The short version. Aerial Edge staff don't photograph children in classes. The only photography of your child by anyone working for Aerial Edge happens in two places: at performances, by our internal production team, and only if you have given specific opt-in consent for that performance; and at separate promotional shoots, where your child is cast and you have given specific opt-in consent for that production. In class, the only person photographing your child is you, the parent.

In classes

You may photograph your own child during class. Three rules:

• Photograph your own child only — not other children, and not the class as a whole.
• Do not share images that include other children on social media or in messaging groups.
• Phones away when the instructor calls for full attention.

We can't police what gets posted online. If another parent finds their child in your post and asks for it to come down, we will pass that request on and expect it to be honoured.

Even though we don't photograph in classes, other parents in the room do photograph their own child. A child whose family doesn't want them photographed at all can still end up in the background of another parent's photo. The rules above are how we reduce that, but we cannot eliminate it. If that's a concern for your family, please talk to us.

At performances

If you'd like our production team to capture your child, opt in on the performance application form. If you don't, we treat it as "no" and the team doesn't capture your child. There is no opt-out path; only opt-in counts.

At performances, our internal production team captures only the performers whose parents have given specific opt-in consent. The list is in their hands before doors open. A standing notice at the venue tells the audience the same.

At promotional shoots

If you want your child to be eligible to be cast in a promotional video or photo shoot, we'll send you a consent form for that specific production, naming it, the intended uses, and the retention. Yes or no per shoot. There is no general "yes to marketing" consent.

For the videos and photographs you see on our website and social media, we run separate, scheduled productions with consented cast. We don't repurpose class footage, because there isn't any.

Changing your mind

You can withdraw any consent at any time. Email info@contact.aerialedge.co.uk and we will update your child's record straight away. We will take down or delete what we control within 14 days.

How we handle images

• We follow Scottish Gymnastics' content rules. We don't publish images that focus on the groin area in split poses, we don't use images where a child is in a state of undress beyond what the activity requires, and we don't share images that show a child in a demeaning way.
• We don't put your child's name alongside a published image. If we ever needed to (a press piece, for example, where naming a young performer is part of the story), we would ask for that consent separately.
• Images we keep go into a secure store accessible only to staff who need them (our Dropbox and our CRM). We review them on a 24-month cycle and delete what we no longer use.

If something goes wrong

• If you see something published of your child that shouldn't be there, tell us and we'll take it down within 24 hours pending review.
• If you're worried about an image — ours or someone else's — speak to our Designated Safeguarding Officer, Mark Gibson (info@contact.aerialedge.co.uk). The DSO leads on these decisions and will involve external bodies (Police Scotland, the Children 1st safeguarding-in-sport service) if needed.

We'd rather you raise an awkward question early than discover a problem later. Please ask.

The full policy. This page is the parents' half of our Child Photography & Filming Policy (v2.0, effective 6 May 2026, reviewed annually). Staff work to the full document, which includes the operational rules behind everything above. Read it here: Child Photography & Filming Policy v2.0.