Privacy Policy

At AmEz Events, we respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information with care. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, how we use and share it, and the rights you have under New Jersey law.

This policy applies to information collected through our website at amezevents.com and through our event planning services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

Information you provide directly. When you submit an inquiry form, book a service, or otherwise contact us, we collect:

• Your first and last name
• Email address and (optionally) phone number
• Event type, date, estimated guest count, and venue details
• Information you choose to share about your vision, preferences, or budget
• Names and contact details of co-hosts or guests of honor you provide to us

Information collected automatically. When you visit our website, our hosting and analytics tools may automatically collect basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, and pages visited. This is used to keep the site secure and to understand general site usage.

We do not use third-party advertising cookies, behavioral advertising trackers, or sell access to our visitor data.

Photographs of events. When we plan an event for you, we may photograph the setup and (with your awareness) the celebration itself. Use of those photos is covered in Section 7 below.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information described above only for the following purposes:

• Responding to your inquiry and providing a proposal
• Planning, designing, and coordinating your event
• Communicating with you about your event (and, if relevant, follow-up events)
• Sending administrative messages, such as confirmations, schedule updates, or contract documents
• Keeping records for tax, accounting, and legal compliance purposes
• Operating, maintaining, and securing the website
• Improving our services based on what we learn from each event

We do not sell your personal information, share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, or use it for automated profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

3. Sharing With Vendors and Service Providers

Producing an event requires coordination with third parties. We may share the minimum information necessary with:

• Caterers, florists, bakers, photographers, videographers, rental companies, and other event vendors
• Venue staff or property managers
• Our payment processor, email/SMTP provider, web host, and other technology service providers
• Our accountants, attorneys, and insurers, where reasonably needed

We share only the information each party needs to do their job (for example, a caterer needs guest count and dietary notes, not your phone number unless coordination requires it).

If we are ever required to disclose information by law — for example, in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or government request — we will comply while limiting disclosure to what is required.

4. Data Retention

We keep your personal information only for as long as we have a legitimate business reason to:

• Inquiries that don't book: typically retained for up to 24 months in case you return to us.
• Booked events: retained for the duration of our engagement and for up to seven (7) years after the event for tax, accounting, and warranty purposes.
• Portfolio photographs: may be retained indefinitely unless you ask us to remove or anonymize them (see Section 7).

You may ask us to delete your information sooner; see Section 9.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include access controls, encrypted connections (HTTPS) for our website, and limiting internal access to staff who need the information to do their job. No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses a small number of strictly necessary cookies (for example, to keep the site working correctly) and may use basic analytics to measure site traffic. We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or selling your data to third parties.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. We honor recognized universal opt-out browser signals (such as Global Privacy Control) where applicable.

7. Event Photography and Marketing Use

We may photograph or briefly video the events we design — including décor, tablescapes, florals, and ambient shots of the celebration — for use in our portfolio, website, social media, and printed materials.

If you prefer your event not be used for any promotional purpose, please notify us in writing prior to the event date and we will honor that request. You may also ask us at any time to remove a specific image of you or your family from our active portfolio, and we will do so within a reasonable time.

We never tag minors by full name in publicly posted content, and we never publish images that disclose the precise address of a private residence.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website and inquiry forms are intended for adults arranging events. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

When children attend events we plan, any information about them is collected from a parent or guardian (for example, a guest list with a child's name and dietary notes) and is used solely to deliver the event.

9. Your Rights Under New Jersey Law

If you are a New Jersey resident, you have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Access — confirm whether we process your personal information and obtain a copy of it.
• Correct — request that we correct inaccuracies in your information.
• Delete — request that we delete your information, subject to legal and contractual obligations to keep certain records.
• Portability — obtain a copy of your information in a usable, transferable format.
• Opt out — opt out of any processing of your information for targeted advertising, sale, or automated profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects. (As noted above, we do not engage in these activities.)
• Appeal — if we deny a rights request, you may appeal that decision by replying to our response.

We honor these rights regardless of whether we are technically subject to the New Jersey Data Privacy Act. Exercising your rights will not result in discriminatory treatment.

10. How to Exercise Your Rights

To make a rights request, email us at [email protected] with the subject line "Privacy Request." Please describe what you are asking for and provide enough information for us to verify your identity (for example, the email address and approximate event date associated with your inquiry).

We will:

• Acknowledge your request within a reasonable time
• Respond to access, correction, deletion, and portability requests within forty-five (45) days where feasible
• Process opt-out requests within fifteen (15) days
• If we need more time, we will let you know and explain why

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to third-party sites such as Instagram or vendor websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be posted prominently on this page. Your continued use of the website after changes take effect indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please reach out to us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Location: New Jersey, USA