Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 22 September 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how European Classical Ballet ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our website europeanclassicalballet.com. This policy is intended to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws, for visitors located in the EU/EEA, the UK, and elsewhere.

2. Who is responsible for your data?

European Classical Ballet is the controller responsible for your personal information. You can contact us through our contact form at europeanclassicalballet.com/contact. We do not have a designated Data Protection Officer, given the size of our organisation; all data protection queries are handled directly by us through that contact form.

3. Information We Collect

- Information You Provide: information you submit when contacting us (e.g., name, email address) or subscribing to our newsletter.

- Automatically Collected Information: like most sites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect data about your device and browsing actions (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited). Squarespace collects this data to provide and improve the service. You can control cookies through your browser settings and through our cookie banner — see our Cookie Policy for details.

- Squarespace Analytics: we use Squarespace Analytics to understand site traffic and activity. You can read about how Squarespace uses data here: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy.

We do not collect payment or billing information directly. Ticket purchases for our performances are made entirely through independent third-party ticketing platforms — see Section 5 below.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

- Operate and maintain our website.

- Communicate with you (e.g., respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form).

- Send you newsletters or promotional communications, where you have given your consent.

- Analyze how users interact with our site, in aggregate form, to improve our content and services.

5. Ticket Purchases Through Third-Party Platforms

Our website may link or redirect you to third-party ticketing platforms to purchase tickets for our performances. We do not process, collect, or store any personal or payment data you provide during that purchase process. Those platforms act as independent data controllers for that information, and we recommend you review their own privacy policies before completing a purchase.

6. How We Share Your Information

- Service Providers: we share information with Squarespace, Inc., who helps us operate our website and provides analytics, acting as our data processor.

- Legal Obligations: we may disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

7. International Data Transfers

Squarespace, Inc. is based in the United States, so your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries outside the EU/EEA or UK. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards apply, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or, where applicable, adequacy frameworks such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by applicable law, and delete it or anonymise it thereafter.

9. Your Rights

If you are located in the EU/EEA or UK, you have the following rights over your personal data:

- Access: to know what personal data we hold about you.

- Rectification: to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

- Erasure: to request that we delete your data where it is no longer necessary.

- Restriction: to request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.

- Portability: to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format, or have it transferred to another controller.

- Objection: to object to the processing of your data, in particular to direct marketing.

Depending on your location, you may have similar or additional rights under local law. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our contact form.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 16, or under the minimum age required by the data protection laws applicable in your country. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below that age.

11. Automated Decision-Making

We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

13. Contact Us

For questions about this privacy policy, or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us through this form: europeanclassicalballet.com/contact.