Privacy Policy – A-Ballet
Effective Date: August 2025
1. Data Controller
Aliya Art Kft.
Trading name: A-Ballet / A-Ballet School
Address: 1024 Budapest, Margit körút 61–63, Hungary
Email: worldaballet@gmail.com
Website: www.worldaballet.com
A-Ballet operates both as a ballet school and as a platform for artistic events and performances.
Depending on the selected class or teacher, ballet lessons may be provided either by Aliya Art Kft. or by independent instructors acting as sole traders (such as Aliya Tanykpayeva or Dmitry Timofeev, including under the Hungarian KATA system).
In such cases, the actual service provider and invoicing party may differ.
A-Ballet School remains responsible for booking administration, communication, and platform operation.
2. Purpose of This Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you:
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visit our website
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book ballet classes
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purchase tickets or products
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communicate with us
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enroll yourself or your child in A-Ballet School
We process all data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Hungarian law.
3. Data We Collect
3.1 Personal Data
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Name
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Email address
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Phone number
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Billing address
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Date of birth (when relevant)
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Booking and class participation data
3.2 Children’s Data
For school enrollment we may collect limited data about minors (name, age, class level).
Such data is provided by parents or legal guardians and is used only for educational administration.
Children’s data is never used for marketing purposes.
3.3 Transaction Data
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Order details
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Payment reference numbers
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Invoices and receipts
We do not store full bank card details.
3.4 Technical Data
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IP address
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Browser and device type
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Pages visited
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Cookies and usage statistics
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process data on the following legal grounds:
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Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) – bookings, purchases, class participation
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Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) – accounting, invoicing, tax retention
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Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) – security, service improvement
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Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) – newsletters, marketing cookies
5. Data Retention
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Accounting and invoicing data: 8 years (Hungarian legal practice)
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Booking and class data: for the duration of service and legal claims
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Marketing data: until consent is withdrawn
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Analytics cookies: up to 26 months
6. Data Sharing
We may share data only when necessary with:
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Website and hosting providers (e.g. Wix)
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Payment processors (e.g. Stripe)
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IT and email service providers
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Authorities when required by law
If tickets are purchased through third-party platforms (e.g. theatres, jegy.hu), their own privacy rules apply.
7. International Data Transfers
If data is processed outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
8. Security Measures
We use:
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SSL encryption
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Restricted access
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Regular system updates
In case of a data breach requiring notification, we inform users and the Hungarian authority (NAIH) within the legal timeframe.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
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Access your data
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Correct your data
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Request deletion
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Restrict processing
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Object to processing
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Data portability
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Withdraw consent
Requests: worldaballet@gmail.com
Supervisory authority: NAIH – www.naih.hu
10. Cookies
We use cookies for functionality, analytics, and (with consent) marketing.
Details are in our Cookie Policy. Preferences can be changed at any time.
11. Updates
We may update this Policy. The current version is always available on our website.
