Who we are
Our website address is: https://wedding-geek.com.
You can contact The Wedding Geek at thegeek@wedding-geek.com
Cookies
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
What data we collect
If using some areas of the Wedding Geek website then we may collect Personal data, or personal information, meaning any information about you from which you could be identified. Personal data does not include data where your identity has been removed and therefore is anonymous data. We may collect, use, store and transfer different types of personal data, none of which will be passed to a third party without permission:
Different types of Personal Data we may hold of yours if you are a couple getting married utilising our supplier search
- Identity Data such as name, email and phone numbers
- Wedding Data includes wedding date and venue.
- Correspondence Data includes emails and any identity data sent via correspondence
- Marketing Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us.
- Sensitive Data includes details about race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, information about health and genetic and biometric data. We only collect this information if you choose to give it to us because you think it helps you to arrange and organise your wedding and take into account different guests particular needs.
Different types of Data (including personal data) we may hold of yours if you are a registered supplier
- Identity Data such as name, email, address and phone number where that data is shared with business data or required for
- Correspondence Data includes emails and any identity data sent via correspondence
- Business Data includes business name, website, contact details and location amongst other details. In the case of some suppliers (i.e. sole traders) this may data may overlap with personal identity data.
- Marketing Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us.
- Sensitive Data includes details about race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, information about health and genetic and biometric data. We only collect this information if you choose to give it to us because you think it helps you to arrange and organise your wedding and take into account different guests particular needs.
Types of Personal Data we may hold of yours if you are just browsing the website
- Usage Data includes information about how you use our website and services.
- Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Who we share your data with
For couples using our supplier search
No identity data is shared with suppliers. Some Wedding and sensitive data may be shared with suppliers, such as wedding date or religious requirements/restrictions to ensure that the suppliers suggested are the best matches possible. No other data is shared with any third party other than with our service providers such as web hosts for the purposes of providing our services
For registered suppliers
If you are short listed for a supplier search request your business name, website and contact details including your name will be given to the couple.
Other website users and subscribers
Your data will not be passed on to any third parties
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
International transfers of personal data
In accordance with the provisions of the personal data protection regulations in force, to properly provide the services offered by the Website, The Wedding Geek hereby informs that it users third party providers to host data some of which have servers based outside the European Economic Area (EEA) so their processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the EEA.
Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring that either:
- we have a specific contract with that processor in a form approved by the European Commission which ensures that service provider gives your personal data the same protection it has in Europe; or
- if the provider is based in the US, it is a member of the US Privacy Shield which requires them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between the Europe and the US.
To obtain more information about the guarantees in relation to the international transfers of personal data, please contact the Wedding Geek by sending an email to thegeek@wedding-geek.com
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.