• Personally Identifiable Information: Refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, and email address. 

• Non-Personal Information: Information that does not personally identify you, such as aggregated statistics on the use of our products or services.

• Visitors: Users on the www.gregoryevents.com site. 

• Authorized Customers: Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of our services.

• Clients: Any person or entity that employs or retains Gregory Event Services, LLC to conduct contractual services or activities on behalf of that person or entity. 

• Vendors: Third parties who conduct business with Gregory Event Services, LLC. These include suppliers (data processors), affiliated agencies, 

• Affiliated agencies: Organizations or entities that are connected or related to a primary organization through ownership, control, or significant financial interest. They operate under the same corporate group or umbrella but may have distinct operational functions.

Gregory Event Services

Gregory Event Services (GES) is a full-service global event management agency comprised of storytellers, producers, marketers, designers, and strategists united by a shared mission: making every moment count. We believe in crafting events that inspire, engage, and leave a lasting impression. From interactive experiences to carefully curated content, we're dedicated to delivering maximum impact for your attendees, brand, and bottom line. Whether you have a clear vision or need guidance, we're here to support you every step of the way - from concept to execution and everything in between. 

The Event Professionals Network

The Event Professionals Network (EPN) is a worldwide network of event professionals dedicated to sharing insights, supporting each other, and collaborating to create exceptional events. Members are invited to join a collaborative Slack group, join monthly meet-ups, collaborate on industry events, and share tips on trade shows, virtual events, vendor recommendations, the latest event trends, swag, and more.

Lisa Gregory founded both Gregory Event Services, LLC, and the Event Professionals Network. All data processed for business dealings associated with Gregory Event Services, LLC and the Event Professionals Network is subject to this Privacy Policy.

Name: Gregory Event Services, LLC

Registered Address: 10117 SE Sunnyside Rd. Suite F, PO Box #127, Clackamas, OR 97015-7708, United States

Contact: contact@gregoryevents.com, (+1) 503-459-8678

• Personal Identifiable Information (PII): Name, email address, phone number, address, etc.

• Usage Data: Information on how you interact with our services, including IP addresses, browser type, and device identifiers.

• Sensitive Personal Information (SPI): Information revealing racial or ethnic origin, health data, or similar information, when necessary and with your explicit consent.

• Is processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner

• Is collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes

• Is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the services that we are providing you

• Is accurate and where necessary, kept up to date

• Is only processed in a manner that ensures its security using appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide and improve our services.

• To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries.

• To comply with legal obligations.
  

Data Processors and Third Parties

We may share your data with third-party processors that assist in delivering our services. These processors are contractually bound to protect your data and comply with applicable privacy laws.

Examples of processing activities include:

• Payment processing.

• Marketing communications.

• Data storage and hosting.

Website Visitors (“Visitors”):

We collect, store, and use website visit data to make our website more intuitive and easier to use and protect the security and effective functioning of our websites on the basis of our legitimate interests. It is necessary for our legitimate interests to monitor how our website is used to help us (a) improve the layout and information available on our website and provide a better service to our website users, (b) see statistics of popular months, pages, locations and traction to our website, and (c) monitor how our website is used to detect and prevent fraud, other crimes, and the misuse of our website. 

We use your personal data to customize the Site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling requests on the Site.

Website Form Users (“Authorized Customers”):

In addition to the above, we also collect, store, and use your personal data to respond to inquiries made via our website on the basis of consent, and to provide you with information related to your request on the basis of legitimate interest. 

We need to process your personal information to ensure that we have accurate, up-to-date, and appropriate information about you to support our marketing and this is done on the basis of our legitimate interest in establishing and maintaining a business relationship with you.

Prospective Clients:

We collect, store, and use your personal data to engage you, provide you with services and goods in the future, and make decisions about the continued provision of goods and services in the future on the basis of a contract and our legitimate interest. 

We need to process your personal information to establish and manage the contract for services we may enter into with you. If you fail to provide certain information when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract for services we will be entering into with you, or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.

It is in our legitimate interest to carry out background checks, communicate with you about the engagement process and keep records related to our engagement process.

Clients:

We collect, store, and use your personal data to process invoices and take payments. We process this data on the basis of a contract and our legitimate interest. We also use your personal information for customer care purposes and to communicate necessary client-specific information.
We need to process your personal information to ensure we have accurate, up-to-date, and appropriate information about you to manage the contract for services we have entered into with you. If you fail to provide certain information when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract for services we have entered into with you, or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations. This is done on the basis of our legitimate interest in establishing and maintaining a business relationship with you.

Vendors:

We collect, store, and use your personal data when conducting business with you on the basis of a contract, legal obligation, and our legitimate interest. 

If you fail to provide certain information when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we are about to or have entered into with you, or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations such as obtaining permits, and health and safety risk assessments. 

It is in our legitimate interest to collect your contact and payment details in order for us to pay you, to prevent fraud, to make decisions about the continued provision of goods and/or services by you, and to make arrangements for the termination of the provision of goods and/or services by you.

Personally Identifiable Information collected on this site is securely stored in our CRM and is not accessible to third parties or our employees except for use as indicated above.

All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or social security numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to protect information sent over the Internet. While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such occurrences.

Marketing Subscriptions 

You have the option to manage your marketing communication preferences in regards to both Gregory Event Services, LLC and the Event Professionals Network separately:

• Gregory Event Services: By providing your email address and subscribing to Gregory Event Services, you consent to receive marketing communications, promotions, company updates, and other relevant information from Gregory Event Services, LLC. You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing from this mailing list, as described below. 

• Event Professionals Network: By providing your email address and subscribing to the Event Professionals Network, you consent to receive marketing communications from Gregory Event Services, LLC specific to the Event Professionals Network. Communication may be regarding: (a) events you have registered for as an attendee or interested speaker; (b) interest in joining our Event Professionals Network; or (c) membership in the Event Professionals Network. You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing from this mailing list, as described below. 

If you no longer wish to receive marketing emails for either of these subscription types, you can opt out to either at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link included in the footer of every marketing email we send. Once unsubscribed, we will stop sending you marketing communications as they relate to that subscription type, though you may still receive transactional or service-related emails. You agree to provide accurate and up-to-date information when subscribing to our emails. It is your responsibility to ensure that the email address you provide is valid and accessible.

Clients and Other Affiliated Businesses

Clients and other affiliated businesses who are conducting business with Gregory Event Services, LLC consent to receiving direct, one-to-one communication related to their business dealings, regardless of their marketing subscription preferences.

Authorized Customers: 

Non-Personal Information may be shared with other Authorized Customers who wish to evaluate business dealings with Gregory Event Services, LLC. Your Personally Identifiable Information will only be shared with your prior written consent. 

Suppliers (Data Processors): 

Certain Personal Data may be disclosed to our suppliers who help us run our business. Our suppliers may process Personal Data on Our behalf solely in accordance with Our instructions and pursuant to a written agreement. For example, we use suppliers for web-hosting, secure cloud storage, video conferencing, analytics, email delivery, Client relationship management, and other services. We also use suppliers such as social media companies and search engines in order to promote our Services. The suppliers may also process personal data on behalf of Our Clients in accordance with their instructions and pursuant to a written agreement with Us. In such cases, We act as Processor of Our Clients and our suppliers as sub-Processors. We have the right to engage sub-Processors to provide Our Services to Clients. Our Clients have the opportunity to object to Our changes of sub-Processors.

Affiliated Agencies and Third Party Service Vendors: 

We may share Non-Personal Information about our Visitors and Authorized Customers, including aggregated demographics, with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors. 

In addition, some third party service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses and banks who may provide such services as credit, insurance, and escrow services) may directly collect information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them from Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.

We also offer the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving information or being contacted by any agency or third party vendor acting on our behalf.

Unaffiliated Third Parties: 

We may share aggregate information about our business practices with unaffiliated third parties, which means that the shared information will be anonymized and will not contain nor be linked to any Personally Identifiable Information. 

Please note that we reserve the right to access and/or disclose Personally Identifiable Information and non-personal information we gather to respond to legal requirements imposed by courts or administrative agencies (for example, by court order or subpoena), and to the extent required to permit us to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of any law, rule or regulation, the Website rules or policies, the rights of third parties, or to investigate any suspected conduct which we deem improper. We also reserve the right to share your information without your consent in connection with the sale or merger of Gregory Event Services, LLC or the division responsible for such services.

We reserve the right to modify or update these terms at any time without prior notice. You can find the date of our last update at the top of the Policy. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. Your continued subscription will be considered acceptance of the updated terms.

We will let our Visitors and Authorized Customers know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or Authorized Customer to prevent such disclosure.

GDPR Privacy Rights:

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the GDPR:

1. Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data and obtain a copy of the information we hold about you.

2. Rectification: You can request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete data.

3. Erasure (Deletion): You can request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if you withdraw your consent.

4. Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transfer it to another processor.

5. Object: You can object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.

6. Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@gregoryevents.com.

CCPA Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA:

1. Delete: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.

2. Correct: You can request corrections to inaccurate personal data we maintain about you.

3. Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and share about you.

4. Opt-Out: You can opt out of the sale of your personal information. Note that we do not sell personal data.

5. Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: You can request that we limit the use of your sensitive personal information to what is necessary to provide our services.

6. Anti-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@gregoryevents.com.

Third Party Sites: 

This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including without limitation any of our affiliates and any third party operating any site to which this Site contains a link. The inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by us or by our affiliates.

Third Party Advertisers: 

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on the Site and/or on the sites on which we advertise. Please note that these companies may use information (not including Personal Information) about your visit to the applicable site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements, these companies may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. In addition, we may use web beacons provided by third-party advertising companies to help manage our online advertising. These web beacons enable us to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits this site and to learn which banner ads bring users to our Site.

Security: 

We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Information under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please do not send us sensitive information through email. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the “Our name and contact details” section above (note that if you choose to notify us via physical mail, this will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the problem).

Changing or Suppressing Personal Information: 

If you would like to change, suppress or otherwise limit our use of your Personal Information that has been previously provided to us, you may contact us by sending an email containing your request to contact@gregoryevents.com. For your protection, we will only implement such requests with respect to the Personal Information associated with the particular email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. In each event, you must clearly indicate the information that you wish to have changed or suppressed or clearly indicate the limitations you wish to put on our use of your Personal Information. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. We may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed therefrom.

Retention Period: 

We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Usage Restrictions: 

The entire contents of this site are copyrighted under the laws of the United States and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. Materials from this website may not be copied, distributed or transmitted in any way without prior written consent of Gregory Event Services, LLC. All material on this site is provided for lawful purposes only. Mirroring any material from our site on another server is not allowed. Framing techniques to enclose any trademarks, logos, or proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Gregory Event Services, LLC are also prohibited without explicit written approval. Additionally, you may not use metatags or any hidden text containing our name or trademarks without our express written consent. Any unauthorized use will terminate the permissions or licenses granted by Gregory Event Services, LLC.

Intellectual Property: 

All content on this site is owned by Gregory Event Services, LLC or its content providers. This content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights, and such rights are upheld in all existing or future forms, media, and technologies. All software utilized on this site is owned by Gregory Event Services, LLC or its software providers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. You are not permitted to modify, remove, delete, enhance, add to, publish, transmit, transfer, sell, create derivative works from, or exploit any content on the site, either wholly or partially. Any use beyond the permitted uses, including reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance of the site’s content, is strictly prohibited unless explicitly authorized.

Hyperlink Disclaimers: 

For your convenience, Gregory Event Services, LLC  may include links to other sites that are not maintained by Gregory Event Services, LLC, but Gregory Event Services, LLC does not endorse those sites and is not responsible for the content of such other sites. By using these Linked Sites, you leave our site and do so at your own risk. It is your responsibility to take all necessary precautions to protect yourself from viruses or other harmful elements. We do not endorse or make any representations about the content, accuracy, opinions, or other links on Linked Sites. We reserve the right to remove any Linked Site at our discretion without prior notice. For issues related to Linked Sites, please contact their respective web administrators.

Liability Restrictions: 

Gregory Event Services, LLC is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; and/or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions. Under no circumstances will Gregory Event Services, LLC be liable for any damages or injury that may result from the use of the materials on this site. Some jurisdictions prohibit the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in which case the above limitation may not apply to you. The materials on this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable laws. 

Jurisdictional Issues: 

We do not represent or warrant that the Site, or any part thereof, is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Site do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations. We may limit the Site’s availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion. By using the Site and submitting any Personal Information, you consent to the transfer of Personal Information to other countries, such as the United States, which may provide a different level of data security than in your country of residence.

Representations and Warranties:

By using this site, you represent and warrant that (i) you understand and agree that this Agreement is a legally binding agreement and the equivalent of a signed, written contract; (ii) you will use this website in a manner consistent with all laws and regulations and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (iii) you are authorized to sign for and bind the contracting party; and (iv) you will not impersonate any person or entity, misrepresent any affiliation with another person, entity, or association, use false headers, or otherwise conceal your identity from Gregory Event Services, LLC for any purpose.

Disclaimer of Warranties: 

You acknowledge and agree that your use of this site is at your own risk. Neither Gregory Event Services, LLC nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, merchants, sponsors, or licensors (collectively, "Providers") guarantee that the site will be uninterrupted or free from errors. They do not warrant the results that may be obtained from using the site or the accuracy, completeness, reliability, security, or timeliness of the content. The site may include errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information. Additionally, Gregory Event Services, LLC does not guarantee the reliability of any advice, opinions, statements, or other information displayed or distributed through the site. Gregory Event Services, LLC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions on the site and to make changes to the site, its content, and any products, programs, services, or prices described on the site at any time without prior notice.

Dispute Resolution: 

Any disputes related to your use of the Gregory Event Services, LLC site will be resolved through confidential arbitration in Oregon, USA. However, if you have violated or threatened to violate Gregory Event Services, LLC's intellectual property rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court located in Oregon, USA. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Arbitration will be conducted according to the rules of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time. The arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court with proper jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no arbitration under this agreement may be joined with any other arbitration involving other parties, whether through class arbitration or otherwise.

Limitations on Claims: 

Any legal action related to your use of the site must be initiated within one (1) year from when the claim or cause of action arises.

Term and Termination: 

Gregory Event Services, LLC reserves the right to issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend, or terminate your license to use the site if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this agreement, without limiting any other remedies available.

Use of the Site by Children: 

The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we request that such individuals do not provide Personal Information through the Site.

Entire Agreement: 

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Gregory Event Services, LLC and you regarding this website and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written. A printed version of this agreement and any electronic notices may be used in legal proceedings to the same extent as other business records maintained in printed form. If any provision of this agreement is found to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible to reflect the intent of the agreement, and the remainder of the agreement will continue in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach or default shall be considered a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.