Privacy Policy | Bride or Die Trying

1. Introduction

Bride or Die Trying ("we," "our," or "us") operates brideordietrying.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Vendor Accounts: Business name, email address, phone number, and password when you register as a vendor.
Vendor Listings: Business descriptions, photos, location, pricing, social media links, and other listing details.
Contact Forms: Name, email, phone number, event date, and message content when couples submit inquiries.
Payment Information: Billing details processed securely through Stripe. We do not store your credit card numbers directly.

Information Collected Automatically

Search queries and browsing activity on the Site
Device information, browser type, and IP address
Analytics data including page views and click patterns

3. How We Use Your Information

To operate and maintain our wedding vendor directory
To connect couples with wedding vendors through lead forms
To process vendor subscription payments
To send transactional emails (welcome messages, lead notifications, billing alerts)
To improve our search functionality, including AI-powered search
To prevent fraud and abuse

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our platform:

Stripe: Payment processing for vendor subscriptions. Stripe's privacy policy applies to payment data.
Resend: Transactional email delivery for notifications and communications.
Vercel: Website hosting and image storage.
Anthropic: AI-powered search functionality. Search queries may be processed by Anthropic's Claude AI to improve search results.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only as follows:

Vendor-Couple Connections: When a couple submits a contact form, their information is shared with the relevant vendor.
Service Providers: With the third-party services listed above, solely to operate our platform.
Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights.

6. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Vendor data is retained while your listing is active. Lead information is retained to facilitate vendor-couple connections. You may request deletion of your data by contacting us.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Opt out of marketing communications

8. Security

We use industry-standard security measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure password hashing, and secure payment processing through Stripe. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@brideordietrying.com.