Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Dance Director, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old, have the legal authority to enter into these Terms on behalf of yourself or the organization you represent, and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

If you are using the Service on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. In that case, "you" refers to that entity.

2. Description of Service

Dance Director is a cloud-based studio management platform designed for dance studio owners and operators. The Service includes tools for:

• Class scheduling and calendar management
• Student enrollment and profile management
• Automated billing, invoicing, and payment collection
• Recital and event planning
• Parent communication and notifications
• Attendance tracking and reporting
• Staff scheduling and management

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time with reasonable notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

3. Account Registration & Security

To use the Service, you must create an account and provide accurate, current, and complete information. You agree to keep your account information up to date at all times.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately at support@dancedirector.io if you suspect any unauthorized access or security breach.

Dance Director will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to maintain the security of your account credentials.

4. Subscription & Billing

Dance Director offers free and paid subscription plans. Paid plans are billed on a monthly or annual basis, as selected at the time of purchase. By providing a payment method, you authorize Dance Director (or our payment processor) to charge the applicable fees.

All fees are stated in U.S. dollars and are exclusive of any applicable taxes, which are your responsibility. Subscription fees are non-refundable except as required by applicable law or expressly stated in these Terms.

We may change our pricing at any time. If we change pricing for your current plan, we will provide at least 30 days' notice before the new pricing takes effect. Continued use of the Service after the notice period constitutes acceptance of the new pricing.

If you use Dance Director's integrated payment processing to collect tuition or other payments from your students or parents, you acknowledge that additional transaction fees apply per the rates listed on our Pricing page, and that such payments are subject to the terms of our payment processor.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms. You may not:

• Use the Service to transmit any unlawful, harmful, or fraudulent content
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service or its related systems
• Use automated tools, bots, or scrapers to access or extract data from the Service
• Resell, sublicense, or otherwise commercialize access to the Service without our written consent
• Violate the privacy or rights of your students, parents, or staff members
• Use the Service to send unsolicited communications or spam

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these guidelines, at our sole discretion.

6. Data & Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Service, you consent to the data practices described in our Privacy Policy.

You retain ownership of all data you input into the Service, including student records, class information, and financial data ("Your Data"). You grant Dance Director a limited, non-exclusive license to use Your Data solely to operate and improve the Service.

You are responsible for ensuring that your collection and use of student and parent data complies with all applicable laws, including but not limited to FERPA, COPPA, and applicable state privacy regulations.

Upon termination of your account, you may request an export of Your Data within 30 days. After that period, we may delete Your Data from our systems.

7. Intellectual Property

The Service and all of its components — including the software, design, text, graphics, logos, and trademarks — are owned by Dance Director, Inc. and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

These Terms do not grant you any ownership rights in the Service. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

If you provide us with feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use that feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.

8. Termination

You may cancel your account at any time from your account settings or by contacting us. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. We do not issue prorated refunds for unused time on a paid plan.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice, if we determine that you have violated these Terms or if continued operation poses a risk to the Service or other users.

Upon termination, all licenses granted to you under these Terms immediately cease. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including Sections 7 (Intellectual Property), 9 (Limitation of Liability), and 10 (Governing Law).

9. Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Dance Director, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including loss of revenue, loss of data, or business interruption — arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Service.

In no event shall our aggregate liability to you exceed the greater of (a) the total fees paid by you to Dance Director in the twelve months preceding the claim, or (b) $100.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

11. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email and/or by displaying a prominent notice within the Service at least 14 days before the changes take effect.

Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service and cancel your account before the effective date.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us: