This Content Usage and Marketing Policy explains how Dance Chives may use content posted on the Site for marketing, promotional, and operational purposes. By using the Site, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
By posting content on Dance Chives (including comments, reviews, playlists, profile information, video tags, event information, or any other contributions), you retain full ownership of your content. However, you grant Dance Chives a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:
This license:
Opting Out of Marketing Use:
You may opt out of having your content used in marketing materials by:
Opting out will not affect the display of your content on the Site itself or our ability to operate the Service.
Content Ownership Transfer:
If you claim ownership of events, videos, or other content that was previously added to the platform by Dance Chives staff or other users, that content becomes subject to this user content license from the moment you claim it. You may remove the content or opt out of marketing use at any time after claiming ownership.
We will make reasonable efforts to attribute content to you when:
However, attribution may be limited or omitted when:
Events, YouTube videos, and related content added to Dance Chives by the Dance Chives team or community members (and not claimed/owned by a registered user) are included solely for archival, discovery, and informational purposes. Such content will NOT be used in marketing, advertising, or promotional materials without the express permission of the applicable rights holder or organizer.
Dance Chives does not copy, upload, or reproduce images or descriptions for platform-added content without the express permission of the owner. Event descriptions are summarized or adapted from publicly available information provided by organizers or promoters and are intended for informational use only. Where available, attribution to original creators and organizers is provided.
When Ownership is Claimed:
If platform-added content is later claimed or assumed by a registered user (by verifying ownership through our ownership claim process), the use of such content becomes governed by the user content license in Section 1. This means:
Creator Rights:
If you are a content creator, event organizer, or rights holder and would like:
Please contact us at support@dancechives.com. We are committed to supporting the dance community and working collaboratively with content creators.
For YouTube videos and other third-party content aggregated on the Site:
Dance Chives may use your content for:
Social Media Marketing:
Email Marketing:
Website and Platform Promotion:
Advertising and Paid Promotion:
Press and Media:
If you provide feedback, testimonials, or reviews about Dance Chives:
If you prefer your testimonial not be attributed to you, please indicate this when submitting feedback.
We regularly feature outstanding community contributions:
Featured users may receive:
Content used in marketing will generally meet these criteria:
We will not use content for marketing that:
When using your content in marketing:
If you do not want your content used in marketing materials:
Account-Wide Opt-Out:
Specific Content Opt-Out:
Platform Settings:
We will process opt-out requests as follows:
Certain uses may continue even after opt-out:
Transactional Emails (Cannot Opt Out):
Newsletter and promotional Emails (Can Opt Out):
All promotional emails will include:
You can opt out of promotional emails at any time by:
We will process opt-out requests within 10 business days as required by the CAN-SPAM Act. Once you opt out, we will not sell or transfer your email address to third parties. You cannot opt out of essential transactional or security-related emails.
We may share content on:
When sharing your content on social media:
We may run social media campaigns encouraging:
Participation is voluntary, and specific campaign rules will be provided.
For YouTube videos and other third-party content:
When promoting Dance Chives using YouTube content:
Content creators who partner with Dance Chives may receive:
To explore partnership opportunities, contact partnerships@dancechives.com.
We may use aggregated, anonymized data in marketing:
This data will not identify individual users.
We may create case studies featuring:
For Detailed Case Studies:
You retain ownership of all content you post on Dance Chives. The license you grant us (as described above) does not transfer ownership to us.
By granting us the license to use your content, you represent and warrant that:
If you believe your copyrighted content has been used improperly:
Unless otherwise agreed in writing:
Featured users may receive:
For formal partnerships or sponsored content:
We may update this Content Usage and Marketing Policy from time to time. Changes will be communicated via:
Your continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about how your content is used or wish to discuss marketing opportunities, contact us at: