Privacy Policy

Nicole The Celebrant ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website or engage our services, how it's used, and the choices you have. We operate in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

This policy applies to all personal information collected through our website (nicolethecelebrant.com.au), through email or phone enquiries, and during the provision of celebrant services.

When you contact us through our website, email, or phone, we may collect:

• Your full name
• Your email address and phone number
• Your wedding or ceremony date and venue
• Any other information you choose to share with your enquiry

When you book us as your celebrant, we additionally collect the legal information required under the Marriage Act 1961, including:

• Both partners' full names, dates of birth, and birthplaces
• Identification documents (passport, birth certificate, driver's licence)
• Previous marriage information where applicable
• Witnesses' details on the day of the ceremony

We use the information collected to:

• Respond to your enquiry and assess availability
• Prepare and lodge legal marriage documentation with the relevant state registry
• Conduct your ceremony as agreed
• Send invoices and process payments
• Communicate with you in the lead-up to and after your ceremony
• Improve our services and respond to feedback

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

We are required by Australian law to lodge certain marriage information with the relevant state Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. This is the only mandatory third-party disclosure of your personal information.

We may also disclose information where required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights.

Your personal information is stored securely on password-protected devices and cloud services. Hard-copy legal documents (such as NOIM forms) are stored in a secure, locked location for the period required by law, then destroyed.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.

If you book us as your celebrant, you may also be asked to consent (or opt out) of having ceremony photographs and video footage shared on our website and social media channels. This is covered in detail in our Ceremony Agreement and is entirely your choice — it has no impact on the ceremony itself.

See our Image & Photo Credits page for more on how ceremony imagery is used and credited.

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. This may include Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Meta Pixel. The information collected is generally anonymised and aggregated.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Doing so will not affect your ability to use our website.

Under the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:

• Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Request that we correct any inaccurate information
• Request that we delete your information (where legally permitted — marriage records are legally required to be retained)
• Lodge a complaint about our handling of your personal information with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please get in touch:

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent version. Significant changes will be communicated to current clients directly.