Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

The Wed Invite ("we", "us", or "our") is a digital wedding invitation platform. Our website is located at thewединvite.com. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website.

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@thewedinvite.com.

2. What Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Personalisation Details: Bride and groom names, wedding date, venue, location, special notes provided at purchase.
• Contact Information: Email address, phone number, and country provided during checkout.
• Payment Information: Card payment data is processed securely through Stripe. We do not store card numbers on our servers.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, browser type, IP address, device information, and time spent on pages, collected via analytics tools.
• Cookies: Session and preference cookies to improve your browsing experience. See our Cookies Policy for details.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To personalise and deliver your digital wedding invitation.
• To process payments and confirm transactions.
• To communicate updates, order confirmations, and design previews via email.
• To improve our platform and fix technical issues.
• To comply with legal obligations.
• To send optional marketing communications if you have opted in.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR (where applicable), we process your data on the following legal grounds:

• Contract performance — processing your order and delivering the invitation.
• Legitimate interests — improving our service and preventing fraud.
• Legal obligation — retaining financial records as required by law.
• Consent — for marketing emails (you may withdraw consent at any time).

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share limited data with:

• Stripe (payment processor) – solely for transaction processing.
• Email service providers – to deliver transactional emails.
• Analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics) – in anonymised form.
• Authorities – when required by law.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil your order and comply with legal obligations (typically 7 years for financial records). Marketing data is retained until you unsubscribe.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restrict or object to how we process your data.
• Data portability (receive your data in a machine-readable format).
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is consent-based.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@thewedinvite.com.

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our platform. For full details on what cookies we use and how to manage them, please read our Cookies Policy.

9. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including SSL/TLS encryption, secure Stripe payment handling, and restricted access to personal data. However, no online system is 100% secure, and we encourage you to protect your account credentials.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated via email or a prominent notice on our website. Your continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance.