How your data works here

The deal, in one paragraph

You give us your email, your name, and the topics, cities, and breweries you care about. When a sponsor funds an event that matches what you told us you're interested in, we share your name, email, and your interests with that sponsor. They'll email you about the event — and yes, probably about their product too, because that's what sponsors do. In exchange, you get free events with actual content, a free beer, and access to the on-demand recording library.

That's the trade. If you're good with it, keep reading for specifics. If you're not, no hard feelings — don't sign up.

What we collect

When you subscribe, we ask for:

• Your email.Required. It's how we confirm you're a real person and how sponsors reach out.
• Your name. Required. Makes the outreach from sponsors feel like outreach from a human, not a blast.
• Your mobile number.Optional. We don't share mobile numbers with sponsors. Ever.
• Your home city and state. Optional. Helps us figure out where to run events.
• The topics, cities, and breweries you're interested in. This is the point. The more you tell us, the better we can match you.

What we do with it

Three things. That's the whole list.

1. We email you transactional stuff. Signup confirmation, magic links to update your preferences, RSVP confirmations. These come from hello@devsecbeerops.com.
2. We share your info with the sponsor of events matching your interests. When a sponsor pays to run an event on, say, Kubernetes security in Nashville, and you signed up for Kubernetes security or Nashville (or both), we share your name, email, and your stated interests with that sponsor so they can invite you.
3. We use your interests to decide where to run events.If fifty people in Austin sign up for “observability” and no one in Phoenix does, we run an observability event in Austin. This use is anonymous and aggregate.

Who actually sees your info

The sponsor of each matching event

They get:

• Your name and email
• The interests you selected that matched the event
• The date you signed up and the version of this page you agreed to

They don't get:

• Your mobile number
• Your home address or precise location
• Any interests unrelated to the specific event
• Info about other sponsors or events you've engaged with

What sponsors can and can't do

They've signed an agreement. They can:

• Email you about the specific event they're sponsoring
• Follow up with related content
• Invite you to their own upcoming events

They cannot:

• Re-share or resell your info
• Use it for unrelated marketing
• Ignore unsubscribe requests
• Pretend to be DevSecBeerOps when they email you

If a sponsor violates the agreement, they lose access to future lists.

What you can do

• Update your interests — visit your preferences page using the magic link in any email from us.
• Unsubscribe — one click on the preferences page.
• Delete your account — email privacy@devsecbeerops.com and we process within 30 days.
• See what we have on you — same email address, 30 days.