Photo & Video Policy

V1.0.0 | Last revised Nov, 2024.

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The following cover the Zouk Pirates policies on how photos and videos may be taken and used from Zouk Pirates events.

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Release

 

By participating in a Zouk Pirates event, you give your consent to have your images captured and for your face or likeness to be used by our team for social sharing, marketing, and promotion. This includes, but is not limited to, usage on:

 

• The Zouk Pirates website.

• Social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, etc.)

• Zouk Pirates event graphics & promotional materials.

 

Your image may be used for:

 

Promotion, marketing, print or digital materials, or in any other medium (for example, on Zouk Pirates websites or other sites that promote or mention Zouk Pirates, or in the creation of online albums for the event.)

 

You consent to being photographed or videoed by the Zouk Pirates organizers and/or media team members while in any event spaces, including the event studio or venue, any socials and after party venues, whether indoor or outdoor (for example, in venue/hotel parking lots or in venue common areas).

 

You hold no rights to any photographs, videos, or any other representations of you produced by the media team of Zouk Pirates, its employees, volunteers, affiliates, or participants. You may use the photographs for personal use provided you comply with any directions for use set out by Zouk Pirates or the photographer/videographer. If you plan to use the image for self-promotion or commercial purposes, you must obtain permission from Zouk Pirates and (where applicable), the photographer/videographer.

 

When you can take your own videos/photos

 

You may take pictures or videos of shows, competitions, and social dancing, excepting where the subject or organizers specifically request no videos or photos be taken. For example, a specific group may request no one take videos of a performance.

 

The Zouk Pirates will seek permission prior to posting or using any privately acquired photographs or videos, but retains the right to re-share or embed any photographs or videos publicly posted on social media without specific consent.

 

Rules about taking videos and photos:

 

Remember that not everyone likes having photos or videos taken and/or posted. You are responsible for ensuring that the subject of your non-official video or photo consents to appear. For example, you should ask dancers prior to (or, in some cases, immediately after) filming social dancing if they consent to having the video or photo posted. You must not post photos or videos without the consent of the subject. If any person/subject of the video/photo requests you remove a photograph or video of them, you must do so as soon as possible.

 

You should only film portions of workshops with the consent of the instructor(s). Most instructors will provide a recap at the end of the class for filming. Please be aware that workshops and teaching are how professionals make their living, and this is not a free online class. It is a class for Zouk Pirates event attendees who are seeking to learn. Any videos where instruction takes place must not be posted publicly online or otherwise shared with a network of dancers, and must be used in accordance with Fair Use legislation. This means you can do things like share it privately with a practice partner, but not post online for your whole community to learn from.