Privacy Policy

When you create an account on Beers & Business, we collect:

• Account information — your name, email address, and password (stored securely hashed).
• Profile information — any optional details you add such as your role, company, location, bio, and skills.
• Usage data — events you create or attend, ideas you post, and connections you make.
• Device information — browser type, IP address, and general location for security and analytics purposes.

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Beers & Business platform.
• Display your profile to other community members (unless you opt for a private profile).
• Send you notifications about connection requests, event updates, and platform announcements.
• Analyze usage patterns to improve the user experience.
• Prevent fraud and ensure platform security.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following cases:

• With other members — your public profile, ideas, and events are visible to the community.
• Service providers — we use third-party services for hosting, email delivery, and analytics.
• Legal requirements — if required by law, regulation, or legal process.

You have control over your information:

• Private profile — toggle your profile to private in your dashboard settings to hide it from the community and member pages.
• Edit or delete — you can update your profile information or request account deletion at any time.
• Connections — you can accept, decline, or reset connection requests.

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including:

• Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms.
• Authentication tokens are short-lived and securely managed.
• All data is transmitted over HTTPS.

We use essential cookies for authentication (refresh tokens). We do not use third-party tracking cookies. Analytics, if any, are privacy-respecting and anonymized.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on the platform. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance.

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, please reach out via our contact page.