FAQs

Is there a cost associated with using this site/app at my local competition?

No! All competition data is user-submitted—and you can use it as a competition organizer or competition attendee for free anywhere in the world. There is no plan for this to ever change.

Is ScotDance.app affiliated with any association, organization, governing body, or particular competition(s)?

No, it is a completely independent, not-for-profit, volunteer run endeavour.

Do I need to download or install anything to get access?

No, it's entirely optional to use the App/Play Store distributed apps; everything works exactly the same in a web browser on whatever device(s) you own (e.g. by visiting www.scotdance.app). Of course, it's handy to have a dedicated place for easy access, so installing a mobile app makes that possible.

Is it safe to use? Are you harvesting my data? Are there privacy concerns with having this information available online?

This service is, in plain words, completely legitimate. It checks all the security boxes you would/should expect, and does nothing remotely nefarious with the (minimal) data it does collect from you. Furthermore, since all competition data is user-submitted, it's conceptually equivalent to uploading scanned or exported results PDFs to a dance association's website—just made more convenient, hopefully. You can also read more details on the Policies page.

Why are dancers I've favourited in one competition not favourited in all competitions?

Since dancer numbers are unique for each competition—and names, locations, and ages can be misspelled or change over time—it's very difficult (for a computer) to distinguish "Jane Doe" in Competition A from "Jane Doe" in Competition B. So until this app can be connected more directly to registrations, it's unfortunately necessary to re-favourite dancers for each competition.