Privacy Policy
Your privacy is critically important to us.
It is WeddingConnect's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to WeddingConnect.com (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "WeddingConnect.com"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information when you register and use our services:
- **Personal Identification Information:** Username, full name, email address, password (hashed), profile picture, and user type (Host/Guest).
- **Contact Information:** Address, city, state, country (if provided by user).
- **Event Details (for Hosts):** Information about your wedding events, including dates, locations, descriptions, etc.
- **Guest Details (for Guests):** Information about attendees you register for events.
- **Usage Data:** Information about how you access and use the service, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our services.
- To create and manage your user account.
- To personalize your experience on the platform.
- To enable Hosts to manage their events and Guest lists.
- To enable Guests to find and join weddings.
- To send you transactional emails (e.g., registration confirmation, password resets).
- To send promotional communications (if you opt-in).
- To improve our website and services.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personally identifiable information to third parties. We may share your information in the following situations:
- **With Other Users (Relevant to Service Functionality):**
- If you are a Guest joining a wedding, your name and number of guests may be visible to the Host of that wedding.
- If you are a Host, your event details are public to Guests browsing weddings.
- **Service Providers:** We may share data with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics).
- **Legal Requirements:** We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
- **Business Transfers:** In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
4. Data Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
- The right to rectify any inaccurate information.
- The right to withdraw consent at any time where WeddingConnect relied on your consent to process your personal information.
- The right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Email/Method].
6. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Last updated: July 22, 2025