This Privacy Policy explains how Dreamy Parties LA ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit dreamypartiesla.com or engage our event planning, design, coordination, and production services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us — primarily through our inquiry forms, email, and during the planning process. This typically includes your name, email address, phone number, event date, event type, budget range, venue or location, guest count, and any details you share about your celebration. If you become a client, we may also collect billing information, dietary or accessibility requirements for your guests, and photographs from your event.

We also collect limited technical information automatically when you visit the site — including IP address, browser type, device type, referring URL, and pages viewed — through standard server logs and analytics tools.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Respond to your inquiry and prepare a proposal.
Plan, design, coordinate, and produce your event.
Communicate with you about your event, our services, and scheduling.
Coordinate with venues, vendors, and other third parties on your behalf.
Send invoices and process payments.
Improve our website and services.
Comply with legal obligations.

3. Photography and Marketing

We may photograph or video the events we produce for use in our portfolio, on this website, and in marketing materials. We do not publish guest names, addresses, or private personal details. If you prefer that your event not be used in our marketing, please tell us in writing before the event and we will accommodate the request.

4. Sharing With Third Parties

We share information only as needed to deliver your event or operate our business. Recipients may include:

Vendors and venues we coordinate on your behalf (caterers, florists, rentals, photographers, etc.) — they receive only the information needed to deliver their portion of the event.
Service providers who help us run the business (email, payment processing, cloud hosting, analytics).
Legal and regulatory bodies where disclosure is required by law.

We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties for their own marketing.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences and measure traffic. We use analytics tools to understand how visitors find and use the site so we can improve it. You can disable cookies in your browser settings; the site will continue to work, though some features may be limited.

6. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information we hold — including encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and vetted service providers. No system is perfectly secure, however, and we cannot guarantee that information transmitted over the internet will not be intercepted.

7. Data Retention

We retain inquiry information for as long as needed to respond and follow up. We retain client records (contracts, invoices, event files) for the period required by California tax and accounting law, typically seven years. Event photography may be retained indefinitely for portfolio use unless you have opted out.

8. Your Rights

California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to know what information we hold about you, the right to request deletion, and the right to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell or share for cross-context advertising). To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@dreamypartiesla.com and we will respond within the timeframes required by law.

9. Children's Privacy

Many of the celebrations we design are for children, and we work closely with parents and guardians. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website. Any information about a child collected during planning comes from the parent or guardian engaging our services.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to third-party sites (vendors, social platforms, press features). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please review their privacy policies separately.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The version posted on this page at the time you submit an inquiry or sign a Services Agreement is the version that applies to that engagement.

12. Contact

Questions or requests related to this Privacy Policy can be sent to hello@dreamypartiesla.com.