Last updated: September 17, 2026
Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use
Welcome to Sparkly Belly. These Terms & Conditions apply to your use of the Sparkly Belly website, courses, memberships, tutorials, digital products, and other products and services offered through Sparkly Belly.
By accessing or using this website or purchasing a product or service from Sparkly Belly, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website or purchase our products.
1. Use of This Website
The content on Sparkly Belly, including tutorials, photographs, videos, patterns, instructions, text, graphics, and other materials, is provided for your personal use and enjoyment.
You may view and use the content for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not:
- copy, reproduce, redistribute, or republish Sparkly Belly content;
- sell, share, or give access to your purchased courses, patterns, or other digital products to another person;
- upload or distribute Sparkly Belly materials on another website, platform, or file-sharing service;
- use Sparkly Belly materials to create or sell a competing course, tutorial, pattern, or other educational product;
- remove copyright or other proprietary notices from our materials; or
- use our content for commercial purposes without our written permission.
Your access to digital products may be suspended or terminated if you share your account or otherwise violate these Terms.
2. Purchases and Payments
When you purchase a Sparkly Belly product or service, you agree to provide accurate and complete payment and contact information.
Prices are displayed at the time of purchase and may change in the future. A price change will not affect an order that has already been completed.
We reserve the right to correct pricing or other errors and, where necessary, cancel an order affected by such an error. If we cancel an order after payment has been made, we will provide an appropriate refund.
Payments are processed through the payment provider offered at checkout. Sparkly Belly does not have access to your full payment card details.
3. Digital Products and Course Access
Most Sparkly Belly products are digital products, including online courses, tutorials, patterns, memberships, and related educational materials.
After a successful purchase, you will receive access to the applicable product according to the access terms displayed at the time of purchase.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account login information and for all activity carried out through your account.
Unless otherwise stated for a particular product, your access is for your individual use only and may not be transferred, shared, resold, or given to another person.
Sparkly Belly may make reasonable changes or updates to course content from time to time, including corrections, improvements, or additional materials.
4. Refunds and EU Consumer Rights
Our refund policy, if applicable to a particular product, will be stated at the time of purchase or in the applicable product information.
Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any mandatory consumer rights that cannot legally be limited or excluded.
EU consumers and right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer residing in the European Union, you may have a statutory right to withdraw from certain distance contracts within 14 days, subject to applicable law and any applicable exceptions.
For digital products and courses supplied electronically, you expressly request that we begin providing the digital content immediately after purchase. Where required by applicable law, you will be asked at checkout to expressly consent to immediate access and acknowledge that you lose your right of withdrawal once the supply of the digital content begins.
If you do not provide the required consent and acknowledgement, your statutory right of withdrawal may continue to apply as provided by applicable law.
Where a right of withdrawal applies, you may exercise it using the withdrawal function provided through your customer account, where available, or by contacting us at mao@sparklybelly.com.
If you exercise a valid right of withdrawal, we will process the withdrawal and any applicable refund in accordance with applicable law.
5. Intellectual Property
All content published by Sparkly Belly, including but not limited to course materials, tutorials, patterns, photographs, videos, written instructions, graphics, logos, and website content, is owned by or licensed to Sparkly Belly and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Purchasing a Sparkly Belly product gives you a personal, limited right to access and use the product. It does not transfer ownership of the underlying content or intellectual property to you.
You may make reasonable personal-use copies of materials where the product specifically allows you to download or print them. You may not distribute those copies to others.
If you would like permission to reproduce or use Sparkly Belly content for a purpose not covered by these Terms, please contact us at mao@sparklybelly.com.
6. User Comments and Contributions
If you submit comments, photographs, reviews, testimonials, or other content to Sparkly Belly, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to share that content.
By submitting content that you choose to make public, you grant Sparkly Belly permission to use, reproduce, and display that content for the purpose of operating and promoting Sparkly Belly, unless otherwise agreed with you.
We may remove user-submitted content that is unlawful, inappropriate, offensive, or unrelated to the purpose of the website or community.
7. Educational Information and Results
Sparkly Belly provides educational information and tutorials relating primarily to belly dance costume making and related sewing and design techniques.
Our tutorials and instructions are provided for educational purposes. Your results may vary depending on your materials, measurements, sewing experience, equipment, and other circumstances.
When using sewing machines, irons, scissors, needles, adhesives, or other tools and materials, you are responsible for using them safely and following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Sparkly Belly does not guarantee any particular result from using our tutorials, patterns, courses, or other educational materials.
8. Third-Party Websites and Services
Sparkly Belly may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
These links are provided for convenience, and Sparkly Belly is not responsible for the content, policies, security, availability, or practices of third-party websites or services.
Your use of third-party websites and services is subject to their own terms and policies.
9. Disclaimer
The information and materials provided on the Sparkly Belly website and through our products are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Sparkly Belly makes no warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, or suitability of the website or its content for any particular purpose.
We may update, modify, or discontinue website content, features, or services from time to time.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Sparkly Belly will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages arising from your use of the website, products, or services.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law.
11. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the beginning of these Terms. Your continued use of the website after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws applicable to Sparkly Belly, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
If you are a consumer residing in a jurisdiction that provides mandatory consumer protection rights, nothing in these Terms is intended to limit or exclude those rights where such limitation or exclusion is prohibited by applicable law.
13. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms or a purchase, please contact:
Sparkly Belly
Email: mao@sparklybelly.com
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Sparkly Belly may collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.
By using the Sparkly Belly website, signing up for our emails, creating an account, or purchasing our products and services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Sparkly Belly, we may collect information such as:
- your name;
- email address;
- account and login information;
- billing and purchase information;
- information about the products or courses you purchase;
- information you provide when contacting us;
- comments, reviews, photographs, or other content you voluntarily submit;
- information you provide when participating in surveys, challenges, or our online community; and
- technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location, and information about how you use our website.
We collect only information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described below or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- process and fulfill purchases;
- provide access to courses, memberships, and other products;
- manage your account;
- provide customer support;
- send transactional and service-related communications;
- send newsletters and marketing emails when you have subscribed or where otherwise permitted by law;
- provide information about new products, tutorials, promotions, and events;
- administer challenges, surveys, and community activities;
- improve our website, products, tutorials, and services;
- understand how customers use our website and products;
- prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access; and
- comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
3. Email Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise provide consent to receive marketing emails, we may send you emails about Sparkly Belly tutorials, products, promotions, news, and other related content.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us at mao@sparklybelly.com.
Unsubscribing from marketing emails does not necessarily stop transactional or service-related emails that we need to send you, such as purchase confirmations, account information, or important information about a product you purchased.
4. Service Providers
We use third-party service providers such as Kit, ThriveCart and PayPal to operate Sparkly Belly and provide our products and services.
Depending on the service involved, these providers may process information such as your name, email address, account information, purchase information, or technical information on our behalf.
These services may include providers for:
- payment processing;
- email and newsletter delivery;
- website hosting;
- course and membership delivery;
- customer account management;
- analytics and website functionality; and
- other services necessary to operate Sparkly Belly.
We do not sell your personal information.
Third-party service providers may process your information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of services you use through Sparkly Belly where appropriate.
5. Payment Information
When you make a purchase, your payment information is processed by the payment provider available at checkout.
We do not store your complete payment card number or security code.
Payment providers may collect and process payment and transaction information according to their own privacy policies.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Sparkly Belly may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, and improve our services.
Some third-party services used on the website may also use cookies or similar technologies.
Your browser may allow you to control or disable certain cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
7. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. How Long We Keep Information
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining business and financial records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal obligations.
When information is no longer needed, we may securely delete or anonymize it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- request access to information we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of certain information;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- unsubscribe from marketing communications; and
- exercise other rights provided by applicable privacy laws.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at mao@sparklybelly.com.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
10. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Other Jurisdictions
If you are located in a jurisdiction with specific data-protection rights, including the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, additional rights and protections may apply to you under applicable law.
Those rights may include rights relating to access, correction, deletion, restriction or objection to certain processing, data portability, and withdrawal of consent.
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority in your jurisdiction.
The specific rights available to you depend on the laws applicable to your circumstances.
11. Children’s Privacy
Sparkly Belly is not directed toward children under the age required by applicable law to provide consent to online services.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information improperly, please contact us at mao@sparklybelly.com.
12. International Processing
Sparkly Belly is operated from Japan, and our service providers may be located in other countries.
As a result, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you live.
Where required by applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to protect personal information when it is transferred internationally.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, services, technology, or legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how Sparkly Belly handles your personal information, please contact:
Sparkly Belly
Email: mao@sparklybelly.com