This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Wedding Industry Professionals Association collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from members and non-member users (each, a “User”) of the www.wipa.org website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by Wedding Industry Professionals Association.

We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, phone number. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

Wedding Industry Professionals Association may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:

1. To improve customer service – Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
2. To improve our Site – We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
3. To send periodic emails – We may use the email address to respond to inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If a User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, they may do so by contacting info@wipa.org or by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email from WIPA or updating their member profile opt out section.
4. Opting out of emails from WIPA does not preclude receiving invoices for payment or event registration confirmations.
5. We may also use the information in our member and event correspondence, materials, and marketing. You may opt-out of such use by using the opt out function in your profile or during your event registration.

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

The Wedding Industry Professionals Association has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Through your membership with WIPA, you acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Part of good Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity & Belonging (DEI&B) practice is to understand the communities that we aim to serve. As an association, WIPA has made great strides in terms of building awareness and promoting a stance in support of DEI&B in the wedding and events industry. However, to continue this work, we need to show deeper understanding of our membership. All of our initiatives, promotions, decisions and more in this space should be driven by data and information about our membership. This will ensure that we are serving the right communities in a way that best meets their needs as well as ensures that our focus is in the right place. We cannot properly serve communities that we do not understand, even at minimum within our membership.

By capturing information about the demographics and identities of our members, our Association is setting itself up to create meaningful and impactful initiatives and to do this work with greater understanding of our membership.

Being data-driven in this way holds us accountable as an association. Tracking this information across our membership allows us to understand our “starting point” and helps us set goals within our work and initiatives. This then keeps us “honest” about the impact that the work we are doing is having and can inform us on whether we need to pivot or “double-down” on our efforts.

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site,
or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

WIPA
1001 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1540, Los Angeles, CA  90017