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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

At gaantrouwen.com, operated by Great Ideas GCV (Belgium), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our wedding planning platform.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is: Great Ideas GCV Belgium Email: info@gaantrouwen.com If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us at the email address above.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following types of personal data: • Account information: name, email address, and password when you create an account • Wedding details: partner names, wedding date, location, guest count, budget, and planning preferences • Guest information: names, email addresses, dietary requirements, and RSVP responses that you provide • Usage data: how you interact with our platform, pages visited, and features used • Payment data: transaction references processed through our payment provider (Mollie). We do not store credit card numbers. • Device and browser information: IP address, browser type, and device type for analytics and security purposes

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes: • Providing our wedding planning services and personalizing your experience • Processing payments and managing your subscription • Sending transactional emails (account confirmation, payment receipts, wedding updates) • Improving our platform through anonymized analytics • Ensuring the security of your account and our platform • Complying with legal obligations We process your data based on: contractual necessity (providing our service), your consent (analytics and cookies), and legitimate interest (security and improvement).

4. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to: • Keep you signed in to your account (essential) • Remember your language preference (essential) • Analyze how our platform is used to improve it (analytics, with your consent) You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the platform to function. For analytics, we use PostHog, hosted in the European Union. Analytics tracking only activates after you provide consent.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our platform: • Clerk (authentication): manages your account sign-in securely • Mollie (payments): processes payments within the EU • PostHog (analytics): EU-hosted analytics to understand how we can improve our platform • Resend (email): delivers transactional emails • Turso (database): EU-hosted database infrastructure Each of these services processes data in accordance with their own privacy policies and our data processing agreements with them. We only work with providers that offer EU data residency or adequate data protection.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account or request data deletion: • Your account data will be deleted within 30 days • Your wedding data (stored in an isolated database) will be permanently deleted • Backups containing your data will be purged within 90 days • Payment records may be retained for up to 7 years as required by Belgian tax law • Anonymized analytics data may be retained indefinitely

7. Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights: • Right of access: request a copy of your personal data • Right to rectification: correct inaccurate personal data • Right to erasure: request deletion of your personal data • Right to restrict processing: limit how we use your data • Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format • Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interest • Right to withdraw consent: withdraw consent for analytics at any time To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@gaantrouwen.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit).

8. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for use by children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on our platform. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: Great Ideas GCV Email: info@gaantrouwen.com For data protection inquiries, we aim to respond within 30 days.