Last updated: 2 October 2026
Your Drama Class (“YDC”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information when you use the Your Drama Class website and marketplace.
1. WHO WE ARE
Your Drama Class is an online marketplace that connects independent drama teachers with parents, students and other users looking to book classes, lessons, courses and workshops or purchase related products and resources.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Your Drama Class is responsible for the personal information it collects and processes in connection with operating the Platform.
2. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
We may collect information including:
• your name and contact details, including your email address and, where provided, telephone number;
• account and profile information;
• booking, class and purchase information;
• communications sent through the Platform;
• reviews and other content you submit;
• information teachers provide for their profiles, listings and verification badges, which may include qualifications, teaching experience, identity or DBS-related information;
• information relating to payments and transactions;
• technical information about how you access and use the website, such as device, browser and usage information; and
• information provided when you contact us or request support.
Where a parent or guardian creates an account or makes a booking relating to a child, we may also receive information about that child that is reasonably necessary to arrange or provide the relevant class or service.
3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use personal information to:
• create and manage accounts;
• enable users to find teachers, classes and resources;
• process and manage bookings and purchases;
• facilitate communication between teachers and customers;
• process payments and facilitate teacher payouts;
• operate verification badges and other Platform features;
• send booking confirmations, reminders, receipts and other service-related communications;
• provide customer support;
• prevent fraud, misuse and safety or safeguarding concerns;
• manage reviews and Platform content;
• improve and maintain Your Drama Class; and
• comply with our legal obligations.
4. OUR LEGAL BASES FOR USING INFORMATION
Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful reason for processing personal information. Depending on the circumstances, we may process information because it is necessary to provide the Platform or fulfil our contractual obligations, because we have a legitimate interest in operating and improving Your Drama Class, because we must comply with a legal obligation, or because you have given consent where consent is required.
5. PAYMENTS
Payments made through Your Drama Class are processed using third-party payment providers, including Stripe. Your Drama Class does not directly store users’ full payment-card details. Payment providers process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and legal obligations.
6. TEACHERS AND CUSTOMERS
When a booking or purchase is made, relevant information may be shared between the teacher and customer where necessary to arrange and provide the service or fulfil the purchase.
Teachers must only use personal information obtained through Your Drama Class where reasonably necessary to provide their services, communicate about bookings or fulfil purchases, and must handle that information in accordance with applicable data-protection law.
7. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Your Drama Class may be used to arrange services for children and young people. Where appropriate, accounts and bookings relating to children should be managed by a parent or guardian.
We aim to collect only information about children that is reasonably necessary to facilitate the relevant booking or service. Users should avoid sharing unnecessary personal or sensitive information about a child through profiles, listings or messages.
8. WHO WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH
We may share personal information where necessary with teachers or customers involved in a booking or purchase and with service providers that help us operate Your Drama Class, such as payment, website, hosting, email and technology providers.
We may also disclose information where required by law, to protect the rights or safety of users, to investigate suspected fraud or misuse, or in connection with safeguarding concerns.
We do not sell users’ personal information.
9. HOW LONG WE KEEP INFORMATION
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing the Platform, maintaining appropriate transaction and business records, resolving disputes and meeting legal, tax and regulatory requirements.
Different types of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
10. COOKIES
Your Drama Class may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to operate and, where applicable, to understand how the website is used.
Where required, users will be given choices about non-essential cookies through our cookie consent controls.
11. KEEPING INFORMATION SECURE
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information. However, no online service can guarantee absolute security and users are responsible for keeping their account login details secure.
12. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Some of the service providers used to operate Your Drama Class may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable data-protection law.
13. YOUR DATA-PROTECTION RIGHTS
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data-protection law including the right to request access to your personal information, request correction or deletion of information, restrict or object to certain processing, and request transfer of certain information.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be published on this page and the date above will be updated where appropriate.
15. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is used or wish to exercise your data-protection rights, please contact:
Your Drama Class
Email: [email protected]