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Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 27, 2026
1. What we collect
Account data: name, email, and a hashed password.
Activity: conferences you bookmark, mark as attending, and reviews you post.
Technical: standard server logs (IP, user-agent, timestamps) and product analytics via PostHog.
Activity: conferences you bookmark, mark as attending, and reviews you post.
Technical: standard server logs (IP, user-agent, timestamps) and product analytics via PostHog.
2. How we use it
To operate the service: authenticate you, personalize recommendations, count attendees, display your reviews, and improve the product. We do not sell your data.
3. AI processing
When you use the AI Concierge or paper summarization, your query is sent to our LLM provider (Anthropic or OpenAI) for processing. Providers may temporarily process the data per their policies but do not train their models on your queries.
4. Cookies & tokens
We use a JWT auth token stored in your browser. Analytics cookies are set by PostHog for usage measurement. You can clear these from your browser settings at any time.
5. Sharing
We share data only with: our hosting provider (Emergent / Kubernetes), our LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI), our analytics provider (PostHog), and as required by law.
6. Your rights
You can request export or deletion of your data at any time by emailing hello@conferencely.org. EU users have additional rights under GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection).
7. Retention
Account data is retained while your account is active. Anonymized analytics may be retained longer. Deletion requests are processed within 30 days.
8. Children
Symposia is not directed at children under 13 (under 16 in the EU). We do not knowingly collect data from them.
9. Contact
Privacy questions: hello@conferencely.org.