Privacy Policy

At Getting Hitched we are committed to maintaining the security of your private information. Below we have set out further particulars about how we deal with our users information.

Your use of our website and our service is done so in recognition that you have read this Privacy Policy.

What We Do

Getting Hitched acts as a platform to assist our users in the planning and preparation of their dream wedding. We share a variety of vendors and products that are all accessible to you in one place, for your convenience. Getting Hitched acts as the agent of these vendors and collates information about them, their services and their products for your use.

Getting Hitched is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.

We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.

A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au

What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?

Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.

This Personal Information is obtained via our website gettinghitched.com.au. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing.

Because of the nature of our service, we collect personal information in a number of different ways. We may collect details about you when you use our website and we may collect details from our vendors about how you interact with their website.

When engaging with our website, we welcome you to sign up to our newsletter. In order to do this, all we require is your email address. Your email will then be added to our database and you will receive all the exciting Getting Hitched updates. If, at any time, you decide you no longer wish to receive marketing materials and communications from us, you may contact us to unsubscribe from this service and we will no longer keep your email address on file.

We may also collect information about your visit to our vendor websites. This information is used purely analytically and is compiled by us in order to gauge and improve our functions and service to you. At no point will your personal or sensitive information be shared between our vendors and us. We will not be able to identify you based on the information received. We are simply interested in the services you like to use and the products you like to purchase. This will help us tailor our service to our users and give you more of what you want on Getting Hitched.

When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

Sensitive Information

Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.

Sensitive information will be used by us only:

• For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
• For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
• With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.

Access to Sensitive Information

Users have the right to request access to, or modification of the sensitive information stored through Getting Hitched. If you wish to view or alter information about you stored on our database, you may do so by contacting us directly.

Storing of Sensitive Information

Any information we collect about you will be stored safely and securely on our Getting Hitched database. This database is only accessible to Getting Hitched employees and the details contained in it may only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Social Media

We love sharing our inspirations with you through social media and we encourage all our followers to interact with us via these platforms. This Privacy Policy will at all times, govern any personal information that you choose to share or that is gathered through social media.

Third Party Websites

Getting Hitched is all about sharing fabulous wedding vendors and products with you. Given the nature of our service, we house several third party links on our own website. When you engage with any of these third party websites, you submit to their service and agree to be governed by their Privacy Policy and practices. We do our best to provide vendors of the highest quality, however we do not police our vendors policies and procedures and we are not responsible or liable for the way they deal with your private information.

Non-Identifiable Information

As well as your email address, we may obtain particular non-identifiable information about you during your time at Getting Hitched. As stated above, this may include information about your visit to third party vendors. It may also include the use of ‘Cookies’ and ‘Google Analytics’ as outlined further below. Non-identifiable information will never be used in conjunction with any other information about you.

Cookies

We may use cookies to temporarily record non-identifiable information about your visit to Getting Hitched. This may include your location, IP address, device type and any referring websites. The information collected never includes identifiable or sensitive information. It may be used to remember your preferences in order to make your next visit easier for you or to help us get to know our user base better and improve our service.

You can choose to disable cookies on your computer or device at any time and this process will no longer occur.

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to help us analyse how you use our website. In this instance, cookies may record your IP address, which will be transmitted to Google’s databases. Google will analyse relevant information about your visit and compile it in order to assist us to learn more about our users. This then allows us to provide a better service to you. Google will never associate your IP address with any personal information about you. It is a completely anonymous process.

To learn more about the Terms & Conditions of Google Analytics you can visit http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html.

To learn more about Google’s Privacy and Data Security Policy you can visit http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html?rd=2.

Again, you may chose to disable cookies in order to refuse this process occurring.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:

• Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and

• Where required or authorised by law.

Security of Personal Information

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.

When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.

Access to your Personal Information

You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.

Getting Hitched will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.

In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information

It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We  will  take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

Whole of Privacy Policy

This document comprises the whole of the Privacy Policy and Privacy Agreement between Getting Hitched and our users. We will not request, store or deal with information about our users in any way that is inconsistent with this policy, unless we are required or authorised to do so by some provision of Australian Privacy Law.

Privacy Policy Changes

Your privacy is a priority to us. We may, from time to make, need to make changes to our privacy practices to ensure they are of the highest standard and to make certain that they accurately reflect our evolving business activities and functions.

We therefore reserve the right to make changes to our privacy operations, without notice or consequence.

Any alterations to our privacy practices will be published in this Privacy Policy and will take immediate effect from their date of publication.

Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries

If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:

PO Box 10 Branxton NSW 2335
hello@gettinghitched.com.au