General Terms and Conditions Meervaart Jong 

Payment of Tuition Fees 
Tuition fees can be paid in the following ways: 

• Bank transfer: manually through your bank 
• Application via the Youth Fund for Sport and Culture. 
• Discount via the Kidsgids and personal contribution. 

You are requested to transfer the amount within 14 days. If payment is not received, we will unfortunately be forced to deregister your child and engage a collection agency. 

Financial Assistance 
Do you have difficulty paying the tuition fee? Please feel free to contact us. Sometimes it is possible to arrange support through the municipality or benefit institutions. Please inform us of this directly when registering your child. 

City Pass
Do you have a City Pass? Then you are entitled to a discount. Find more information on our website: meervaart.nl/jong/stadspas. 

Early Cancellation and Refund of Tuition Fees 
Cancelling before the start of the season: 

• Up to 14 days before the start date, you can cancel in writing. The direct debit will then be cancelled and any tuition fees already paid will be refunded. 
• Only cancellations received by email at the latest 14 days before the start will be refunded. 
• For cancellations after this deadline, we will charge €25. 

Stopping during the season: 

• If you decide to stop during the season, you can do so up to and including the third lesson. We will charge €25; the remaining amount will be refunded. 
• If you stop after the third lesson, the full season will be charged. 

Moving: please notify Meervaart Jong of a move in writing or by email. 

Use of Photos and Video 
For information about the use of photos and videos, we refer you to our privacy statement. For programs in collaboration with ISH Dance Collective, ISH is also permitted to use this material. 

Rules and Sanctions for Misconduct 
Misconduct such as violence, bullying, discrimination, or disrespectful behavior toward children or instructors is not accepted. In case of such conduct, Meervaart Jong may exclude a child from participation. In that case, no refund of tuition fees will be issued. 

Dress Code 
Classes must be attended in appropriate clothing. Upon confirmation of registration, you will receive clothing recommendations. 

Holidays and Schedule 
The holidays largely align with regular school schedules. Consult the annual schedule for exact class and holiday dates. 

Other Information 
Reporting Absence: 

• Email: [email protected] 
• Phone: 020-4107488 
• During class: Talent House 020-8201165 
• WhatsApp: 06-51859352 

Lessons cannot be made up at another time. In case of prolonged absence, participation may be terminated. 

New Student Registration: new children can join until the end of November, provided there is space available. Please contact Meervaart Jong beforehand. 

On-site Presence: Meervaart Jong is not responsible for children who arrive early. 

Additional Children in Class: visiting friends, children in care, or other additional children are not permitted. Parents may not attend classes either, except during the open lesson in December. 

Damage or Loss: Meervaart Jong is not responsible for damage to or loss of students' belongings. 

Contact 
Do you have any questions or comments? Please contact Meervaart Jong. 

• Reachable by phone: Tuesday to Thursday from 11:00 to 17:00 
• Theater de Meervaart, Meer en Vaart 300, 1068 LE Amsterdam 
• Phone: 020-4107488 
• Email: [email protected] 

For privacy inquiries: [email protected] 

Privacy Statement 

In response to new legislation, Meervaart Jong has also updated its privacy statement. This outlines what data we have about you and how we (respectfully) handle it. For more information about GDPR, please visit the website of the Dutch Authority for Personal Data. 

Privacy Statement Meervaart Jong 

Meervaart Jong is committed to respecting your privacy. This privacy document describes what personal data we collect and what we do with that data. It also explains what we do to prevent misuse of your data and how you can indicate what we are allowed to use your data for. You can also find information about how to update your data and what to do if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. You can also read where you can go with privacy questions. Meervaart Jong takes your privacy very seriously and therefore handles your data with the utmost care. Above all, Meervaart Jong complies with GDPR requirements in all cases. 

What personal data does Meervaart Jong keep about you? 

When you register for a class via the website or otherwise, we are entitled to store personal data. Personal data collected is processed by us in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This includes the following data we may process: name, address and contact details, date and place of birth, phone number, email address and IP address. If a parent requests Meervaart Jong to apply for the Youth Culture Fund, this also includes income data. 

Meervaart Jong uses your data for the following purposes: 

• To process your registration for a Meervaart Jong activity and to inform you about it 
• To send the Meervaart Jong newsletter, provided you have registered for it 
• For statistical, analytical and research purposes (including customer satisfaction surveys) 
• To fulfill legal obligations applicable to Meervaart Jong 

How long does Meervaart Jong retain my data? 

Meervaart Jong does not retain data longer than necessary for the processing purposes. If you have not participated in one of our activities or attended one of our events for seven years, your data will be deleted from our systems. 

Does Meervaart Jong share information with third parties? 

Meervaart Jong does not share personal information of its participants/visitors with other parties. Theater de Meervaart and thus also Meervaart Jong (and its suppliers) have implemented technical and organizational security measures to protect the data it holds against loss, destruction or any other form of unlawful processing. For example, the personal data received is stored on secure servers. If a parent requests Meervaart Jong to apply for the Youth Culture Fund, the name, address and contact details, email address, date of birth, phone number and income data will be shared. 

What does Meervaart Jong do to protect personal data? 

We place great value on the protection of personal data. We implement administrative, technical and physical security measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure, use, modification and destruction of personal data in our possession. We do everything in our power to adequately protect personal data in our possession against foreseeable risks. 

What does Meervaart Jong do with cookies? 

Meervaart Jong uses cookies when providing its services. A cookie is a simple small data file that is stored on your computer's hard drive. These cookies contain no personal data and are used solely to make use of the site easier for you, for example by recognizing you when you next visit the site. You can delete these cookies from your computer in your browser's preferences. 

What does Meervaart Jong do with social media cookies? 

The website includes buttons to promote ("like") or share ("tweet") web pages on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. These buttons work through code from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter themselves. Through this code, cookies are placed. For the cookies that social media parties place and any data they may collect through them, we refer to the statements these parties provide on their own websites. Please note that these statements may change regularly. Meervaart Jong has no control over this. 

What does Meervaart Jong do with data obtained via social media? 

Meervaart Jong welcomes engaging in dialogue with customers and users of our services through our own social media channels. The aim is to provide useful and relevant information and/or to answer questions raised via social media. 

In doing so, Meervaart Jong endeavors to monitor feeds on these channels, participate in them and/or proactively engage with them and answer individual, relevant questions and comments. Meervaart Jong expressly reserves the right not to respond to every question or comment. No rights may be derived from whether or how substantively we respond. 

It is possible that when participating in feeds and answering questions or responding to comments, Meervaart Jong records (personal) data. These will of course be processed in accordance with this privacy statement. Meervaart Jong is not responsible for how personal data is handled by other participants in its social media channels or the content on those channels. 

What does Meervaart Jong do with photos taken during activities? 

Photos and/or videos are regularly taken during activities. These photos are used, among other things, on our website and our social media channels. Given the large number of photos and the many faces in them, it is usually not possible to ask everyone for permission in advance for publication. Meervaart Jong does, however, carefully consider the interests of people shown. Should a participant or parent/guardian nevertheless object to the use of a particular photo, it will be removed within 48 hours (if possible) upon request. You can object by sending an email to [email protected] or calling us at 020-4107488. 

Our photo guidelines: 

• If participants or staff do not wish/are not allowed to be photographed, this will be respected. 
• If a photo of the participant is used on the cover of publicity material such as a brochure or poster, Meervaart Jong will request written consent from the parent/guardian for publication. 
• Meervaart Jong respects the photographer's copyright by crediting the photographer's name. 

How does Meervaart Jong update its privacy document? 

This privacy document may be updated regularly to announce changes and related consequences for data collection and management. If we make changes to this document, you can see when this last happened by the date shown at the top. We reserve the right to make changes to how we handle data and to adjust the terms as described in this privacy document and to apply those adjustments to all your data. By visiting our website, you agree to the terms of this privacy document currently in effect. If you visit this website in the future and the privacy document has changed, you agree to the amended version of the privacy document. We reserve the right to change the privacy document at any time. 

Can I access my data and can I modify my personal data? 

If you have questions or want to know what personal data we have about you, you can always contact us. You have the following rights: 

• To receive an explanation of what personal data we have and what we do with it 
• To access and request the exact personal data we have about you 
• To have errors corrected and to be able to modify your personal data 
• To have outdated personal data deleted 
• To withdraw consent for the use and processing of your personal data 
• To have your data anonymized or deleted in such a way that it can no longer be traced back to you as a person 
• To object to certain uses of your personal data, such as: 
• tracking your visit to our website 
• using your purchase data and preferences to send you specific information 

How can I contact Meervaart Jong? 

If you want us to update your address details, remove your name from our file or if you want to know what data we have kept about you, please contact us using the contact details below: 

Phone: 020-4107488
Email: [email protected] 

For specific questions regarding privacy, you can email [email protected].