Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: 9 July 2026

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how Dance Awards Ireland ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal data, and how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website www.danceawardsireland.com, purchase tickets, submit a nomination, or interact with us in any other way.

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and the Data Protection Acts in Ireland.

Who We Are

Dance Awards Ireland is operated by:

Dance Awards Ireland, Company Number 755086 (Registered in the Republic of Ireland)

Dance Awards Ireland (ROI/IE) CIC, Company Number NI723562 (Registered in Northern Ireland)

Headquarters: 52 Mill Street, Newry, County Down, BT34 1AG, Northern Ireland

Email: info@danceawardsireland.com

We operate on a cross-border basis across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

Identity Information: name, date of birth (where relevant for ticket categories)

Contact Information: email address, phone number, postal address

Payment Information: card and payment details, processed securely via Stripe, PayPal or TicketSource. We do not store your payment information

Event Information: ticket purchases, attendance details, dietary and accessibility requirements

Nomination Information: details about a nominee and a nominator submitted through our nominations form, including supporting material (see the Nominations section below)

Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, via analytics cookies

How We Collect Your Information

We collect personal data when you:

Purchase tickets via our website or external ticketing partners

Submit a nomination through our website

Use our website, via cookies and similar technologies

How We Use Your Information

We process your data to:

Provide tickets and process orders

Administer and assess award nominations

Communicate event updates, changes or important information

Send marketing materials, where you have opted in

Improve our website and services

Comply with legal obligations

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the following legal bases:

Contract, to fulfil your ticket order or event booking

Consent, for marketing communications, non-essential cookies and award nominations

Legal obligation, to comply with accounting, tax and regulatory requirements

Legitimate interest, for event administration, to run the awards fairly and to improve services

Sharing Your Information

We may share your data with trusted service providers, including:

Payment processors: Stripe, PayPal

Ticketing platforms: TicketSource, Eventbrite

Email marketing platforms: Mailchimp

Analytics services: Google Analytics, only if you consent to cookies

We do not sell your data to third parties.

Nominations

This section applies specifically to award nominations submitted through our website.

When you submit a nomination we collect information about you as the nominator, including your name, contact details and your relationship to the nominee, and information about the person, organisation, project or event you are nominating, including any supporting information, links, photographs, documents or video you provide.

Nominating another person. Where you provide a nominee's personal details, you confirm that you have a reasonable basis to do so and that the nominee is aware of, or would reasonably expect, the nomination. We may contact the nominee to confirm. Please only upload photographs, documents or other material you have permission to share.

Nominees under 18. Some awards recognise young dancers. Where a nomination concerns a person under 18, we require confirmation that a parent or guardian has consented to the nomination and to the young person's details being used in connection with the Dance Awards Ireland 2026. We handle information relating to anyone under 18 with particular care, limit who can access it, and will not publish a young person's details without appropriate consent.

Who sees a nomination. Nomination information is seen by Dance Awards Ireland for administration and verification, and by the judging panel assessing that category. Where you ask us to, we will keep your identity as nominator confidential from the nominee.

Legal basis and retention. We process nomination data on the basis of your consent and our legitimate interest in running the awards fairly. We keep nomination information for the duration of the 2026 awards cycle and up to 24 months afterwards, then delete or anonymise it, unless we are required to keep it longer to meet a legal obligation.

Data Retention

We keep your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes we collected it, including legal, accounting and reporting requirements.

Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have the right to:

Access your personal data

Correct inaccurate data

Request deletion of your data

Restrict or object to processing

Withdraw consent for marketing

You may also lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland, or the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@danceawardsireland.com.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help us improve your browsing experience and analyse site traffic.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies, required for site functionality, for example privacy preferences, logging in, processing payments

Performance and Analytics Cookies, which track usage and help us improve the site, only used if you consent

Functionality Cookies, which remember preferences, for example language settings

Marketing and Advertising Cookies, which track browsing habits for targeted ads or measuring campaign performance, only used if you consent

Third-party cookies may be set by services we use, including:

Google Analytics, for website performance tracking

Stripe and PayPal, for secure payment processing

TicketSource and Eventbrite, for ticket sales and event booking integration

Social media platforms, for embedded content or sharing tools, for example Instagram, Facebook

Managing Cookies

You can manage or disable cookies by:

Adjusting your settings in our cookie banner

Changing your browser settings to block or delete cookies

Please note: disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our site.

Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, use or disclosure.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated date.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy & Cookie Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:

Email: info@danceawardsireland.com

Postal Address: 52 Mill Street, Newry, County Down, BT34 1AG, Northern Ireland