Privacy Policy

Privacy is important, we wouldn't want anyone doing anything nefarious with our data, so we understand you don't want anyone doing anything nefarious with yours. We've tried to keep this straightforward and not too long but if you have any questions just email london@shiamak.com

Information we collect
SHIAMAK UKUK (SHIAMAK UK) may collect personally identifiable information about you, such as your full name, phone number and email address to send you service emails related to your working or customer relationship with us. If you choose to purchase a service from us, we or our third-party payment processors will collect your payment information. SHIAMAK UK will never sell your data or send you unsolicited marketing messages.  

If you would like to receive marketing messages from us you can do this via our mailing list subscribe button at www.shiamak.com/london, and you can opt out of our communications at any time by emailing london@shiamak.com, or calling 0775 744 2625
 

Cookies
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features for using SHIAMAK UK’s websites. The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of SHIAMAK UK’s website features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

How we use your information
SHIAMAK UK uses the information that we collect to operate and maintain our services, send you marketing communications and to respond to your questions and concerns, as well as to comply with any relevant national or international laws that may apply.
 

How we share your information
Personally identifiable information: SHIAMAK UK will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to others. SHIAMAK UK may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of SHIAMAK UK (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers). Any personally identifiable information you elect to make publicly available on our sites, such as posting on our social media pages, will be viewable to others. If you remove information, you have made public on our sites, copies may remain viewable in cached archived pages, or if other users have copied or saved that information. Our social media pages are hosted by third party applications. To learn how third-party applications use your information, please review their privacy policy. Where legally required, we will also share data with government agencies. 


Non-Personally identifiable information: SHIAMAK UK shares non-personally identifiable information (such as anonymous usage data, referring pages, number of clicks) with an analytic website which collates this information for us. We do not share this information with any other party. 
 

Data retention and storage 
We will only retain the Personal Data collected from a User for as long as our relationship remains active or otherwise for a LTD period as we need it to fulfil the purposes for which we have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law.  We will retain and use information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.


Your information may be stored in United Kingdom, Canada or any country in which Shiamak Davar International Ltd, its affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. We will not transfer information, including personal information, to any country or jurisdiction that does not have equal or more stringent data protection laws. 

Data Security
SHIAMAK UK maintains an appropriate level of technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect personal data and other information disclosed or collected by SHIAMAK UK. SHIAMAK UK reviews, monitors, and evaluates its privacy practices and protection systems on a regular basis. Despite the safeguards we implement, transmissions over the Internet and/or a mobile network are not totally secure and SHIAMAK UK does not guarantee the security of online transmissions. SHIAMAK UK is not responsible for any errors by individuals in submitting personal data to Shiamak Davar International Ltd

Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption [under the GDPR], you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: -

  • The right to request a copy of your personal data which SHIAMAK UK holds about you;
  • The right to request that SHIAMAK UK corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
  • The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for SHIAMAK UK to retain such data;
  • The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time;
  • The right to request that SHIAMAK UK provide you with your personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller
  • The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
  • The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.

To exercise your rights or for any further information please email london@shiamak.com, write to Shiamak Davar International Ltd UK, 1 Doughty Street, WC1N2PH or call 0775 744 2625

Data Controller and Data Processor

Data at an individual level is controlled by the Creator. Shiamak Davar International Ltd UK can be a data controller of data about users, only in the ways described in the section called “How we use your information”. To the extent that is the case, your data controller and processor is Shiamak Davar International Ltd.


PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS

Shiamak Davar International Ltd UK (SHIAMAK UK) Dance Instructors and its volunteers are committed to ensuring safe environments for children and young people and believe that it is always unacceptable for a child or young person to experience abuse of any kind. 

This policy applies to all SHIAMAK UK staff, trustees, volunteers, and anyone in paid or unpaid work on behalf the organisation.

 

We recognise that:

  • SHIAMAK UK believes that every child and adult at risk has the right to enjoy the arts and related activities without bullying, intimidation, or harassment, or physical, emotional or psychological harm.
  • the welfare of the child/young person is paramount
  • all children, regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation, or identity, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse

 

Code of behaviour and good practice:

SHIAMAK UK 's code of behaviour and good practice is meant to give advice on protecting children and vulnerable adults while helping to avoid any practices which could be misinterpreted or lead to false allegations. SHIAMAK UK’s staff members, trustees, trainees

volunteers, anyone in paid or unpaid work and students involved in activities on behalf of SHIAMAK UK which include children and/or vulnerable adults must adhere to the following code:

 

  • SHIAMAK UK staff members, trustees, trainees, volunteers, anyone in paid or unpaid work on behalf of the organisation students and visitors must treat with respect all children and vulnerable adults, respecting their rights to personal privacy.
  • SHIAMAK UK staff members, Trustees, trainees, volunteers, anyone in paid or

unpaid work on behalf of the organisation, students, and visitors to SHIAMAK UK should be aware that any physical contact with a child or young person may be misinterpreted. Where this is required, it should be provided openly in front of other students. It must be made clear that physical touching is required for correctional purposes only.

  • In activities, feedback should always be constructive, and the language used not threatening or upsetting.
  • Unobserved contact with a young person or vulnerable adult should be avoided, unless authorised by a parent or guardian.
  • If first aid is required, it should be administered by a trained first aider in the presence of another adult, and the Manager should be informed.
  • Written parental or guardian consent should always be obtained for the use if first aid is required, it should be administered by a trained first aider in the presence of another adult, and the Manager should be informed.
  • Written parental or guardian consent should always be obtained for the use of any

photographs, film or videos involving children and vulnerable adults.

 

The purpose of the policy:

  • to provide protection for the children and young people who participate in our show productions, events etc
  • to provide staff and volunteers with guidance on procedures they should adopt in the event that they suspect a child or young person may be experiencing, or be at risk of harm

 

We will seek to safeguard children and young people by:

  • valuing them, listening to, and respecting them
  • recruiting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
  • sharing information about child protection and safe working practice with children, parents, staff, and volunteers
  • sharing information about concerns with agencies who need to know, and involving parents and children appropriately
  • providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, and training

 

 All the teachers are DBS checked & First Aid trained.