Privacy Policy

Account information. When you sign up, we collect your name and email address, and (if you sign in with Google) the basic profile information Google shares with us.

Your profile.If you set up a public profile, we store your username, display name, and any optional details you add — a short bio, your city or region, and a profile photo. This information is shown publicly (see “Information that's public” below).

Notification sign-ups.You can subscribe for event notifications without creating an account. If you do, we store your email address and, if you provide one, the city you're interested in (including its approximate coordinates) so we can tell you about events near you.

Events and content. When you take part in events, we store the events you RSVP to, the offerings you sign up to bring, and any content you submit on the platform — event photos and videos, reviews, and profile text.

Messages. If you send direct messages to other members, we store the content of those messages so they can be delivered and shown in your conversations.

Quote requests. If you ask us about event tea services, we collect what you submit on the quote form — typically your name, email, and details about your event.

Purchases.If you buy from our shop, we collect the order and shipping details needed to fulfill it. Payments are handled by our payment processor; we don't store your full card number.

Reports and contact. If you report an event or member, or otherwise contact us, we receive whatever you include — typically a name, an email address, and the details of your message.

We use your information to operate the platform — show you events, deliver direct messages, send you notifications about events you've RSVP'd to or subscribed for, respond to quote requests, fulfill orders, review reports, and keep the community safe.

We do not sell your information. We do not use it for advertising. We do not share it with third parties except as needed to run the service (see the providers below).

We use a small set of trusted providers to run Tea Tribe. They process your information only to provide their service to us, under their own privacy policies:

• Clerk — authentication and account management (handles your sign-in and account details).
• Supabase — database hosting and live message delivery (stores the data above).
• Vercel — website and app hosting.
• Google Maps Platform — maps and location autocomplete.
• Resend — sends our emails, including notifications, confirmations, and report messages.

You can manage notification preferences in your settings, block another member from messaging you, and unsubscribe from notification emails using the link in any email we send.

You can delete your account at any time from your account settings, or by contacting us. We'll remove your personal information from our active database, though backups may retain it for up to 30 days.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain uses. To exercise any of these, just contact us — we'll respond as the law requires and won't discriminate against you for asking.

California residents.We don't sell or share your personal information (as those terms are defined under California law), and we don't use it for cross-context behavioral advertising. You may still exercise the access and deletion rights above.

EU/UK residents.We process your information to provide the service you've asked for (our agreement with you) and for our legitimate interest in operating and securing the platform. You may lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.