&Privacy Policy

The categories of personal data we collect depend on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. For example, we may collect different information from you depending on whether you are a visitor to our Website (“Visitors”), use our Services as a vendor or venue (together, “Vendors”). Please note that the category of “Visitors” includes Vendors and Couples, to the extent such Vendors and Couples utilize our Website. We primarily collect information that you provide to us or that we obtain automatically when you use our Services.

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1. Information you provide to us directly
   We may collect the following personal data that you provide to us:

   • When you use the Services. When you use Services (for example, by submitting a wedding), we typically collect fields such as your first name, last name, email address, state/province, country, and telephone number. If you purchase content or register for an event through our Website, we or certain of our service providers that help us provide the Services (each, a “Service Provider”) may also collect information necessary to process your payment, such as your credit or debit card number and expiration date.

   • Your communications with us. We may collect your name, email address, postal address, and/or telephone number when you request information about our Services, request user or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us. We also collect your preferences in receiving marketing communications from us and hashed identifiers derived from email addresses for purposes of targeted advertising;

   • Surveys/Questionnaires. We may contact you to participate in surveys or other questionnaires to collect feedback. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information, which may include personal data.
      

2. Information we collect automatically
   We also automatically collect certain information based on your use of our Services. This data would include your activities on our Website. For example, we, or our third-party partners, may collect:

   • Activities. Details of the activities you carry out when using our Services, including visits to our Website. We may also collect your geographic location when you use a location-enabled device with our Services and sensor data from your device that may, for instance, provide data on nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi access spots;

   • Technical information. The Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform; and

   • Information about your visit to our Website. We collect and process your internet protocol (IP) address, 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 our Services.
      

3. Information we obtain from third parties
   Ampersand may also obtain information about you from third parties, such as Vendors or Couples that submit a wedding in which you were involved and/or attended. We require that such Vendors and Couples obtain the consent of each Vendor and each party in a Couple prior to submitting their information to us, as well as the consent of wedding guest(s) whose photographs are submitted to us.

How We Use Your Information

Ampersand collects only the personal data we need in order to offer and support our Services. We may also be required to collect, process, and retain your data in fulfillment of our legal obligations. We use your data for the following business purposes:

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1. Provide, monitor, maintain, personalize, optimize, and improve the Services, including research and analytics regarding use of the Services, or to remember you when you leave and return to the Services;

2. Notify you about changes to our Services;

3. Provide you with news, events, promotions, updates, security alerts and general information about other services that we offer that are similar to those that you have already inquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information;

4. Allow you to participate in interactive features within our Services when you choose to do so;

5. Provide you with customer support;

6. Carry out our obligations relating to your contracts with us and to provide you with the information and Services that you request from us;

7. Provide you with more relevant content in marketing, promotional, or other communications to which you may be subscribed; and

8.  Detect, investigate, and prevent technical issues or activities that may violate our policies or be fraudulent or illegal, including to conduct any related investigations.

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We may combine information from the Services together and with other information we obtain from our business records or from third party sources.

We are required by law to store some of your data beyond the termination of your relationship with us. After such time, your data will only be accessed or processed as necessary.