TERMS and CONDITIONS of USE and PRIVACY POLICY (the “Policy”)
Last Updated on 02/08/2024
General Provisions
This website is owned and operated by HappiLily Events LLC (hereafter “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”). Our principal place of business is located in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. By using this website as a user (“You”, “your”, “client”, “user”), You agree to the following Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy. Please read them carefully before using this website. Use of our website is at Your own risk. We host this site on a reputable platform and take reasonable efforts to maintain and host this site. However, We make no explicit representations or warranties as to the safety of Your individual use of the website.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
This website is updated on a regular basis and while We try to make accurate statements in a timely and effective manner, We cannot guarantee that all materials, pricing, package inclusions, or related media contained herein are entirely accurate, complete, or up to date. You expressly acknowledge and understand that any information, advice, or knowledge You gain or implement as a result of using this website is used at Your own risk. By using Our website, You consent to our Privacy Policy.
Age Requirements
Our website is neither developed intentionally nor is addressed to minors under 18 years of age. You must be at least 18 to use Our website.
Intellectual Property Notice
All text, photographs, images, graphics, logos, blog posts, articles, documentation, freebies, resources, and other materials on this site are subject to the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of HappiLily Events LLC and are protected by United States Copyright Laws (USC Title 17). Website materials may not be copied for any reason, including your personal use, commercial use, or distribution to any third party (including other friends or couples), nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites without the prior express written permission of Our Company. We may prosecute You to the fullest extent permissible should We choose to do so, including asking for financial penalties (damages) and/or an injunction forcing You to stop using Our intellectual property immediately.
Disclaimers
Our website, articles, blog posts, and related content and materials are provided for educational and informational use only. While We may reference certain situations, expectations, results, or outcomes on this website, You understand and acknowledge that We make no guarantee or claims as to the likelihood of success for You/your event and no guarantee that You/your event will have similar results or outcomes. as a result of these statements or any other statements anywhere on this website. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Our Company for any direct or indirect loss of time or monies, any mental, physical, or emotional duress, and any adverse or negative impact to You or your events incurred as a result of Your use of Our website and any related communications or posts. We expressly disclaim any and all responsibility for any actions or omissions You choose to make as a result of using this website, related materials, products, courses or the materials contained herein.
Advertisements
We do not necessarily endorse or recommend any or all of the products, goods, services, or vendors advertised or showcased through the text, blog posts, or photos on our website. We do not necessarily endorse or recommend any affiliates, venues, or vendors that may have pointed you to use our services or who have included Our Company on their preferred/recommended vendors list.
Termination
If, at any time, Company feels You have violated these Terms and Conditions, Company shall immediately terminate Your use of Our website and any related communications as We deem appropriate. It is within Our sole discretion to allow any users access to Our website, and We may revoke this access at any time without notice. If We deem necessary, Company may block Your IP address from further visits to Our site(s).
Entire Agreement
The information contained herein constitutes the entire agreement between site users and Our company relating to the use of this website.
Severability & No Waiver
If any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use is deemed unlawful and/or unenforceable, all other provisions contained herein will remain in full force and effect. Any failure by Company to enforce a provision of this Terms and Conditions of Use shall not constitute a waiver of any other portion or provision of this Terms and Conditions.
Headings
Headings and titles are provided in the Terms and Conditions of Use for convenience only and will not be construed as part of the legal terms.
Venue and Jurisdiction
This Terms and Conditions of Use and Our Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota including all matters of construction, validity, performance, and enforcement and without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws. You agree that any dispute or lawsuit arising out of, or concerning, this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in Anoka County, Minnesota. You and Company assume responsibility for their own collection costs and legal fees incurred should enforcement of these conditions become necessary.
Arbitration
Any and all disputes or disagreements arising between Company and You out of this Terms and Conditions of Use upon which an amicable understanding cannot be reached shall be decided by arbitration in accordance with the procedural rules of the American Arbitration Association. Company and You agree to be bound by the decision of the arbitrator(s). The arbitration proceeding shall take place in Anoka County, Minnesota. The cost and expenses of the arbitrators shall be shared equally by the Parties. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses in presenting the dispute for arbitration.
Questions
If You require any more information or have any questions about these Terms and Conditions of Use or Our Privacy Policy, you may contact us by email at hello@happililyevents.com.
PRIVACY POLICY:
We collect personal data in order to provide professional services to You. As part of this fundamental obligation, Our Company has made a commitment to protect and use in an appropriate manner the personal information (which is often referred to as “Personal Data” or “PII”) that has been gathered either online, through the professional services We offer, or through communication/collaboration with a third party (such as Google Analytics). In some cases it is possible you have already given our company access to your data in the past such as from prior website form submissions or newsletter sign-ups, social media outreach/messages or forms, contact given during a wedding fair or expo, or as provided to HappiLily Events from your venue, other vendors you have hired, or through our partnerships with Minnesota Bride, Wedding Chicks, and Style Me Pretty.
Through the use of HappiLilyEvents.com and all pages on our site, You are consenting to the terms and conditions and data collection procedures expressed in this Policy. Please note that this Policy does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that HappiLily Events LLC does not control/own, nor by individuals not employed or managed by Us. If You visit a website that We mention or link to, We advise you to review that website’s own privacy policy before providing the site with information.
This Policy will notify you of the following:
What personally identifiable information is collected from you through our website;
Why we collect personally identifiable information and the legal basis for such collection;
How we use the collected information and with whom it may be shared;
What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data; and
The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
Information Collection & Use
Our intention is to gather personal data from website visitors and potential clients in order to provide them with relevant information and to improve their experience/interactions with the company. We will use your information to contact you about your request, to follow up with you after our correspondence, and to send marketing and promotional communications. Any communications made through Our blog, blog comments, newsletter sign-up, inquiry contact form, and other related pages, or directly to Our phones or email addresses is not held privileged or confidential and is subject to viewing and distribution by third parties; even though we make great effort to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the safety of data transmitted through our website or via phone or email, nor do we take responsibility for how your data is used by third parties. Our policy is to never collect or keep, to our knowledge, data concerning a person who is under 18 years old.
This website collects various types of information, such as:
Voluntarily provided information - which may include your name, address, email address, phone number, wedding details such as vision, date, location, and budget, etc., which may be used when you inquire for services and to deliver the services you have requested. It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us, although if you elect not to do so, we reserve the right not to provide you with any products or services.
We collect your email address in order to respond to inquiries and/or other requests or questions, provide business and event updates, blog newsletters, and to conduct follow-up communications after our services have been completed. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about business updates, new products or services, blog posts, or promotional offerings.
In order to perform services and provide you with a detailed and accurate quote, it is necessary for you to provide HappiLily Events LLC with your full name, partner’s name, contact information, wedding date and location, guest count, and similar details. It is at your discretion to provide such information and you acknowledge that without these details, our company cannot provide professional services to you.
Information automatically collected when visiting our website - which may include cookies, web beacons, third party tracking technologies and server logs. In addition, HappiLily Events LLC may have the occasion to collect non-personal anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, household income, political affiliation, race and religion, as well as the type of browser you are using, IP address, or type of operating system, which will assist us in providing and maintaining superior quality service. Collecting such data helps us customize your experience, improve the performance of our company’s online presence and assess the effectiveness of our services’ marketing tools and strategies. Cookies on their own do not either identify you or share your email address in any way. Through our report analysis we receive identification data that include the IP address for the only purpose of the count of our website visits and their geographic location, never for personal identification.
Sharing of PII
We will not sell or knowingly share your information with any third parties that are not connected with us/used to fulfill our business purposes or as otherwise necessary to complete services upon hire (such as communicating your information and wedding details to find and book your venue and vendors), or unless required or permitted by law.
Email Newsletter
If you choose to receive our electronic newsletter, the email address that you submit to us will be forwarded to MailChimp which provides us with marketing services for our email. We consider MailChimp as a data processing third party. The email address you submit will not be saved on the website’s database or any of our other computer systems. Your email address will remain on MailChimp’s database for either as long as we continue to use their marketing services or until you request its removal from the list via email to us or using the unsubscribe link which you can find on all our newsletters. If you are under 18 years of age your parents’ consent in mandatory in order to register for our newsletter. For as long as your email address remains on MailChimp’s database, you will be receiving our newsletter and business updates up to four (4) times per month.
To be by CANSPAM, we agree to the following:
Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
Google Analytics
Like many websites, ours uses Google Analytics to monitor visitors’ activity. We use this data to define the number of visits on our website, to get more information on the way users come across our page and their overall activity on the website. Even though Google Analytics is recording data such as your geographic location, your device and its operating system, none of this information exposes your personal identity to us. Google Analytics also records the IP address of your device which even though technically could be used to identify you, this information is not shared with us. We consider Google as a third party carrier of data processing. More information on the way Google Analytics is being used on our website can be found here.
Social Media widgets and applications
Our company’s website might include functionality that allows you to share blog posts/pages via social media applications such as through the Like/Share option on Facebook and Pinterest’s Pin It widget (any and all social media sites are third parties). These social media applications can gather and use information on your use of our website. Whichever personal information you provide through social media applications can be used by other members of the social media application. This type of data sharing is regulated by the Privacy Policy of the company that carries the application. We are not responsible and have no control on the use of information from these companies.
Personal Information Integrity and Security
We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy and operate in accordance with the current General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You are kindly requested to keep in mind that information transmission through the web is not entirely secure. Our company applies policies and organizational processes to safeguard your personal information and to limit the likelihood of it being lost, wrongly used, altered or destroyed, such as by password-protecting our systems/databases and limiting access to your personal information to the service providers the company uses and the professionals involved with your event, such as your planner, day-of coordinators/assistants, and hired vendors. Even though we take efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the safety of data transmitted through our website or via phone or email, nor do we take responsibility for how your data is used by third parties.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address given on our website:
See what data we have about you, if any.
Change/correct any data we have about you.
Have us delete any data we have about you.
Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
When you choose to exercise any of your aforementioned rights, we will take any measure possible to meet your request within a 30-day period from the receipt of your request after updating you on if it is possible to grant or not and the reasons why. If you deny the process of your personal information for professional services’ purposes by revoking your consent, this action will terminate the services. As explained under Information Collection & Use - Voluntarily provided information, professional services cannot be provided without personal information processing.
Changes on the current Policy
Our company often re-evaluates the current Privacy Policy, and thus, we hold the right to update or modify it periodically and the Terms and Conditions of Use contained on this page are subject to change at any time. This webpage shall reflect the current policy and changes will be made directly to this page. We encourage you to visit this page from time to time to review possible changes to the way we manage your personal information.
Questions
If You require any more information or have any questions about these Terms and Conditions of Use or Our Privacy Policy, you may contact us by email at hello@happililyevents.com.