Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

By joining, purchasing, or using Once Upon a Ballet memberships, services, or materials, you agree to this a legally binding contract between you and Once Upon a Ballet. Please make sure you read it. We’ve tried to make it as clear as possible, but we welcome your feedback at hello@oub.dance if you have suggestions or questions.

1. Definitions

Once Upon a Ballet provides its members with educational ballet materials through our website and email. When we say "we," "us," "our," or “Once Upon a Ballet” we mean Once Upon a Ballet, LLC and/or Ashley Hartford, LLC. When we say “you” or “members,” we are referring to individuals and businesses who use our services and materials (whether free or paid). When we say “terms,” we are referring to these terms of service and privacy policy.

2. Accepting these terms

Please read these terms before joining Once Upon a Ballet as a member or purchasing or using its services or materials. If you do not agree to these terms, do not purchase or use our memberships, services, or materials. We may make amendments to these terms at any time. You can view the terms at any time at http://onceuponaballet.org/terms.

3. Communication + Support

Please note, Once Upon a Ballet no longer offers support through either phone or email.

4. Returns and Refunds

Due the the digital nature of our memberships, courses, and products, we do not offer returns, refunds, or stop payments on payment plans. For pre-orders, refunds will only be issued if a pre-ordered item is not released due to low demand.

5. Privacy Policy

When you join Once Upon a Ballet or purchase anything from us, you will be asked to provide certain personal information. We will store your personal information but will not share it with any third parties, except where necessary to provide services offered. For example, we use Squarespace and ThriveCart for our website and shop. We will use your personal information only to provide the services and materials available to you as a student or a member, as well as send you notifications and respond to any of your requests.

In the event that we are required to disclose your personal information in order to comply with the law or legal process; protect or defend our rights or property, or the rights or property of others; enforce these terms; or respond to claims that the content of any material on our system violates the rights of others, we will inform you (at the email address you provided) as soon as practicable, provided that it is lawful for us to do so.

6. Once Upon a Ballet Rules

When you use Once Upon a Ballet services or materials, you must adhere to the following ground rules:

  • You may use the Once Upon a Ballet name and brand to promote you classes only if and are in good standing.

  • You may use the Once Upon a Ballet materials (lesson plans, bonus teaching materials, curriculums, etc.) in whole or in part for as long as you remain in good standing.

  • Those allowed to use the teaching materials may include, but are not limited to dance teachers and dance studio owners. They may also include any dance teachers or individuals who are employed by member dance studio owners, so long as they are using the materials at the dance studio of the owner who is a member.

  • Be kind. Do not threaten Once Upon a Ballet or any of its members.

  • Do not use hateful, abusive, harassing, libelous, or obscene language towards other users.

7. Third Party Links

In our materials, we may include links to third party apps and websites. For example, we may include links to playlists in Spotify or YouTube. Once Upon a Ballet does not endorse, nor are we an affiliate of any third party links included in our materials.

8. Limitations of Liability

Under no circumstances--including, without limitation, negligence—shall we be liable for any direct, indirect incidental, special or consequential injuries or damages relating to the use of Once Upon a Ballet services or materials. We are not liable for any injuries to a person or property of any student, teacher, family member, guest, or other individual present during classes or activities that use Once Upon a Ballet services or materials. You agree to hold harmless Once Upon a Ballet in the event any claims are asserted against Once Upon a Ballet arising from an individual’s participation in classes or activities related to Once Upon a Ballet.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us, our officers, directors, employees, members, partners, agents, and suppliers, and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, members, shareholders, partners, and agents, from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use our services or materials, including but not limited to your violation of this agreement. We may, at our sole discretion, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you. The assumption of such defense or control by us, however, shall not excuse any of your indemnity obligations.

10. Right to Terminate

Once Upon a Ballet may at any time decide to alter, amend, modify, or terminate our services, all in our sole discretion.

11. General

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Colorado, without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that you will bring any claim or cause of action arising out of your use of our services or materials in the courts located within Douglas County, Colorado, and you also agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of those courts. You agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of your use of our services or materials or these terms must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or it shall be forever barred, notwithstanding any statute of limitations or other law to the contrary. If any provision contained in these terms is determined unenforceable, then such provision will be severed and replaced with a new provision that most closely reflects the intent of the original provision, and the remaining provisions of these terms will remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of these terms shall be effective except pursuant to a written instrument signed by us expressly waiving compliance, and any such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose stated in such writing. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these terms and/or your use of the site. You may not assign any right, interest, or benefit provided under these terms or through our services or materials without our express prior written consent. These terms set forth the entire agreement between you and us, and supersede any and all prior communications, agreements and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and us with respect to our services and materials. A printed version of these terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these terms and/or your use of our services or materials to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

These terms were adapted from Editorially's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

Last Updated: May 1, 2024