Privacy Policy

Information we collect

When you RSVP, we collect your first name, email address, general Northern Virginia area, event interests, and any optional preferences you choose to share. We also record your event participation acknowledgment and your choices about future email and WhatsApp updates.

How we use it

• Confirm and manage your RSVP.
• Send essential meeting, parking, weather, safety, cancellation, and event updates.
• Plan gatherings and suggest formats based on participant preferences.
• Send future BERIM promotions only when you separately choose to receive them.
• Protect the website and prevent misuse.

Service providers

BERIM uses service providers to operate the website, store RSVP information, and deliver email. These currently include OpenAI Sites hosting, Cloudflare infrastructure, and Resend email delivery. They process information only as needed to provide those services and under their own applicable terms and privacy practices.

Sharing and selling

BERIM does not sell your personal information. We do not publish your RSVP answers or share them with other attendees. Information may be disclosed when required by law, to protect safety or legal rights, or to vendors supporting BERIM operations.

Retention and your choices

We keep RSVP information only as long as reasonably needed to manage events, maintain attendance records, improve the community, and meet legal obligations. You may ask to access, correct, or delete your information, or withdraw from promotional updates, by replying to a BERIM email or messaging BERIM through the official Facebook page linked on the main site.

Adults only

BERIM gatherings and this RSVP form are intended for adults 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from children through this form.

Changes

We may update this policy as BERIM grows or its services change. The effective date at the top will show the latest revision.