Privacy Policy

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 2025

Our Society’s Events LLC ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.oursocietysevents.com, use our services, or communicate with us, including via SMS/text message. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, telephone number, and demographic information (such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests), that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site, fill out a contact form, inquire about our event planning services, or engage in other activities on the Site.
Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
Financial Data: We currently do not collect financial information directly on our site. If you engage our services requiring payment, financial data related to your payment (e.g., credit card details) will be collected and processed by our third-party payment processors, QuickBooks Payments and HoneyBook. We do not store sensitive financial information on our servers. Please review the payment processor's privacy policy.
Mobile Device Data: Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device (if location services are enabled).
Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys: Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

Create and manage your account (if applicable).
Provide and manage our event planning services.
Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests for services.
Email you regarding your account or order.
Communicate with you about your event details and logistics.
Send you newsletters, promotional materials, or information about services we think may interest you (where you have opted-in to receive such communications).
Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site and our services.
Improve the efficiency and operation of the Site and our services.
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience.
Notify you of updates to the Site or our services.
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.

3. SMS/Text Messaging Privacy

This section specifically addresses information related to SMS/text messaging:

Information Collection: When you send us a text message (e.g., in response to an inquiry via platforms like The Knot, or by directly texting our business number) or provide us with your mobile phone number through our website contact forms or other means for the purpose of communication, we collect your phone number and the content of your messages.
Use of Information: We use your phone number and message content solely for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries about our event planning services.
- To engage in conversational exchanges related to planning and executing your event.
- To communicate essential information with you or associated vendors regarding your event logistics.
- To provide customer support related to our services via text if requested or appropriate.
Consent: By initiating a text message conversation with us or by providing your mobile number through our communication channels and agreeing to our Terms & Conditions, you consent to receive text messages from us for the purposes outlined above.
Data Sharing: We do not sell or rent your phone number to third parties. We will only share your phone number with essential service providers (like our communication platform, RingCentral) as necessary to facilitate SMS communications, or as required by law.
Data Security: We implement reasonable measures to protect your information, including your phone number and message content, from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of receiving SMS messages from us at any time. Instructions for opting out are detailed in our Terms & Conditions.
Data Retention: We retain SMS conversation data as long as necessary to provide our services, fulfill the purposes outlined above, or as required by law or business record-keeping policies.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, communication services (like RingCentral for SMS), and marketing assistance (if applicable).
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Tracking Technologies

Cookies and Web Beacons: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.
Website Analytics: We may partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site through the use of first-party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

7. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., California residents under CCPA), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know/Access: You may have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of collection, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to Deletion: You may have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of SMS communications as described above and in the Terms & Conditions. If we were to engage in the "sale" of personal information (which we currently do not), you would have the right to opt-out of that sale.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Our Society’s Events LLC, admin@oursocietysevents.com.