At My Big Day.ie one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by us and how we use it. This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

We are a Data Controller of your information. If you’d like to learn more about GDPR and your rights under GDPR, please read the GDPR guide.

By visiting www.www.mybigday.ie you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through email at hello@mybigday.ie

What we collect

We may collect personal information from you in a number of ways. 

We may collect personal information directly from you or in the course of our dealings with you, for example when you:

  • register to use our Websites or part of them as a My Big Day.ie supplier;
  • follow our social media accounts and participate in conversations, promotions and competitions 
  • contact us or our service providers for any reason including, but not limited to, reporting a problem with the Websites, requesting further services or seeking our assistance;
  • post or contribute material on our Websites or social networking pages;
  • use our services 
  • provide personal information to us;
  • use our websites or services (including via cookies); and
  • contact and correspond with us

We may also collect personal information about you from publicly available sources of information.

The personal information we collect about you may include (but may not be limited to) your name, gender, contact details, and information relating to your dealings with us and our suppliers.

The purposes for which we collect your information may include but is not limited to:

  • verifying your identity;
  • contacting you (including via electronic messaging such as SMS and email, by mail, by phone or in any other lawful manner);
  • developing and improving our services and obtaining feedback.

We may also collect information about you including, but not limited to, data relating to your activities on our Websites (including IP addresses) via tracking technologies such as cookies and measurement software or data relating to survey responses.

You acknowledge that the personal information we collect from you is your own information or information which you have been authorised to provide to us.

How we use personal information

We will use information held about you in the following ways:

Information you give to us

We will use this information:

  • to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
  • to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already enquired about;
  • to provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you. If you are an existing visitor, we will only contact you by email with information about goods and services similar to those which you previously searched for. 
  • to notify you about changes to our service;
  • to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.

Information we collect about you

We will use this information:

  • to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
  • to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
  • as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
  • to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
  • to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.

How long will you use my personal data for?

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Controlling your personal information

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for updates or direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at hello@mybigday.ie

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. 

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to hello@mybigday.ie

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. 

You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

Any payment transactions will be processed via PayPal directly. We do not retain any payment details. Please review the PayPal policy here.

Data Retention

Data will be retained as long as your account is active. There is no expiration on accounts and deletion may be requested at any time.

Disclosure of your information to third parties

We will not share your personal information with any third parties except if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Wedding Suppliers Northampton, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Third-party links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.

Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. 

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Contact

To opt-out of communications from My Big Day.ie or for further enquiries, please email mybigday.ie

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The date of this Privacy Policy is 16th September 2023. We may modify this Privacy Policy at our discretion. By continuing to use these Websites, or otherwise continuing to deal with us, you accept this Privacy Policy as it applies from time to time.