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Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 27 June 2026

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of capedancehub.co.za (the “Website”), operated by Cape Dance Hub (Pty) Ltd (“Cape Dance Hub”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).

By accessing or using the Website, submitting content through it, creating or claiming a listing, placing an advertisement, making a booking or payment, or otherwise interacting with Cape Dance Hub, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Website.

These Terms should be read together with our Privacy Policy and any event-specific, listing-specific, advertising-specific, or payment-specific terms that may apply.

1. About Cape Dance Hub

Cape Dance Hub is an online directory, calendar and information platform for dance and dance-related services in Cape Town, the surrounding Winelands/Paarl area, and such other areas as we may include from time to time.

The Website may include information about dance events, studios, teachers, venues, competitions, federations, dance partners, apparel, products, services, advertisements, promotions, and other dance-related content.

The Website serves two distinct roles, and it is important to understand the difference.

1.1 Third-party listings

Most content on the Website, including events, studios, venues, apparel, services, competitions, dance partner profiles, and advertisements, is submitted by, or relates to, independent third parties. We act as a directory, information platform and aggregator for this content.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, we do not run, own, control, verify or endorse these events, studios, businesses, services, products, individuals or organisations. We are not a party to any arrangement, communication, booking, payment, purchase, attendance, lesson, service, or other transaction between you and a third party listed on or contacted through the Website.

1.2 Our own events

From time to time, Cape Dance Hub may organise, co-organise, host or promote its own events. Where this is the case, the relevant listing or booking page will state that the event is run by, or in association with, Cape Dance Hub.

Separate event-specific terms may apply to such events, including terms dealing with bookings, tickets, refunds, cancellations, conduct, photography, venue rules, and participation risk. Those event-specific terms will form part of these Terms for that event.

1.3 The dances and content we cover

Cape Dance Hub currently focuses on partner dancing and closely related social and competitive dance forms. The content we promote includes, but is not limited to, ballroom, latin, salsa, bachata, kizomba, west coast swing, sokkie, and other social and competitive partner dances of a similar nature.

We may, at our sole discretion, expand, narrow or change the dance styles, categories and content we cover from time to time. We are under no obligation to publish or promote any particular dance style, event, listing, profile or other content.

We reserve the right to refuse, decline, edit, reclassify, suspend or remove any content that we reasonably consider falls outside the scope of partner dancing and related social or competitive dance, or that is not relevant to the purpose, focus, community or integrity of Cape Dance Hub. This is in addition to our rights to moderate and remove content set out elsewhere in these Terms, including section 4.

2. Eligibility

You may browse the Website without registering, subject to these Terms.

You must be at least 18 years old to submit a business listing, event listing, advertisement, paid listing, dance partner profile, or any other content that includes personal contact details or is intended to invite contact from other users.

If you are under 18, you may use the Website only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian, and you may not submit a listing, profile or other content yourself.

A junior dancer under the age of 18 may be included in a dancer, partner-search, studio-related or competition-related profile only where the profile is submitted or approved by a parent, legal guardian, coach, studio representative or other competent person who is legally entitled to consent on behalf of the child. Junior dancer profiles are subject to the additional rules in section 7 and to our Privacy Policy.

By using the Website or submitting any information, you confirm that:

the information you provide is accurate, current and not misleading;
you are entitled to provide the information;
where you act on behalf of a studio, business, club, federation, event organiser, venue or other organisation, you have authority to do so;
your use of the Website will comply with these Terms and all applicable laws.

3. Use of the Website

You agree to use the Website lawfully and responsibly.

You must not:

submit false, misleading, fraudulent, outdated or unlawful content;
misrepresent your identity, authority, affiliation, qualifications, services or relationship with Cape Dance Hub;
infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, confidentiality or other rights of any person;
upload content that is defamatory, obscene, hateful, discriminatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, exploitative, unsafe, harmful or otherwise inappropriate;
upload viruses, malware, corrupted files or any code intended to disrupt, damage, overload, interfere with or compromise the Website or its systems;
attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, server, database, user accounts, administrative tools or related systems;
scrape, harvest, copy, index, mine, download or use automated means to collect data from the Website without our prior written permission;
use the Website to send spam, unsolicited communications, phishing messages, scams or unauthorised marketing;
use the Website for any unlawful, deceptive, exploitative or harmful purpose;
interfere with the normal operation, security or integrity of the Website.

We may suspend, restrict or terminate access to the Website where we reasonably believe that these Terms have been breached or that continued access may create risk for Cape Dance Hub, users, third parties or the Website.

4. Submitting content and listings

When you submit an event, studio listing, venue listing, apparel listing, service listing, partner profile, advertisement, image, logo, text, link, file, result, schedule, or other content (“User Content”), you confirm that:

the information is accurate, current, complete and not misleading;
you own or have the right to submit and share the content, including any images, logos, photographs, videos, names, trademarks or third-party materials;
the content does not breach any law, regulation, contract, confidentiality duty, intellectual-property right, privacy right, personality right or other third-party right;
any prices, dates, times, venues, deadlines, conditions, claims and offers stated in the content are correct at the time of submission;
you will notify us promptly if the content becomes inaccurate, outdated or should be removed.

All submissions may be reviewed before or after publication. We may edit, decline, suspend, remove, reclassify or refuse to publish any content where we reasonably consider it inaccurate, unlawful, misleading, inappropriate, outdated, harmful, inconsistent with these Terms, technically unsuitable, reputationally risky, or contrary to the interests, purpose or integrity of the Website.

Approval or publication of any listing does not amount to endorsement, verification, accreditation, recommendation or guarantee by Cape Dance Hub.

You retain ownership of your User Content. By submitting it, you grant Cape Dance Hub a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to host, store, display, reproduce, resize, format, edit for style or technical compatibility, distribute and promote that content on the Website and Cape Dance Hub’s associated channels, including social media, newsletters and promotional materials, for the purpose of operating, improving and marketing Cape Dance Hub.

You may request removal of your User Content using the contact details below. We will consider the request and may remove the content where appropriate, subject to any legal, contractual, accounting, archival, dispute-resolution or legitimate business reason for retaining a record.

5. Public-source listings, corrections and removal requests

Some listings may be submitted by third parties or compiled from publicly available sources, including websites, social media pages, public event pages, federation announcements, studio pages and public business information.

We do our best to keep information useful and reasonably accurate, but we do not guarantee that public-source or third-party information is correct, complete, current or authorised by the relevant person or organisation.

If you believe that a listing relating to you, your business, your organisation, your event, your venue, your image, your intellectual property or your personal information is inaccurate, unauthorised, outdated or should be removed, please contact us at contact@capedancehub.co.za. We will consider the request and may correct, update, suspend or remove the listing where appropriate.

6. Third-party events, studios, venues, businesses and links

Information about third-party events, studios, venues, classes, teachers, prices, apparel, services, competitions, results, schedules, federations and other listings is provided by others or compiled from public sources.

We do not guarantee that any listing is correct, complete, current, available, suitable, safe or lawful. Details such as dates, times, prices, venues, dress codes, entry requirements, availability, qualifications, services, products and cancellation policies can change without notice.

Any dealings you have with a third party listed on, linked from, advertised on or contacted through the Website are solely between you and that third party. This includes attending an event, booking a class, buying a ticket, hiring a venue, buying apparel, contacting a dance partner, entering a competition, using a service, or relying on a schedule or result.

We are not responsible for the acts, omissions, conduct, safety, quality, accuracy, services, products, content, facilities, personnel, communications, payment processes, refund policies or legal compliance of any third party.

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, social media pages, payment platforms, booking systems, messaging platforms or other external resources. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party websites, platforms, content, policies, security or practices.

7. Dance partner profiles, junior dancer profiles and individual contact

Where the Website allows users to submit or view dance partner profiles, junior dancer profiles, partner-search listings or similar individual listings, Cape Dance Hub acts only as a platform for displaying submitted information.

We do not verify the identity, background, character, suitability, availability, intentions, skill level, qualifications, age, relationship status, safety or fitness of any person listed on or contacted through the Website.

Adult profiles. You must be at least 18 years old to submit a dance partner profile or similar personal listing about yourself.

Junior dancer profiles. A junior dancer under the age of 18 may be included in a dancer, partner-search, studio-related or competition-related profile only where the profile is submitted or approved by a parent, legal guardian, coach, studio representative or other competent person who is legally entitled to consent on behalf of the child. By submitting or approving such a profile, you confirm that you are legally entitled to provide the child’s information and to consent to its publication for the stated purpose.

Junior dancer profiles must not include the child’s personal telephone number, personal email address, home address, exact residential address, private schedule, transport arrangements or any other information that is unnecessary or unsafe to publish. All contact relating to a junior dancer must be routed through a parent, legal guardian, coach, studio or other authorised adult contact. We may decline, edit, restrict, suspend or remove any junior dancer profile we reasonably consider incomplete, unsafe, unauthorised, inaccurate, excessive, inappropriate or inconsistent with our legal obligations. Further provisions are set out in our Privacy Policy.

Users are responsible for their own safety when contacting or meeting other users. We recommend that users meet only in public places, tell someone where they are going, arrange their own transport, and take reasonable precautions. Where a junior dancer is involved, arrangements and contact must be made through, and supervised by, the responsible adult.

Cape Dance Hub is not a dating service, employment agency, talent agency, escort service, matchmaking service or representative of any listed person. We do not mediate, supervise or guarantee any interaction between users.

We may remove individual profiles at our discretion, including where we receive a complaint or reasonably believe that a profile is inaccurate, inappropriate, unsafe, misleading, unlawful, harmful or inconsistent with these Terms.

8. Paid listings, advertisements and promoted content

Cape Dance Hub may offer paid listings, featured placements, advertisements, sponsored content, newsletter placements, event promotions, analytics services, profile upgrades, competition packages, and other paid visibility or administrative services.

The applicable fees, duration, placement, specifications, benefits, included impressions, reporting, cancellation terms and other commercial terms will be set out in the relevant invoice, order form, online checkout page, rate card, email confirmation or written agreement.

Unless expressly agreed in writing:

paid listings and advertisements do not guarantee any number of views, clicks, enquiries, sales, bookings, ticket purchases, attendance, rankings, leads, followers, conversions or other commercial results;
placement may rotate with other listings or advertisements;
analytics and impression reports are estimates based on available platform data and may not be error-free;
we may identify paid or promoted content as “featured”, “sponsored”, “promoted”, “advertisement” or similar wording;
we may reject, edit, suspend or remove paid or unpaid content where we reasonably consider it inaccurate, unlawful, misleading, inappropriate, outdated, harmful, technically unsuitable, reputationally risky, inconsistent with these Terms, or contrary to the integrity of the Website.

Advertisers and listing owners are responsible for ensuring that all content, claims, prices, promotions, images, offers, event details, service descriptions, qualifications, availability and contact information they provide are accurate, lawful and not misleading.

Fees are payable as stated in the relevant invoice, checkout page or written agreement. Unless otherwise stated, fees are exclusive of VAT if VAT becomes applicable. Fees are non-refundable unless otherwise agreed in writing or required by law.

If payment is not received when due, we may suspend, remove or decline to publish the relevant listing, advertisement, promotion, analytics service or other paid service.

We may change our fees from time to time, including fees for once-off event listings, paid listings and other once-off services, as well as fees for recurring or subscription-based services. A fee change does not affect a once-off fee already agreed and paid for a specific listing, advertisement or event.

Where a paid listing, advertisement or other service is billed on a recurring or subscription basis, we will give you at least one month's notice of any fee change before it takes effect, by email or another reasonable means. You may cancel your subscription at any time; cancellation will take effect at the end of the then-current billing period, and, unless otherwise required by law, fees already paid for that period are non-refundable.

9. Online transactions, payments and refunds

Where the Website allows users to make payments, purchase services, pay listing fees, buy advertising, make support payments, book events, purchase tickets, or otherwise transact electronically, the relevant price, service description, payment method, cancellation terms and other material terms will be displayed or communicated before payment where applicable.

Before completing an electronic transaction, you are responsible for reviewing the details of the transaction, including the product or service, amount payable, billing details, and any applicable terms.

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. We are not responsible for the acts, omissions, downtime, payment failures, security incidents, delays, chargebacks or policies of third-party payment providers, except to the extent required by applicable law.

Refunds, cancellations and credits will be handled according to the specific terms applicable to the relevant service, event, listing, advertisement or transaction. If no specific refund terms are stated, fees for paid listings, advertisements, promoted placements and administrative services are non-refundable once work has started or the placement has gone live, unless otherwise required by law.

Support payments or voluntary contributions are not purchases of shares, membership rights, voting rights or ownership rights in Cape Dance Hub.

10. Our own events

Where Cape Dance Hub is the organiser or co-organiser of an event, we will take reasonable care in organising and presenting the event.

However, social dancing, partner dancing, dance classes, workshops, performances, competitions and related activities carry inherent risks, including physical injury, collision, falls, strain, illness, loss of belongings and other risks associated with public events and physical activity.

By attending or participating in an event, you accept that you do so at your own risk, subject to any rights you may have under applicable law. You are responsible for ensuring that you are physically fit to participate, for following venue rules and event instructions, for behaving respectfully, and for taking care of your own belongings.

Event-specific terms may include rules about booking, payment, refunds, cancellation, photography, filming, conduct, intoxication, dress code, right of admission, safety, exclusion from the event and venue requirements. These terms will apply in addition to these Terms.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under South African law.

11. Photography, filming and event media

Where Cape Dance Hub runs, hosts, promotes or attends an event, photographs, video or other media may be captured for marketing, archival, editorial or reporting purposes.

Where required, event-specific notices or consent processes may apply. If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed at a Cape Dance Hub event, please inform the event organiser where reasonably possible. We will take reasonable steps to respect such requests, but we cannot guarantee that you will not appear incidentally in crowd scenes or background images.

You must not commercially use photographs, videos or other media from Cape Dance Hub events without the permission of the relevant rights holder and, where applicable, the identifiable individuals depicted.

12. Intellectual property

The Website, including its name, logo, design, layout, text, graphics, original content, databases, software, code, user interface, compilation, structure and branding, is owned by or licensed to Cape Dance Hub and is protected by intellectual-property laws.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, scrape, distribute, publish, frame, mirror, sell, licence, commercially exploit or create derivative works from any part of the Website without our prior written permission, except for content you have submitted yourself or where permitted by law.

Third-party names, logos, trademarks, photographs, images, event posters and other materials remain the property of their respective owners. Publication on the Website does not transfer ownership of those rights to Cape Dance Hub or to any user.

If you believe that content on the Website infringes your intellectual-property rights, please contact us with enough information to identify the content and your rights.

13. Privacy and personal information

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”).

We may process personal information where permitted by law, including where processing is necessary to provide the Website, manage listings, respond to enquiries, perform a contract, comply with legal obligations, protect legitimate interests, protect users or the Website, or where you have consented.

Where POPIA requires your consent, we will request it separately.

We will only send marketing communications where we are permitted to do so under applicable law. You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.

14. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the Website and information submitted through it. However, no website, internet transmission, email, database, hosting service or electronic system is completely secure.

You are responsible for keeping your own login details, devices, email accounts and passwords secure. You must notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorised access to any account, listing or communication involving Cape Dance Hub.

15. Disclaimers

The Website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

We do not warrant that:

the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure or free of harmful components;
any information on the Website is accurate, complete, current or reliable;
any event, studio, venue, class, product, service, advertisement, competition, result, schedule or third-party listing will meet your expectations;
any listing or advertisement will generate views, enquiries, bookings, sales, attendance, leads or other results;
any third party listed on or contacted through the Website is safe, reliable, qualified, available, authorised, insured, compliant or suitable.

You use the Website and rely on its content at your own risk.

Nothing in these Terms excludes any warranty, right or protection that cannot lawfully be excluded under South African law.

16. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Cape Dance Hub and its directors, employees, contractors, service providers and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, business opportunity, reputation, anticipated savings or other intangible losses, arising out of or in connection with:

your use of, or inability to use, the Website;
reliance on any Website content;
any third-party listing, event, studio, venue, class, product, service, advertisement, competition, result, schedule or link;
any dealings, communications, bookings, payments, purchases or disputes with third parties;
any unauthorised access to, or alteration of, your content or information;
any interruption, error, omission, delay, defect, security issue or technical problem affecting the Website.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising from or relating to the Website, these Terms, or any paid listing, advertisement or service will be limited to the amount paid by you to Cape Dance Hub for the specific service giving rise to the claim during the three months before the claim arose.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under South African law, including liability for fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence where applicable, or rights that may not be waived under consumer-protection law.

17. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cape Dance Hub and its directors, employees, contractors, service providers and agents against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from:

your User Content;
your unlawful use of the Website;
your breach of these Terms;
your infringement of any intellectual-property, privacy, confidentiality, publicity or other third-party right;
your false, inaccurate or misleading information;
your event, service, product, listing, advertisement or interaction with any user or third party.

18. Suspension, removal and termination

We may suspend, restrict, remove or terminate access to the Website, any account, listing, advertisement, profile, submission or feature where we reasonably believe that:

these Terms have been breached;
the content is inaccurate, outdated, unlawful, misleading, harmful or inappropriate;
payment has not been received when due;
continued publication may expose Cape Dance Hub, users or third parties to legal, safety, reputational, technical or commercial risk;
we are required or requested to do so by law, a regulator, a court, a payment provider, a rights holder or an affected person;
the Website or feature is being modified, discontinued or replaced.

We are not obliged to provide prior notice before taking action, although we may do so where reasonably practical.

19. Changes to the Website and these Terms

We may modify, suspend, restrict or discontinue any part of the Website at any time.

We may also update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the Website after the updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

For paid services already agreed in writing, material changes will not affect the specific commercial terms of that paid service during the agreed term, unless the change is required by law, necessary for security or technical reasons, or otherwise agreed.

20. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms, the Website, or any Cape Dance Hub service may be brought before a competent South African court, subject to any rights, remedies or procedures that may be available under applicable consumer-protection or other law.

Before starting formal proceedings, you agree to first contact us and give us a reasonable opportunity to try to resolve the issue informally, unless urgent legal relief is required.

21. General provisions

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be treated as severable and the remaining provisions will continue in force.

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other right.

You may not transfer or assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may transfer or assign our rights and obligations where reasonably necessary for the operation, restructuring, sale or transfer of the Website or business, subject to applicable law.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any applicable specific terms, constitute the agreement between you and Cape Dance Hub regarding your use of the Website.

22. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Cape Dance Hub (Pty) Ltd
Registration number: 2026/491772/07
Email: contact@capedancehub.co.za
Privacy / Information Officer email: privacy@capedancehub.co.za
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa