Privacy Policy

Who We Are

We're Saavara, at saavara.com. We build wedding tools for couples across all cultural and religious traditions — Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jewish, Jain, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, interfaith, and everything in between.

Questions about this policy? Email us at our contact form.

Information We Collect

You give us

• —Name and email address
• —Password (stored as a secure hash — we never see the plaintext)
• —Wedding details: date, partner names, tradition or religion, venue
• —Content you upload: photos, ceremony descriptions, religious text
• —Payment info — processed by Stripe. We never store your card number.

Your guests give you (through Saavara)

• —First and last name
• —Email address
• —RSVP response (attending / not attending)
• —Dietary restrictions
• —Accessibility needs
• —Song requests
• —Answers to any custom questions you add

Automatically collected

• —IP address and browser type
• —Pages visited on Saavara
• —Referral source (how you found us)
• —Cookies — see our Cookie Policy for details

Religious & Cultural Information

You may choose to collect or display information related to religious traditions — ceremony type, dietary requirements like halal, kosher, or vegetarian, or religious preferences for seating or events. We treat this as sensitive data.

We only use this information to provide the service. We don't use it for advertising, profiling, or anything beyond what you've asked us to do.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to run the platform — that's the main thing. More specifically:

• —Run your wedding website and RSVP tools
• —Send transactional emails on your behalf (RSVP confirmations, invitations, reminders)
• —Improve Saavara based on how it's used
• —Process payments
• —Comply with the law

We don't sell your data. Ever.

Your Guests' Privacy

When guests submit RSVPs on your wedding website, you (the couple) are the data controller — you decide what to collect and why. Saavara processes that data on your behalf.

Guests can contact you directly to update or delete their information. They can also reach us at our contact form and we'll help route the request appropriately.

Who We Share Data With

We only share data with the service providers we need to run Saavara. All of them are bound by data protection agreements.

• —Resend — sends emails on your behalf (invitations, RSVP confirmations)
• —Cloudinary — stores and serves your photos
• —Neon — hosts our database
• —Vercel — hosts the Saavara platform
• —Stripe — processes subscription payments

We don't share your data with advertisers, data brokers, or anyone else.

Cookies

We use essential cookies (required for login and security) and optional analytics cookies to understand how the platform is used. You can manage your cookie preferences through the consent banner or your browser settings.

See our Cookie Policy for the full breakdown.

How Long We Keep Data

• —Your account data: as long as your account is active
• —After account deletion: purged within 30 days
• —Guest RSVP data: until you delete your wedding, or 1 year after your wedding date
• —Vendor data: while the vendor account is active

You can request early deletion of your data at any time from your account settings or by emailing our contact form.

Your Rights

You can access, correct, export, or delete your data at any time from your account settings or by emailing our contact form.

If you're in the EU or UK, you have additional rights under GDPR — including the right to object to processing and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you're in California, you have rights under CCPA including the right to know what data we hold and the right to delete it.

Children

Saavara is not for anyone under 13. If you believe a child has created an account, email us at our contact form and we'll delete it promptly.

Security

We use HTTPS everywhere, encrypt data at rest, and strictly limit who at Saavara can access your data. No system is completely immune to breaches, but we take reasonable precautions and will notify you promptly if something goes wrong.

Questions?

Email us at our contact form. We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days.