Privacy

Last updated 31 August 2026.

Wednesday Brews is a small social meetup group in Long Island City, New York. This page describes exactly what we store and what we do with it.

What we collect

• Your mobile number. Required. It is your account, and it is how we send you the weekly message.
• Your name. Required. Other members see your first name and last initial.
• Your location. Optional, and only what you type — neighborhood, city, state. We do not collect GPS or device location.
• A profile photo and social handles. Optional, and only if you add them.
• Your attendance and RSVPs. Which gatherings you said you were coming to, and which you checked in at.
• Messages you send us. Replies to our texts are stored so an organizer can read and answer them.
• A record of sign-ins, including your IP address. When you sign in we log the time and the internet address the request came from, so an organizer can tell a real sign-in from someone else trying to get into your account. We do not use it to work out where you live, and we do not share it.

Who can see it

• Organizers can see an activity log covering changes made to the group and its members, along with sign-in times and addresses. It exists so that a change nobody remembers making can be traced, and so it is clear when the site sent something automatically rather than a person doing it.
• Your phone number is never shown to other members and never appears in the member directory.
• Other signed-in members can see your name, photo, location, social links, join date, and attendance record.
• Nothing about you is visible to the public web. Signed-out visitors cannot see the member list, the photos, or even which venue we are meeting at.
• Group organizers (hosts and admins) can additionally see your phone number and your messages, because that is what running the group requires.

Who we share it with

Nobody. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information, and there is no advertising on this site.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are never shared with anyone.

Two services necessarily handle data on our behalf: Twilio, which delivers our text messages and therefore processes your phone number, and our own server, which is operated by the group's organizer. We use a self-hosted, privacy-preserving analytics tool that counts page views without cookies and without tracking individuals across sites.

Text messages

You will get roughly one to three messages a week. Reply STOP to any of them to stop all messages immediately; reply START to resume. You can also turn off individual categories — reminders, photos, extracurriculars — in your profile. Message and data rates may apply.

Your choices

• Change anything. Your name, location, photo, and message preferences are all editable in your profile.
• Leave the group. One click stops every message and hides you from the directory, while keeping your attendance history in case you come back.
• Delete your account. Also one click. Your profile stops being visible to anyone and you can no longer sign in.
• Ask us anything. Email cheers@wednesdaybrews.com and a human will answer.

How long we keep it

For as long as the group runs, because attendance history is the point of the leaderboard. If you want your record erased outright rather than hidden, email us and we will do it.

Children

This is a group that meets in bars. It is not intended for anyone under 21.