Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 8, 2026

The Great Bridal Event ("we," "us," "our," or "Organizer") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information through our website, event registrations, ticket sales, exhibitor and advertising applications, wedding professional directory, and related services.

By using our website or participating in our services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

Personal and Contact Information

Name
Email address
Telephone number
Mailing or billing address
Wedding date and planning details
Event registration and attendance information
Communication preferences

Wedding Planning Information

When purchasing tickets or registering for an event, attendees may voluntarily provide information such as their anticipated wedding date, wedding planning status, and services they are interested in booking.

Business and Professional Information

Wedding professionals, exhibitors, and advertisers may provide:

Business name and contact information
Business category and service area
Website and social media links
Business descriptions and promotional materials
Business registration and insurance information
Event participation and advertising preferences

Transaction Information

We collect information about ticket purchases, exhibitor registrations, advertising purchases, and other transactions.

Payments are processed through third-party payment providers. We do not intentionally collect or store complete payment card numbers through our own website databases.

Technical and Website Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referral sources, and website interaction data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

Process ticket purchases and event registrations.
Review and approve wedding professional applications.
Manage exhibitor participation and advertising purchases.
Provide event confirmations, reminders, and important updates.
Maintain our online Wedding Professional Directory.
Respond to questions and provide customer support.
Share relevant event and wedding planning information.
Facilitate connections between attendees and participating wedding professionals when permitted.
Improve our website, services, and future events.
Prevent fraud, maintain security, and comply with legal obligations.

We may also use information for marketing communications when permitted by applicable law and your communication preferences.

3. Sharing Attendee Information With Wedding Professionals

One purpose of The Great Bridal Event is to connect engaged couples and event attendees with participating wedding professionals.

Certain exhibitor packages may include access to attendee contact information for event-related follow-up.

We will share identifiable attendee information for exhibitor marketing only when we have an appropriate legal basis to do so, including consent where required.

When an attendee affirmatively agrees to receive communications from participating wedding professionals, we may share the information covered by that consent, such as:

Name
Email address
Wedding date or planning timeframe
Wedding services of interest
Other information expressly identified in the consent request

We will not interpret purchasing an admission ticket, by itself, as consent to receive unrelated marketing from exhibitors.

Participating wedding professionals receiving attendee information must use it only for permitted event-related purposes and comply with applicable privacy, email marketing, telephone, and text messaging laws.

Attendee information may not be sold, transferred to unrelated third parties, or used for purposes outside the permissions provided.

Attendees may decline optional marketing consent without losing the ability to purchase admission tickets.

4. Wedding Professional Directory

Our website may feature a directory of participating or approved wedding professionals.

Directory listings may contain business names, public contact details, descriptions, photographs, videos, websites, and social media links.

Wedding professionals submitting information for public listings authorize us to publish approved materials in the directory.

Directory submissions are reviewed before publication.

Wedding professionals are responsible for ensuring that submitted information is accurate and that they have permission to use all photographs, logos, and other materials provided.

Requests to correct or remove directory information may be submitted through our website.

5. Marketing Communications

We may send event announcements, planning resources, registration reminders, promotional offers, and other relevant communications when permitted by law.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link included in those messages or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from sending necessary transactional communications, including purchase confirmations, ticket information, registration notices, or important event updates.

Consent to email marketing does not automatically constitute consent to receive marketing text messages or automated telephone calls.

6. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember preferences, analyze website traffic, and improve visitor experiences.

Some cookies may be provided by third-party services, including website hosting, analytics, and advertising providers.

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before placing nonessential cookies.

Visitors may be able to manage certain cookies through browser settings or the cookie preferences available on our website.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

7. Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party services to operate our website and manage event-related activities.

These may include:

Website hosting and content management platforms
Ticketing and event registration systems
Payment processors
Email communication services
Website analytics providers
Advertising and promotional platforms

Our website is operated using Wix services, which may process information on our behalf according to their applicable terms and privacy practices.

Service providers may access personal information only as necessary to perform their services or as otherwise permitted by law.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party websites and services they choose to use.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials and notifying us of suspected unauthorized account activity.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including event administration, customer service, business operations, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, and compliance with legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable requirements.

When information is no longer needed, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

10. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

You may also request that we stop using your information for optional marketing purposes or withdraw consent for future sharing where processing is based on consent.

We will review and respond to requests as required by applicable law.

Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate business, contractual, security, or legal purposes.

Withdrawing consent does not invalidate processing or disclosures that lawfully occurred before withdrawal.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are intended primarily for adults planning weddings or participating in professional event activities.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian consent.

If we become aware that we have collected such information without required consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

Parents or guardians who believe their child's information has been collected improperly may contact us through our website.

12. Photography and Event Media

Photographs and video recordings may be taken at events organized by The Great Bridal Event.

These materials may be used for event documentation, marketing, and future promotional purposes, subject to applicable law and any required permissions.

Individuals with concerns regarding identifiable photographs or recordings may contact us to request review.

This section does not replace any separate photography notices, releases, or permissions required for a particular event.

13. External Websites and Links

Our website may contain links to wedding professionals, venues, sponsors, advertisers, and other third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites operated by third parties.

Visitors should review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or applicable laws.

The revised policy will be posted on our website with an updated effective date.

When required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before making material changes to how personal information is used.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, or would like to update your communication preferences, please contact:

The Great Bridal Event

1149 Lick Fork
Spencer, West Virginia 25276
Website: www.thegreatbridalevent.com

Privacy inquiries may be submitted through the contact method provided on our website.