Privacy Policy

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Kindred Weddings and Events ("Company", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concern about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at hello@kindredweddingsandevents.com.

When you visit our website www.kindredweddingsandevents.com (the "Website"), and more generally, use any of our services (the "Services", which include the Website), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately. 

This privacy notice applies to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.

Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect. 

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Website or otherwise when you contact us. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website. 

The information we collect includes: log and usage data (service-related, diagnostics, usage and performance information) and location data (how much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Website, you can always out of this by disabling your Location setting on your device). 

When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you fill out a form or enter information on our site.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, phone number or other details to help you with your experience. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number (such as a credit card number), and the security code associated. All payment data is stored by Shopify and Stripe. You may find their privacy notice links here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy and https://stripe.com/privacy.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

      • To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested
      • To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests
      • To post testimonials and reviews of services or products
      • To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries)
      • To send marketing and promotional communications
      • For other business purposes (data analysis, to evaluate and improve Website, products, marketing and your experience)

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations for example with the following third-party websites: 
Stripe, Shopify, Google Analytics and Google Search Console, Facebook Advertising, Wordpress.com

How do we protect your information?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible. To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with an encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website within a secure environment. 

Do we use 'cookies'?
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you turn cookies off, Some of the features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly.that make your site experience more efficient and may not function properly.

Third-party links
We include minimal third-party links on our website. When you click on these links (including on our store) they may direct you away from our site.
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use & disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service. 

Google
Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en 

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.