1. What is PurpleTrail?

PurpleTrail is a brand new way to organize and manage parties, get-together, events and meetings. It is the first ever event organizer that lets you create, invite and evolve plans along with your friends, colleagues and family in true web 2.0 style. It brings together the best of the collaboration principles - building consensus, voting for place and time choices, personal feedback - all into one page, and it lets you manage them efficiently. PurpleTrail also has open choices for event time like "Evening", "Sometime Next Week", that allow you to sow a seed for an event and see it grow!

PurpleTrail also adds a very interesting twist to your event management by providing a true instant messaging experience for your event members, complete with presence information and persistence. All the discussions and suggestions are saved within the event details, so as you invite more people to an event they can come up to speed in a jiffy. In summary, with each invite you are able to:

• Choose event styles and templates to suit your occasion.
• Include information such as the event location, date, time and other notes.
• Track peoples' responses as they reply to the invitation.
• Effortlessly communicate with all the event members ensuring every-one is on the same page.
• Easily share photos and videos of the event with the event members.
• Access your events and communicate with the event guests using our mobile or desktop application.

Click here to read more details or take a tour of all the features PurpleTrail offers.

2. How does PurpleTrail work?

By joining PurpleTrail you can use the website, mobile or the desktop application to plan, communicate and manage your events. Start by choosing one of the numerous themes and invite people in style. You can choose to fix the location and time of the event or allow event m embers to suggest location and time of the event that so everyone can vote on these choices and reach a consensus. The event members don't need to sign up to reply to the invitation, and it is easy for them to respond via the website, email, or using their mobile phone. You can also browse through events your friends are planning and join them. Click here to take a tour of PurpleTrail.

3. Is PurpleTrail free?

Yes! Everyone can use PurpleTrail for free. Our revenue comes from ads displayed on some of the pages of the web site. There is an option to pay a small fee to make your event ad free. You will always be able to keep using the basic service for free.

4. Why use PurpleTrail?

The events we plan are special to us and they should be done in style whether they are birthdays or a holiday dinner. It gets very difficult to plan an event when you have a group of people with lots of opinions and busy schedules. In addition, it is a hassle to get a message across to everyone in a group. PurpleTrail makes this easy by allowing for easy communication, consensus building and lets your event members be part of the planning process. This leads to easy to plan and successful events. Click here to read "Top 10 reasons why you should use PurpleTrail"

5. Who uses PurpleTrail?

PurpleTrail appeals to a wide range of people. Here are some examples:

• College students use it to plan their weekend parties, trips to movies or casual meetings over coffee.
• Families use it to plan get-togethers, dinners, and formal occasions.
• Parents use it to plan birthday parties, group play dates, PTA meetings and soccer afternoons
• Singles use it to plan nights out on the town, coffee meetings or gatherings for the Sunday night game.
• Some office people even use it to plan their meetings!

Let us know how you use PurpleTrail or plan to use PurpleTrail. We are always eager to hear from our users. If you need a specific feature that will make it easier for you to plan and manage your events, just let us know.

6. What is PurpleTrail's privacy policy? How secure is my data?

We are committed to keeping your data safe and secure. We do not market or sell your data to anyone. PurpleTrail uses third party audits to ensure that our systems are secure and your data is not compromised in any way. All data is frequently backed up for any eventuality.

We do not sell or share your personal details. Read our privacy policy for more details.

7. How do I get more help?

If you have more questions, please explore the other FAQ listed on this page or contact us at support@PurpleTrail.com and we will get back to you at the earliest.