Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

www.frenchweddingstyle.com is owned and operated by Leanis Pty Ltd A.C.N. 665 359 151 ("French Wedding Style"). At French Wedding Style, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data.

Personal Data is information that, alone or in combination with other information, could be used to personally identify you. Your name, address or photograph, video or voice can all be considered personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains our data practices, as well as the choices available to you regarding use of, access to, or how to update and correct your personal data and other information in connection with your use of our website and our services.

We are not responsible for any other privacy policies or privacy practices of clients or other third parties, including YouTube or other social media platforms.

This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our website and services. If you disagree with any of the practices described in this Privacy Policy, we will be unable to provide you with any memberships or related services.

Please also read our website terms and conditions; and disclaimer, all of which together form our agreement with you.

2. Our Collection of Your Personal Data

French Wedding Style may collect and use your personal data to deliver our services, inform you of various opportunities, and provide support.

Personal Data That You Voluntarily Provide to Us

French Wedding Style mainly collects personal data directly from you when you first request our services, engage our services or interact with our website. For example, you voluntarily provide us with personal data when you make an enquiry via our website with a wedding venue, you seek to become a trusted business provider and have your venue and services published on our website, or you provide us with feedback and/or testimonials and reviews.

The types of personal data that we may collect varies depending on the services we offer, but typically include your full name, email address, the date of your wedding, your address and phone number, location, computer or network, interactions with us, billing information, and other information that you voluntarily give to us.

Information Received from Other Sources

We may also collect information that is provided, posted or uploaded by users to any of our social media pages, group pages, private group pages, or YouTube Channels which may include personal information. We do not control the content that users post to our user group.

We may receive information about you from publicly available and third-party databases or services that provide information about business, people or companies, and combine this data with information we already have about you.

Automatically Collected Data

As you interact on our website, we may collect information about the device you used to access our site through cookies, web beacons and other technologies, Internet Protocol address (IP address) tracking/URL tracking, and other tools. The types of automatically collected data include search terms, browser information, device type, operating system, internet service provider, website usage, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, number of clicks, and ads viewed.

Data We Collect Through Website Forms

We collect personal data through several forms on our website. The specific data collected varies by form:

• Contact form: name, email address, subject, and message
• Venue inquiry form: name, email address, phone number (optional), venue name, estimated guest count, wedding year, preferred season, interests, and message
• Vendor inquiry form: name, email address, phone number (optional), vendor name, estimated guest count, wedding year, preferred season, interests, and message
• Change request form: name, email address, safe word, venue change details, image URLs, and brochure URL
• Real wedding submission form: contact name, email address, role, couple names, wedding date, venue, region, guest count, wedding styles, story details, photographer and planner details (names, emails, websites, Instagram handles), dress designer, other vendors, gallery links, video links, videographer Instagram handle, feedback, and estimated cost

Third-Party Personal Data

Our real wedding submission form collects personal data about third parties, including photographers, wedding planners, and other vendors involved in the wedding (such as names, email addresses, websites, and social media handles). If you submit a real wedding, you are responsible for ensuring that you have obtained the necessary permission from those individuals to share their personal data with us.

Client-Side Storage

We use browser local storage (not cookies) to save certain form preferences for your convenience, including your name, email address, and wedding details, so that you do not need to re-enter this information each time you use a form. We also store your cookie consent preference in local storage. You can clear this data at any time through your browser settings.

3. How We Use Information

We use the personal data we collect from you (unless otherwise restricted by law) to:

• Start and maintain your relationship with French Wedding Style
• Provide support to you or for other services you have purchased from us or through our website
• Respond directly to your information requests or other inquiries

Marketing

We also use your contact details to deliver information that we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive marketing materials, you can tell us your preferences by contacting us or unsubscribing from our marketing communications by clicking on the 'unsubscribe' link located on the bottom of each email we send to you.

With your permission, we may also use the information you provide to us as a testimonial in any of our promotional materials. We feature 'Real Weddings' on our website with your permission, and royalty free licence to do so.

URL and IP Address

We collect information about your IP addresses and your utilisation of our website, to help us improve our website to better suit your needs. We may use your IP address to enhance our security and investigate an actual or potential security incident.

Anonymised & Aggregated Data

We may also compile, anonymise and/or aggregate your personal data. We may also use such anonymised and/or aggregated data for our business purposes, including disclosing such data to our partners, service providers, advertisers and/or other third parties for marketing or promotional purposes. This aggregate information does not identify you.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR applies, we rely on the following lawful bases for processing your personal data:

• Consent: for marketing emails, analytics cookies, and real wedding submissions. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
• Legitimate interest: for operating our wedding venue and vendor directory, responding to inquiries submitted through our website forms, and maintaining the security of our services.
• Contract: for the performance of vendor membership services and related obligations.
• Legal obligation: for the retention of tax records and compliance with regulatory requirements.

5. Disclosure of Information

French Wedding Style only discloses personal data that we collect in accordance with the terms in this section. We share your personal data with third parties who provide services to us, including:

• Providers of payment processing and accounting (e.g. Stripe/PayPal)
• Providers of research and analytics services, including Google Analytics
• Providers of cloud computing infrastructure services (e.g. Google Cloud Platform, Cloudflare)
• Email and subscription service providers (e.g. Active Campaign)
• Airtable (United States), database storage for form submissions and business records
• Make.com (Czech Republic), automated notifications and workflow processing
• Cloudflare R2 (global), image and file storage

We require all sub-processors to maintain appropriate security measures and to process personal data only in accordance with our instructions.

We may also disclose personal data to third parties if you request or authorise it, when required by law, to protect our rights or safety, to investigate fraud, or to respond to a government request.

We do not sell your personal information.

6. International Data Transfers

French Wedding Style is operated by Leanis Pty Ltd, based in Australia. Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, including the United States and Australia, where our service providers and infrastructure are located.

Where such transfers occur, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place. Transfers from the EU/EEA are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission. Transfers from the United Kingdom are additionally covered by the UK International Data Transfer Addendum where applicable.

7. How You Can Access and Change Information

We acknowledge that you have the right to access your personal data and we will allow you to access, correct, amend, or delete any inaccurate data. Upon request, we will advise you if we hold any of your personal data. Requests typically receive a response within thirty (30) days.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. The specific retention periods are as follows:

• Form submissions (inquiries, contact messages, change requests): 3 years from the date of submission
• Real wedding submissions: retained for the lifetime of the published article on our website
• Analytics data: 26 months
• Marketing subscribers: until you unsubscribe or request deletion
• Vendor membership records: for the duration of the membership plus 3 years

After the applicable retention period, personal data is securely deleted or anonymised.

9. General Provisions

Children

Our website is not intended for use by or targeted at children under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly or intentionally collect information about children under 18.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time-to-time. We reserve the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason, and may do so by posting a new version online. Your continued use of our services will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.

Image Uploads

Users may upload images via the Change Request Portal on our website. Uploaded files are stored on Cloudflare R2. Accepted formats are JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and PDF, with a maximum file size of 10 MB per file.

10. EU Data Subjects

This section applies if you are an individual located in the European Union (EU). French Wedding Style is the data controller for the processing of your personal data.

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access, request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to data portability, obtain your personal data from us within a reasonable time
• Right to rectification, have inaccurate personal data amended
• Right to erasure, request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing, request that we restrict processing of your data
• Right to object, ask us to stop processing your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent, withdraw your consent at any time
• Right to lodge a complaint, report concerns to the data protection authority in your country

To exercise any of these rights, please email privacy@frenchweddingstyle.com or info@frenchweddingstyle.com. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

You may lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in France, or with the supervisory authority in your EU member state.

We are in the process of appointing an EU/EEA representative in accordance with Article 27 of the GDPR. In the meantime, please direct enquiries to info@frenchweddingstyle.com.

11. UK Data Subjects

This section applies if you are an individual located in the United Kingdom. French Wedding Style is the data controller for the processing of your personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

You have the same rights as set out in Section 10 (EU Data Subjects) above, including the rights of access, portability, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and withdrawal of consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please email privacy@frenchweddingstyle.com or info@frenchweddingstyle.com. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

You may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Website: ico.org.uk

12. United States. California Residents

This section provides additional details about the rights of Californian consumers under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). As a Californian consumer you may request, up to twice in a 12-month period, information about the personal information we have collected about you during the past 12 months. You may also request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you. We do not sell your personal data for interest-based advertising.

13. Cookies. Tracking Technology

Together with our partners, we may use cookies and other technologies to analyse trends, administer the website, track your movements around the websites, to gather demographic information about our user base and to collect information about your browsing habits.

We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We classify cookies in the following categories:

• Strictly Necessary, essential for website functionality (authentication, session tracking)
• Preferences, store your choices and customisation settings
• Analytics, help us understand how visitors interact with the website (Google Analytics)

On most web browsers, you will find a help section on the toolbar which provides information about how to turn off browser cookies. Please note that if you reject cookies, your use of certain functions on our website may be limited.

We use a cookie consent banner on our website. Analytics cookies (including Google Analytics) are only set after you actively accept cookies. You may change your cookie preference at any time via the cookie settings link in the website footer.

We also use browser local storage (not cookies) to save your form preferences and your cookie consent choice. Local storage data is not transmitted to our servers and can be cleared through your browser settings at any time.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our treatment of the information you provide us, please contact us at:

French Wedding Style
Address: PO Box 758, Balcatta, WA 6914 Australia
Email: info@frenchweddingstyle.com