Legal stuff! We’ve included this publicly for transparency.

Hello!

Welcome to the Wedding Discussion Group Directory – a directory for the biggest and most active wedding planning group on Facebook in Aotearoa – New Zealand.

Below you’ll find the small print: how the directory works, what we do with your info, and what your rights (and ours) are when it comes to privacy and content.

1. Website Use Terms

This site is owned and operated by one of the admins of the Wedding Discussion Group, Laura Giddey, and supported by fellow admin Jay Johnson.

The purpose of the WDG on Facebook has always been to help couples in Aotearoa have awesome weddings; to connect them with each other for inspiration and support, and to introduce them to trustworthy vendors across the motu.

This directory is being run by humans with the help of Squarespace and Embed and we can’t promise it will always run without a glitch, or a hitch.  But we can promise we will always try our best and respond in a timely manner to any issues, even in peak wedding season.

This site is governed by the laws of New Zealand.

2. Our Privacy Policy

We care about your privacy. This section explains what we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

What We Collect

When you use our site and sign up for a listing, we will collect info like:

• Your name, email, business details, etc.

• Other details you share with us (like submitting photos, links to social media, location etc)

By using our site and sharing your info, you’re giving us permission to collect and use it as outlined here.

Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and tools like Google Analytics to understand how our site is used. These tools collect info like your browser type, location, pages visited, and more. They help us make the site better for you and for our couples – but you can disable cookies in your browser if you prefer.

 3. How We Use Your Info

We’ll only use your details for the reason you gave them to us - for being featured on the directory.  We have independent businesses in the wedding industry ourselves, and the directory is designed to support local businesses as well as subsidise our work in administrating the group. 

We will never sell your data.  Frankly, we wouldn’t even know how.

4. Directory inclusion

Inclusion on the directory is at the discretion of the admins of the group who are the owners of this page.  Priority will be given to vendors who are proven to be trustworthy, who are active members of the group, and who have had no administrative concerns since becoming a member.  We want to endorse vendors that have excellent reviews (whether on social media, their website, and/or Google Business Reviews) and so have included this in the listing profile.  We understand many of us work in weddings in a parttime capacity but we strongly recommend being a registered company.  We will remove a directory listing if a business owner repeatedly breaks the rules of the group, or exhibits sneaky or illegal behaviour.  Just because you want to buy a listing, doesn’t guarantee you will get one.  If we don’t know you or your business then we will use our contacts to ask around before allowing you to list, and we might check your reviews, website, the companies register, and good ole’ social media stalking to suss your vibe.  If you’re running an aboveboard business with happy customers then you’ll be all good!  However we know that sometimes issues happen between vendors and couples and we will use our discretion to find the truth of the situation before deciding whether you can be included on the directory.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to access any personal information we hold about you. Want to update or delete your listing?  Easy – just flick us an email at laura.giddey@gmail.com

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in tech, the law, or our platform. Any changes will be posted right here.

Got questions? Reach out: laura.giddey@gmail.com