Effective date: August 1, 2021
This Privacy Policy describes the data protection practices of Yours in Weddings Inc. ("YIW," "we," "us," or "our"). YIW provides services to users throughout the world and is the data controller of your information, owned and operated by us or our affiliates under common ownership or control of YIW that link to this Privacy Policy ("Affiliates") and related online and offline services (including our social media pages (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy applies to all websites and mobile applications.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE HANDLE YOUR INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.
This Privacy Policy contains the following sections:
We obtain information about you through the means discussed below when you use our Services. The information we collect and the purposes for which we use it will depend on the specific Services you use and how you interact with YIW. The following section describes the categories of information about you and how we collect and use such information. See the next section for details regarding the purposes for which we collect data.
A.1. Contact and account registration information, e.g., name, email address, postal address, phone number, wireless device address, account username or screen name, and password
Sources of personal information
A.2. Demographic and statistical information, e.g., gender, interests, lifestyle information, and hobbies
Sources of personal information
A.3. Financial and transactional information, e.g., shipping address, credit or debit card number, verification number, and expiration date, and information about your transactions and purchases with us
Sources of personal information
A.4. User-generated content, e.g., photos, videos, audio, information about your events, any information you submit in public YIW forums or message boards, reviews you leave for vendors, and feedback or testimonials you provide about our Services
Sources of personal information
A.5. Customer service information, e.g., questions and other messages you address to us directly through online forms, by email, over the phone, or by post; and summaries or voice recordings of your interactions with customer care
Sources of personal information
A.6. Communications with event vendors and partners, e.g., your in-Services messages and calls to vendors and advertising partners, and information surrounding those messages such as the date/time of the communication, the originating number, the recipient number, the duration of a call, and your location as determined by your area code
Sources of personal information
A.7. Research, survey, or sweepstakes information, e.g., if you participate in a survey or sweepstakes, we collect data needed for you to participate (such as contact information) and to fulfill your prize
Sources of personal information
A.8. Information about others, e.g., if you use a "tell-a-friend" tool (or similar feature) that allows you to send data to another person, or invite them to participate in an event, website, registry, or other property, or include their information within our products as part of your wedding planning experience. We will collect, at a minimum, the recipient's email address; or, if you provide us with information about other people involved in your events (such as your fiancé, partner, or guests). In providing this information, you represent that you are authorized to provide it.
Sources of personal information
Our Affiliates
A.9. Device information and identifiers, e.g., IP address; browser type and language; operating system; platform type; device type; software and hardware attributes; and unique device, advertising, and app identifiers
Sources of personal information
A.10. Connection and usage data, e.g., information about files you download, domain names, landing pages, browsing activity, content or ads viewed and clicked, dates and times of access, pages viewed, forms you complete or partially complete, search terms, uploads, or downloads, whether you open an email and your interaction with email content, access times, error logs, and other similar information
Sources of personal information
A.11. Geolocation, e.g., city, state, country, and ZIP code associated with your IP address or derived through Wi-Fi triangulation; and, with your permission following your mobile device settings, and precise geolocation information from GPS-based functionality on your mobile devices
Sources of personal information
A.12. Social media information, e.g., if you access the Services through a third-party connection or log-in, we may have access to the information you provide to that social network such as your name, email address, friend list, photo, gender, location, and current city; and information you provide to us directly through our pages on social networking and blogging platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WordPress, and Twitter)
Sources of personal information
A.13. Other information, e.g., any additional information you choose to directly provide to YIW in connection with your use of the Services
Sources of personal information
Purposes of Use: The following section provides additional information about the aims and legal bases for collecting and using your information
A.1. Purpose: Communicate with you
For Example
Responding to your requests for information and provide you with more effective and efficient customer service and technical support
Providing you with transactional updates and information about the Services (e.g., inform you about updates to our Services, information about your account, or information about e-commerce transactions that you conduct on the Services)
Under applicable legal requirements, contacting you by email, postal mail, phone, or SMS regarding YIW and third-party products, services, surveys, promotions, special events, and other subjects that we think may be of interest to you.
Legal Basis
Our Legitimate Business Interests
With Your Consent
A.2. Purpose: Provide the Services
For Example
A.3. Purpose: Personalize your experience
For Example
Customizing the advertising and content on the Services based on your activities and interests
Creating and updating audience segments that can be used for targeted advertising and marketing on the Services, third party services and platforms, and mobile apps
Creating profiles about you, including adding and combining information we obtain from third parties, which may be used for analytics, marketing, and advertising
Sending you personalized newsletters, surveys, and information about products, services, and promotions offered by us, our partners, and other organizations with which we work
Legal Basis
Our Legitimate Business Interests
With Your Consent
A.4. Purpose: Secure our Services and users
Purpose of Use
A.5. Purpose: Fraud detection and prevention, defending our legal rights and compliance with the law
Purpose of Use
Combined Information. For the purposes discussed in this Privacy Policy, we may combine the information we collect through the Services with information that we receive from other sources, both online and offline, and use such combined information under this Privacy Policy.
We use various online tracking and analytics tools (e.g., cookies, flash cookies, pixel tags, and HTML5) to collect and analyze the information as you use the Services. Among other things, these technologies allow us to offer you a more tailored experience in the future by understanding and remembering your particular browsing and usage preferences.
We may also use third-party web analytics services (such as those of Google Analytics, Coremetrics, Mixpanel, and Segment) on our Services to collect and analyze information collected through these technologies to assist us in auditing, research, or reporting; fraud prevention; and provide certain features to you. The types of tracking and analytics tools our service providers and we use for these purposes are: to find out more about how your usage information is collected through the practices of, and how you may be able to opt-out of specific data by, such third parties, click here.
"Cookies" are small data files stored on your computer or device to collect information about your use of the Cookies may enable us to recognize you as the same user who used our Services in the past and relate your use of the Services to other information we have about you. May also use Cookies to enhance your experience on the Services (for example, by storing your username) or collect general usage and aggregated statistical information. Most browsers can be set to detect cookies and allow you to reject them, but refusing cookies may, in some cases, limit your use of our Services or features. To learn more about the use of cookies, including how to manage or delete them, click here. Please note that by blocking, disabling, or managing any or all cookies, you may not have access to certain features or offerings of the Services.
"Local shared objects," or "flash cookies," may be stored on your computer or device using a media player or other Local shared objects operate much like cookies but cannot be managed in the same way. Depending on how local shared objects are enabled on your computer or device, you may be able to manage them using software settings. For information on managing Flash cookies, for example, click here.
A "pixel tag" (also known as a "clear GIF" or "web beacon") is a small image – typically just one pixel – that can be placed on a web page or in our electronic communications to you to help us measure the effectiveness of our content by, for example, counting the number of individuals who visit us online or verifying whether you've opened one of our emails or seen one of our web pages.
"HTML5" (the language some websites, such as mobile websites, are coded in) may be used to store information on your computer or device about your usage of the Services so that we may improve and customize them for you.
The Services may integrate third-party advertising technologies that allow for the delivery of relevant content and advertising on the Services and other websites you visit and other applications you use. The ads may be based on various factors such as the content of the page you are seeing, your searches, demographic data, user-generated content, and other information we collect from you. These ads may be based on your current activity or your activity over time and across different websites and online services and may be tailored to your interests.
Third parties, whose products or services are accessible or advertised via the Services, may also place cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone, or another device to collect information about you, as discussed above. We also allow other third parties (e.g., ad networks and ad servers such as Google and others) to serve tailored ads to you on the Services, other sites, and in other applications, and to access their cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone, or other devices you use to access the Services. We sometimes provide our customer information (such as email addresses) to service providers, who may "match" this information in de-identified form to cookies (or mobile ad identifiers) and other proprietary IDs to provide you with more relevant ads when you visit other websites and mobile applications.
We neither have access to nor does this Privacy Policy govern the use of cookies or other tracking technologies that may be placed on your device you use to access the Services by such non-affiliated third parties. Suppose you are interested in more information about tailored browser advertising and how you can generally control cookies from being put on your computer to deliver tailored advertising. In that case, you may visit the Network Advertising Initiative's Consumer Opt-Out Link, the Digital Advertising Alliance's Consumer Opt-Out Link, or Your Online Choices to opt-out of receiving tailored advertising from companies that participate in those programs. Visit the Google Ads Settings page to opt-out of Google Analytics for display advertising or customize Google display network ads. We do not control these opt-out links or whether any particular company participates in these opt-out programs. We are not responsible for any choices you make using these mechanisms or the continued availability or accuracy.
Please note that if you exercise the opt-out choices above, you will still see advertising when you use the Services, but it will not be tailored to you based on your online behavior over time.
When using mobile applications from YIW or others, you may also receive tailored in-application advertisements. We may use third-party service providers to deliver advertisements on mobile applications or for mobile application analytics. Each operating system, iOS for Apple phones, Android for Android devices, and Windows for Microsoft devices, provides its instructions on preventing the delivery of tailored in-application advertisements. We do not control how the applicable platform operator allows you to control receiving personalized in-application advertisements; thus, you should contact the platform provider for further details on opting out of tailored in-application advertisements.
You may review the support materials and the device settings for the operating systems to opt out of tailored in-app advertisements.
Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in specific web browsers. We are committed to providing you with meaningful choices about the information collected on our website for online advertising and analytics purposes, and that is why we provide the variety of opt-out mechanisms listed above. However, we do not currently recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals. Learn more about Do Not Track.
YIW will share the information collected from and about you as discussed above for various business purposes. The section below explains the categories of third parties we may share your information with and the types of information we may share with each.
Third Parties With Which We Share Information and Why:
D.1. Our Affiliates. We may share information we collect within the YIW family of companies to deliver products and services to you, ensure a consistent level of service across our products and services and enhance our products, services, and customer experience
Categories of information shared
All categories of information we collect may be shared with our Affiliates
D.2. Service Providers that Perform Services on our Behalf. We may share information with service providers, including billing and payment processing, sales, marketing, advertising, data analysis and insight, research, technical support and customer service, shipping and fulfillment, data storage, security, fraud prevention, and legal services providers.
Categories of information shared
All categories of information we collect may be shared with our service providers
D.3. Other Individuals, Services, and Vendors at Your Request. We will share your information with other individuals and services at your request. For example, if you communicate with a vendor you connect with through the Services, we may share information and the contents of your message so that the vendor may contact you according to such vendor's privacy policy and applicable legal agreements. Moreover, if you participate in one of our registry programs, we will share your information with your friends, families, and other contacts, as well as the registry program participants.
D.5. Third-Party Partners to Provide Co-Branded Products and Services. In some cases, we may share information with third-party partners to provide co-branded products or services, including contests, sweepstakes, and joint activities. For example, if you choose to interact with such co-branded products or services using your account information with us, we may share your account information with third parties as required to provide the co-branded product or service that you request, including any information necessary for the contest prize fulfillment.
D.6. Third Parties for Legal Purposes. By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree that we may access, retain, and disclose the information we collect and maintain about you if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, retention, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with legal process or a regulatory investigation (e.g., a subpoena or court order); (b) enforce our Terms of Service, this Privacy Policy, or other contracts with you, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property or personal safety of YIW, its agents and Affiliates, its users or the public. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection, spam/malware prevention, and similar purposes.
Categories of information shared
All categories of information we collect may be shared for legal purposes
D.7. Third Parties in a Business Transaction. We may disclose or transfer information in connection with a corporate transaction, including, for example, a merger, investment, acquisition, reorganization, consolidation, bankruptcy, liquidation, or sale of some or all of our assets.
Categories of information shared
All categories of information we collect may be transferred in connection with a business transaction
D.8. Third-Party Online Advertisers and Ad Networks. As discussed in the "Online Advertising" Section above, the Services may integrate third-party advertising technologies that allow for the delivery of relevant content and advertising on the Services, as well as on other websites you visit and other applications you use. These technologies will collect certain information from your use of the Services to assist in delivering such ads.
Certain features of our Services make it possible for you to share comments publicly and privately with other users, such as through our public forums, chat rooms, blogs, personal messages, review features, and message boards. You should be aware that any information you provide or post in these ways may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. While we do not have an obligation to monitor the content of messages sent using our Services, we reserve the right to, at our discretion. We encourage you to be cautious about the information you submit (e.g., choose a username that does not disclose your identity). Whenever you post something in our Services, social media, and any other third-party platforms we control, it may be impossible to remove all instances of the posted information, for example, if someone has taken a screenshot of your posting. You may be required to register with a third-party application to post a comment. Moreover, please note that if you participate in one of our registry programs, in some instances, you can choose to make your registries available only to guests and friends via a password. If you do not select this option, any user will be able to search for and view your registry by using your first or last name and other information regarding your event.
We may aggregate or de-identify any information collected through the Services so that such information can no longer be linked to you or your device ("Aggregate/De-Identified Information"). We may use Aggregate/De-Identified Information for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with any third parties, including advertisers, promotional partners, and sponsors, at our discretion.
You have certain rights to your information as further described in this section, in addition to any rights discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
Marketing Communications. You may instruct us not to use your information to contact you by email, postal mail, or phone regarding products, services, promotions, and special events that might appeal to your interests by contacting us using the information below. In commercial email messages, you can also opt-out by following the instructions located at the bottom of such emails. Please note that, regardless of your request, we may still use and share certain information as permitted by this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law. For example, you may not opt-out of certain operational emails, such as those reflecting our relationship or transactions with you.
Consumer Privacy Rights. Depending on the laws of your local jurisdiction, you may have certain rights and choices concerning your information. For example, under local rules, you may be able to ask us to:
Provide access to certain information we hold about you
We request that you provide us with the information necessary to verify your identity before responding to your request as required or permitted by applicable law. We will consider all requests and provide our response within the period stated by applicable law. Please note, however, that certain information may be exempt from such requests in some circumstances, including if we need to keep processing your data to comply with a legal obligation. We will let you know where this is the case or if certain rights don't apply in your country or state of residence. If you are a California resident, please see the "Privacy Information for California Residents" section immediately below for information about your specific rights under California law.
Testimonials/Notable Quotes. On some of our Services, and with your consent, we post notable quotes or testimonials that may contain your name, event type, city, state, and quote or testimonial. Requests for the removal of a user testimonial can be made by contacting us as detailed in the "YIW Contact Information" section below.
The Services may contain links, banners, widgets, or advertisements (e.g., a "Share It!" or "Like" button) that lead to other websites, apps, or services not subject to this Privacy Policy (including other sites that may be co-branded with our brands). On some of our Services, you may also be able to register with or purchase directly from third-party retailers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other websites to which the Services link or link to our Services. The privacy policies of these other sites will govern the collection and use of your information thereon, and we encourage you to read each such Policy to learn about how others may treat your information.
The Services are intended for general audiences and not for children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected "personal information" (as defined by the South African Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) from children under the age of 13 without legally valid parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as possible. We do not knowingly process data of EU residents under the age of 16 without parental consent. If we become aware that we have collected data from an EU resident under the age of 16 without parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as possible. We also comply with other age restrictions and requirements following applicable local laws.
Our Services are targeted to individuals located in South Africa, United States, and Canada. Please note that in providing services to you, your information will be transferred. Moreover, YIW may subcontract the processing of your data to, or otherwise share your data with, other members within the YIW group, trusted service providers, and trusted business partners located in countries other than your country of residence, following applicable law. Such third parties may be engaged in, among other things, the provision of Services to you, the processing of transactions, or the provision of support services. By providing us with your information, you acknowledge any such transfer, storage, or use. Please see Bodas.net for access to sites focused on Europe, Latin America, and India.
If you live in the EEA, please note that if we provide any information about you to any non-EEA members of our group or third-party information processors, we will take appropriate measures to ensure such companies protect your information adequately under this Privacy Policy. These measures include signing Standard Contractual Clauses under EU and other data protection laws to govern such data transfers. Please contact us about these transfer mechanisms as detailed in the "YIW Contact Information" section below.
If applicable, you may complain to the data protection supervisory authority in the country where you are based. Alternatively, you may seek a remedy through local courts if you believe your rights have been breached.
We take a variety of physical, technical, administrative, and organizational security measures to protect your information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, and no means of electronic or physical storage, is secure. As such, you acknowledge and accept that we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted to, through, or our Services or via the Internet and that any such transmission is at your own risk.
When you sign up for an account, you may be required to establish a username and password. If you create an account with us, you are responsible for maintaining your account password's confidentiality and any activity that occurs under your account. We are not responsible for any loss or damage arising from your failure to maintain the confidentiality of your password.
If you use messaging or call features that allow you to interact with events vendors and others directly through our Services, please note that for security purposes, you should not include any passwords, social security numbers, payment card information, or other sensitive information in such communications.
We store and maintain your information for the purposes for which we process it. The length of time we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and use it or as required to comply with applicable laws.
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, our data collection, use practices, our Services' features, or advances in technology. We will make the revised Privacy Policy accessible through the Services, so you should periodically review the Policy. You can know if the Privacy Policy has changed since the last time you reviewed it by checking the "Effective Date" included at the beginning of the document. If we make a material change to the Policy, you will be provided with appropriate notice under legal requirements. By using the Services, you confirm that you have read and understood the latest version of this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy practices, you can contact us at info@yoursinweddings.com. If you have questions about a particular YIW property, you can also contact us using the property-specific contact information as follows:
Yours in Weddings (other than Yours in Weddings products listed below: info@yoursinweddings.com
Yours in Weddings Shop: info@yoursinweddings.com
Yours in Weddings Wedding Creatives: vendors@yoursinweddings.com
By mail: Yours in Weddings Inc., 26 Akademie str, Ground Floor Floor, Franschhoek, WC 7690.
