Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Firstmerchants Home LLC (“we,” “us,” “our”), a cooking school owned and operated by Elliott Carroll at 1476 Lincoln Pl, Calumet City, IL 60409, USA, handles personal information collected through kitchendancercommunity.com (the “Site”), by phone, by email and in person at our studio. By using the Site you agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Contact and booking details: name, email address, phone number, preferred class or event date, number of guests and your message.
• Dietary and allergy information: details you choose to share so we can adapt recipes safely. We treat this as sensitive and use it only to prepare your class.
• Kids program details: a child's first name, age, allergies and the names and phone numbers of authorized pick-up adults, provided by a parent or guardian.
• Newsletter sign-ups: your email address.
• Payment information: payments are completed through a third-party payment processor via a secure link. We do not receive or store full card numbers.

Information collected automatically

• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring page and the date and time of your visit, recorded in standard server logs by our hosting provider.
• Cookies and similar technologies: see section 4 and our Cookie Policy.

2. How we use your information

• To answer questions and process class, event, pass and gift card requests
• To send booking confirmations, payment links, reminders and recipe cards
• To adapt menus for allergies and dietary needs
• To send our newsletter if you subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time)
• To keep the Site secure, prevent spam and fix technical problems
• To understand, with your consent, how visitors find and use the Site and measure the performance of our advertising
• To comply with legal, tax and accounting obligations

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising except as described in section 4 when you give consent.

3. How we share information

We share personal information only with service providers who help us run the business, under contracts that require them to protect it:

• Web hosting and email providers
• Payment processors that handle card payments
• Email newsletter services (only if you subscribe)
• Analytics and advertising providers, such as Microsoft Advertising, when you consent to those cookies
• Professional advisors (accountants, lawyers) and authorities when required by law or to protect our rights and the safety of our students

4. Cookies, analytics and advertising

We use essential cookies and local storage to run the Site and remember your cookie choice. With your consent we may also use:

• Analytics cookies to measure visits and page usage in aggregate.
• Advertising cookies, including the Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) tag. If you accept advertising cookies, Microsoft may collect information such as your IP address, the pages you visit on our Site and actions like submitting a booking request, and use it to measure ad performance and, under its own policies, to show you relevant ads. Learn more in the Microsoft Privacy Statement. You can opt out of personalized ads from Microsoft at Microsoft's ad settings page.

Advertising and analytics cookies are off until you choose “Accept all” or enable them under “Customize.” You can change your choice any time using the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page.

5. How long we keep information

• Booking and payment records: up to 7 years for tax and accounting purposes
• Inquiries that do not lead to a booking: up to 24 months
• Kids program pick-up and allergy details: until the end of the program season, then deleted
• Newsletter address: until you unsubscribe

6. How we protect information

The Site is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Access to booking records is limited to staff who need it. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your information and will notify you of a breach as required by Illinois law.

7. Your choices and rights

You may ask us to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or to stop sending you marketing emails. Depending on your state of residence (for example California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia and other states with consumer privacy laws), you may have additional rights, including the right to know what we collect, to opt out of “sale” or “sharing” for targeted advertising and to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. To make a request, email info@kitchendancercommunity.com or call (502) 856-3167. We will verify your request and respond within 45 days.

We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals as a request to opt out of advertising cookies where required by law.

8. Children's privacy

The Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. Information about children enrolled in our kids programs is provided by their parent or guardian and used only to run the program safely. If you believe a child has sent us information directly, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Links to other sites

The Site links to other websites, such as maps and social media. We are not responsible for their privacy practices; please review their policies.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top shows when it was last changed. Material changes will be highlighted on this page.

11. Contact us

Firstmerchants Home LLC
(operating kitchendancercommunity.com)
Attn: Elliott Carroll, Owner
1476 Lincoln Pl
Calumet City, IL 60409, USA
Phone: (502) 856-3167
Email: info@kitchendancercommunity.com