw are used solely for winner selection and contact.