Privacy Policy

HOPS & HARDWARE
Last Updated: October 2026

At Hops & Hardware, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal and business information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit our website, register for an event, submit information through our forms, participate in our matchmaking program, become a sponsor, or otherwise interact with Hops & Hardware.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Hops & Hardware, we may collect:

• Name and job title

• Company or organization name

• Email address and phone number

• Business or facility location

• Industry and manufacturing sector

• Company size

• Business goals, initiatives, and challenges

• Areas of expertise or services offered

• Programs, resources, or solutions your organization provides

• Event registration and participation information

• Sponsorship information

• Referrals voluntarily submitted through our forms

• Information you provide through enquiries or communications

• Website usage and basic technical information

For manufacturers, we may also collect information about the areas in which your business is seeking support, such as financing, workforce, technology, energy, supply chain, market expansion, tax, regulatory, or risk-management needs.

For resource providers, advisors, partners, and sponsors, we may collect information about your areas of expertise and the industries you serve.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Process event registrations

• Communicate event information and updates

• Create personalized attendee experiences

• Match manufacturers with relevant resources, advisors, programs, and sponsors

• Connect participants based on shared business needs and areas of expertise

• Administer sponsorships and partnerships

• Respond to enquiries

• Improve future Hops & Hardware events

• Provide requested resources or materials

• Send relevant event and community communications

• Analyze website and event engagement

• Maintain the security and functionality of our website

• Meet applicable legal or administrative requirements

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

3. Matchmaking & Participant Information

A central purpose of Hops & Hardware is to facilitate meaningful connections between manufacturers and organizations that can support them.

Information you provide during registration may therefore be used to identify relevant matches based on factors such as industry, business challenges, services, expertise, and areas of interest.

Certain professional or business information may be shared with appropriately matched event participants, resource providers, partners, or sponsors where necessary to facilitate these connections.

We do not intend to disclose sensitive personal information through the matchmaking process.

4. Event Photography & Video

Hops & Hardware events may be photographed, filmed, or otherwise recorded.

Images and recordings captured at events may be used for event recaps, social media, websites, presentations, promotional materials, advertising, and other Hops & Hardware communications.

Where required, additional notice or consent may be provided at registration or at the event.

5. Cookies & Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help operate the site, understand visitor behavior, measure website performance, and improve the user experience.

Information collected may include browser type, device information, pages visited, approximate location, referral source, and interactions with the website.

Where required by applicable law, visitors will be provided with appropriate choices regarding non-essential cookies.

6. Payments & Event Registration

Some Hops & Hardware events, attendee categories, or sponsorship opportunities may require payment.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. Hops & Hardware does not necessarily directly store complete credit or debit card information.

Payment providers process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

7. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party services to support functions such as:

• Website hosting

• Event registration

• Payment processing

• Email communications

• Analytics

• Forms

• CRM and attendee management

• Marketing

• File storage

• Event operations

These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their respective services.

8. Sponsors, Partners & Resource Providers

Hops & Hardware works with sponsors, community organizations, resource providers, government or public institutions, advisors, and other partners.

Participation in an event does not automatically authorize unrestricted access to participant information.

Where information is shared for matchmaking, sponsorship benefits, or event administration, we seek to limit it to information reasonably relevant to that purpose.

9. Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to updates or otherwise consent to receive communications from Hops & Hardware, we may send information about upcoming events, programs, resources, partnerships, or community opportunities.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in those communications.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to administer events, maintain appropriate business records, support the Hops & Hardware community, fulfill the purposes described in this policy, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to request access, correction, deletion, or information about how your data is used.

Requests may be submitted using the contact information provided below.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to websites operated by sponsors, partners, government programs, resource providers, or other third parties.

Hops & Hardware is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of those external websites.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically as our events, services, technologies, or legal requirements evolve.

The latest version will be published on this website with an updated revision date.

15. Contact Us

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:

Hops & Hardware
Email: ideadriver@gmail.com
Website: [Insert Final Website URL]