Craft Club

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 1, 2026

Last Updated: September 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Craft Club Labs, Inc. ("Craft Club," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards personal information when you use the Craft Club mobile application, website, and related services (collectively, the "Service").

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you create an account or use the Service, we may collect the following information:

Required during onboarding

  • Phone number (used for authentication)
  • Username
  • Display name
  • Date of birth (full date, used to verify 21+ eligibility)

Optional profile information

  • Profile photo
  • Bio
  • Zip code
  • Email address (added later through account settings)

Optional taste and session preferences

If you complete our taste onboarding or attend a Rounds tasting session, we may also collect your flavor and style preferences, what you hope to get out of a session, your tasting experience level, your drinking-style preferences (including a preference for non-alcoholic options), and, optionally, your gender (used only to compose balanced tables). Your individual answers about drinking-style preferences are never displayed to other users.

Providing optional information is not required to use the Service.

1.2 Authentication Information and Embedded Wallets

Craft Club uses passwordless phone-based authentication via one-time passcodes (OTP). We do not use passwords for consumer accounts.

We use phone numbers solely for account authentication and security purposes. We do not send marketing text messages and do not use phone numbers for advertising or promotional outreach.

A secure, embedded custodial wallet is automatically created for your account through our authentication provider to support current or future digital collectible features. This wallet is not used for payments, financial transactions, or transfers and does not have independent monetary value.

We do not currently support third-party login providers such as Apple, Google, or Facebook.

1.3 Location Information

The Service includes location-based features.

If you grant permission, we may collect precise location data (GPS coordinates) while the app is in use to:

  • Display nearby breweries on the map
  • Power location-based discovery
  • Assist with venue selection during check-ins

We do not collect location data in the background and do not track your movements outside of active app usage.

Check-in Location Privacy Controls

When checking in, you control how location information is stored and displayed using the following options:

  • Venue – The specific venue name is stored and publicly visible
  • Home – No location data is stored or displayed
  • City – Only the city name is stored and displayed (no address)
  • Unknown – No location data is stored or displayed

Your selection determines both what information is stored and what is visible to others.

1.4 User-Generated Content

We collect content you choose to create or share, including:

  • Tasting notes
  • Photos
  • Lists and collections
  • Comments and reactions
  • Profile information

By default, tasting notes and photos are public. You may control visibility using your account-level privacy settings.

Available visibility options include:

  • Public – Visible to all users
  • Private – Hidden from feeds and leaderboards
  • Anonymous – Visible without identifying you by username

Lists have their own per-list visibility controls.

1.5 Events and RSVPs

If you RSVP to an event, we collect:

  • Your user ID
  • The associated event
  • RSVP status (e.g., going, waitlist, cancelled)
  • Creation and update timestamps

We do not collect separate RSVP-specific contact information. RSVP counts may be publicly visible. Attendee identities are shown only for users with public visibility settings.

1.6 Communications

If you provide an email address – through account settings, our newsletter signup, or a Rounds booking – we may send two kinds of email:

  • Service and transactional emails – booking confirmations, session reminders, recaps, and cancellation notices. These relate to something you signed up for and are sent regardless of marketing preferences.
  • Marketing emails – product updates and newsletters, sent only consistent with your marketing preferences. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link, and you may opt out at any time.

We use a third-party email provider (Loops) to deliver email on our behalf. We do not send emails to people who have not provided an email address.

The mobile app can send push notifications; you can disable them at any time in your device settings.

1.7 Age Verification Signals

Where required by law - currently for certain users in Texas under the Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) - we receive age-range and verification-status information from the Google Play Store when you open the app, to confirm eligibility.

This information is provided by Google, used solely to determine access and comply with legal obligations, processed in real time, and not stored by us. We do not use it for analytics, advertising, or profiling. This applies to the Android app; comparable requirements may apply on other platforms in the future.

1.8 Bookings and Payments (Rounds)

You can book a seat at a Rounds tasting session on our website without creating an account. When you book, we collect your name, email address, and booking details, plus a phone number if you choose to provide one to link the booking to an app account.

Payments are processed by Stripe. Your card number and payment credentials go directly to Stripe and are never received or stored by us; we store only the booking amount, currency, payment status, and a reference to the Stripe transaction. Stripe's handling of payment information is governed by its own privacy policy.

The Stripe checkout page includes a marketing-consent checkbox; whether we send you marketing email is governed by that choice (see Section 1.6). Booking confirmations, reminders, and cancellation notices are transactional and are sent either way.

2. Information Collected Automatically

2.1 Error Monitoring

We use Sentry for error monitoring and debugging.

Sentry may collect:

  • Anonymous device information (such as operating system and device model)
  • Application crash data and stack traces
  • Internal user identifiers (such as user ID or username) to associate errors with accounts

IP addresses are not collected through Sentry.

2.2 Analytics

We may use analytics tools to understand how users interact with the Service and to improve functionality, performance, and reliability.

Analytics data may include information about feature usage, in-app interactions, and device or application metadata. Analytics providers may include services such as PostHog (product analytics) and Google Analytics (website analytics). These tools are used to understand and improve the Service and are not used to sell your data. Advertising measurement is separate and described in Section 2.5.

2.3 Cookies and Web Technologies

Our websites use:

  • Essential cookies – for authentication and session management
  • Analytics cookies – set by Google Analytics to measure website usage
  • Advertising cookies and pixels – the Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Pixel described in Section 2.5, which sets a first-party cookie to measure ad performance

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking non-essential cookies does not affect your ability to use the Service.

2.4 Server and Network Logs

Our hosting and content-delivery providers process IP addresses transiently to route requests, enforce rate limits, and prevent abuse. This information is not used to build advertising or marketing profiles, and retention is governed by those providers.

2.5 Advertising Measurement (Meta Tools)

To measure the performance of our Instagram and Facebook advertising and to reach people likely to be interested in Craft Club, our websites (craftclub.xyz and app.craftclub.xyz) use Meta advertising tools:

  • Meta Pixel – records events such as page views, viewing a Rounds session, starting checkout, and completing a booking
  • Advanced matching – if you enter an email address or phone number in a form on our websites, a hashed (irreversibly scrambled) version may be shared with Meta to improve measurement accuracy; Meta receives the hash, never the raw value
  • Conversions API – when a booking is completed, our server may send Meta the purchase event with hashed contact identifiers for the same purpose
  • Custom audiences – we may upload hashed customer contact lists to Meta to reach existing users or to find similar audiences

These tools operate on our websites only; the mobile app does not currently include any advertising SDK. Under some state privacy laws, the use of these tools may be considered "sharing" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising – Section 6 describes how to opt out. You can also limit the Meta Pixel with browser-level tracking controls and manage how Meta uses data about you in Meta's Ad Preferences settings.

3. How We Use Information

We use personal information to:

  • Operate and maintain the Service
  • Verify age eligibility
  • Enable social, event, and location-based features
  • Improve performance, reliability, and user experience
  • Communicate with users who provide email addresses
  • Enforce our Terms of Service
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. How We Share Information

We may share information:

  • With service providers that support the operation of the Service (e.g., hosting, authentication, payment processing, analytics, error monitoring)
  • With third-party email service providers that deliver communications on our behalf
  • With Stripe, to process Rounds booking payments
  • With Meta, for advertising measurement and audience building as described in Section 2.5
  • To comply with legal requirements or enforce our rights

Craft Club does not sell personal information for money. Except for the Meta advertising tools described in Section 2.5, we do not use personal data for targeted advertising or cross-app tracking.

5. Data Storage and Retention

All data is stored in the United States.

5.1 Account Deletion

You may delete your account at any time through account settings.

When you delete your account:

  • Your account is deactivated immediately
  • Personal identifiers are removed from public visibility
  • User-generated content may be retained in anonymized form
  • Data is retained internally for 90 days, after which it is permanently deleted in accordance with our retention policies

5.2 Backups and Logs

We retain system backups and logs for limited periods to support security, compliance, and operational integrity. Retention periods vary by system and provider.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your information
  • Request a portable copy of your personal data in a commonly used format
  • Opt out of certain communications
  • Opt out of the "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising

California residents may exercise rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).

To opt out of advertising-related sharing (Section 2.5), email legal@craftclub.xyz with the subject "Opt out of sharing" and we will exclude your identifiers from our advertising audience uploads and matching.

Requests may be submitted to legal@craftclub.xyz.

7. Children's Privacy

The Service is intended only for individuals 21 years of age or older.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 21. If we discover that an account belongs to someone under 21, we will delete the account and associated data.

8. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:

Craft Club Labs, Inc.
26 Broadway, 3rd FL
New York, NY 10004
United States
legal@craftclub.xyz
Craft Club
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