Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 21, 2025
Last Updated: October 21, 2025

Welcome to Very Merry Market (“we”, “our”, or “us”). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your information when you use our website or mobile application (“the App”).

By using Very Merry Market, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

• Personal Information: Your name, email address, and payment information (when purchasing event tickets or services).
• Login Information: If you create an account, we collect your email address and password. If you sign in using Google, we may receive your name and email address from Google.
• Cookies and Usage Data: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site usage.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and maintain our App and services
• Process payments and complete transactions
• Manage user accounts and authentication
• Communicate updates, support messages, and service notices
• Improve our services and user experience
• Ensure compliance with legal and financial obligations

3. Data Storage and Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal data. While we take appropriate steps to secure your information, no online service is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep you signed in
• Remember your preferences
• Analyze how users interact with our App

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect certain App features.

5. Third-Party Services

We do not share your data with external third-party services for marketing or analytics. If we integrate external payment providers in the future (e.g., PayFast, PayPal, Stripe), they will process your payment information securely and in accordance with their privacy policies.

6. Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary to:

• Provide our services
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce our agreements

You may request deletion of your account and data at any time (see Section 8).

7. Children’s Privacy

Our App is not intended for individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it promptly.

8. Your Rights

Under POPIA and other applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent for processing (where applicable)
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa)

To exercise your rights, please contact us at events.markets@gmail.com.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our website or App with the updated effective date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Very Merry Market
📧 events.markets@gmail.com