Privacy policy
Last updated 30 September 2026
Winnie helps couples plan their wedding. This policy explains what personal information we keep, why, and the choices you have. We follow South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Who is responsible
Winnie is run by its founder in the Western Cape, South Africa, who is the responsible party for your information. Contact us at emily@winnie.wedding.
What we collect
- Your email address, so you can sign in with a link instead of a password.
- What you put into your plan: your names, wedding date, budget, checklist, vendors, and the guest list.
- Feedback you send us, and which page you sent it from.
- What you type into venue research, and the venues it finds.
- Basic technical logs kept by our hosting providers to run the service and keep it secure.
Your guest list contains other people's names. Please only add what you need to plan, such as names and whether someone is a child. We use it only to show it back to you and your partner.
How we use it
- To run your plan and share it with the partner you invite.
- To email you sign-in links.
- To read your feedback and improve the product.
- To run venue research when you ask for it.
We do not sell your information, show you ads, or share your plan with vendors. We only email you about your account unless you ask for more.
Who can see your plan
Only you and the partner you invite. We may look at your data only to fix a problem you report or when the law requires it.
Where it is stored
Your plan is stored with Supabase and the app is served by Vercel. When you run venue research, your search details (area, guest numbers, budget, date, style and must-haves, but not your names or email) are sent to Anthropic, whose AI does the search. Feedback is emailed to us through Resend. Their servers may be outside South Africa. We use them because they protect data to a standard at least as high as POPIA requires, and they may only use it to provide their service to us.
Cookies
We use one essential cookie to keep you signed in. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
How long we keep it
We keep your plan while your account exists. When you delete your account in Settings, we delete your sign-in details straight away. If your partner still uses the plan, the shared plan stays for them; otherwise the whole plan is deleted.
Your rights
- See your information: use Download my data in Settings.
- Correct it: edit anything in your plan at any time.
- Delete it: use Delete my account in Settings.
- Object or ask a question: contact us at emily@winnie.wedding.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the Information Regulator.
Security
Your data is sent over encrypted connections, and database rules make sure one couple can never read another couple's plan.
Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will tell you in the app before it takes effect.