Privacy Policy

Miami Business Club

Last Updated: April 1, 2026

Introduction

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Miami Business Club (“MBC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website at miamibusinessclub.com and any related digital properties (collectively, the “Digital Properties”), apply for or maintain membership, register for or attend our events, subscribe to our communications, or otherwise interact with us.

MBC is a private networking organization for founders, executives, investors, and professionals based in Miami, Florida. We are the controller responsible for processing your personal data as described in this Policy.

Please read this Policy carefully. By using our Digital Properties or engaging with our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy. Please also review our Terms and Conditions, which govern your use of the Digital Properties.

Explanation of Terms

In this Privacy Policy:

•       “Personal data” (also referred to as “personal information”) means any information that relates to you and from which you can be directly or indirectly identified.

•       “Process” means any activity relating to personal data, including collection, use, sharing, storage, transmission, and deletion.

•       “Controller” refers to the entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data and is responsible for ensuring that processing complies with applicable data protection laws.

1. How We Obtain Your Information

Most of the personal information we process is provided directly by you when you engage with us. We collect information in the following ways:

Information You Provide Directly

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

•       Apply for or register a membership with MBC.

•       Purchase event tickets or register for events.

•       Complete forms on our website, including contact forms and inquiry forms.

•       Subscribe to our newsletters or email communications.

•       Correspond with us by email, phone, or social media.

•       Participate in surveys, promotions, or other interactive features.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or interact with our Digital Properties, we may automatically collect certain information that does not directly reveal your identity but may include:

•       IP address and approximate geographic location.

•       Browser type, version, and language preferences.

•       Device information and operating system.

•       Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.

•       Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 7 below).

This information is primarily used to maintain the security and operation of our Digital Properties and for internal analytics and reporting.

Information from Events

When you attend MBC events, we may collect:

•       Attendance records and check-in information.

•       Photographs, videos, and other media captured at events by MBC, its representatives, or venue staff.

Information from Third Parties

We may also collect personal information from publicly available sources and from third-party services you use to interact with us, such as event registration platforms (e.g., Luma), payment processors, and social media platforms. We may combine information you provide directly with information collected from these sources.

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

Identity and Contact Information

•       Full name, email address, phone number, and postal address.

Professional Information

•       Company name, job title, industry, professional background, and LinkedIn profile or other social media handles.

Financial and Payment Information

•       Payment card data, billing address, and transaction history. Payment processing is handled securely by our third-party payment providers. We do not directly store your full credit or debit card numbers.

Technical Data

•       IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, login data, and usage information collected through cookies and similar technologies.

Event and Membership Data

•       Membership application details, membership status, event attendance records, ticket purchase history, and event preferences.

Communications Data

•       Information contained in or relating to any communication you send to us, including email content, feedback, survey responses, and inquiry details.

Media and Visual Data

•       Photographs, videos, and other media captured at MBC events.

Preferences

•       Communication preferences, marketing opt-in/opt-out status, and cookie preferences.

Where we do not require certain personal data, we will make this clear (for example, by marking form fields as optional). If you submit personal information relating to another person, you represent that you are authorized to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Policy.

3. How and Why We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

Membership Management

•       Processing membership applications, managing your account, and communicating membership status and benefits.

Event Operations

•       Organizing and managing events, processing ticket purchases, managing attendance and guest lists, and sharing limited attendee information (such as your name) with venue partners for access purposes.

Event Media

•       Photographing, filming, or recording our events for use in marketing, promotions, social media, and other commercial and editorial purposes. Appropriate notices will be displayed at events where photography or videography is conducted.

Payments and Transactions

•       Processing membership fees, event ticket purchases, and other payments through our third-party payment processors.

Communications

•       Sending you information about upcoming events, membership updates, community news, and other administrative communications. Sending marketing and promotional communications (with your consent or as otherwise permitted by law).

Responding to Inquiries

•       Processing and responding to your questions, feedback, complaints, and other correspondence.

Website and Service Improvement

•       Analyzing usage patterns, improving the Digital Properties, developing new features and services, and conducting internal analytics and reporting.

Legal and Compliance

•       Complying with applicable legal obligations, enforcing our Terms and Conditions, protecting our rights, property, or safety, and responding to legal process.

Business Operations

•       Internal business purposes including data analysis, audits, identifying usage trends, and facilitating potential business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, or sales of assets.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We share information with trusted third-party providers who assist us with services including:

•       Payment processing and billing.

•       Event management and registration platforms (such as Luma).

•       Email delivery and marketing automation.

•       Website hosting and IT support.

•       Analytics and data analysis.

•       CRM and member management software.

These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the services they perform on our behalf.

Event Venues

We may share limited attendee information (such as your name) with venue partners for guest list management and access purposes.

Professional Advisors

We may share information with our lawyers, accountants, insurers, and other professional advisors as necessary for our business operations.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of MBC, its members, or the public.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change by posting an updated Privacy Policy on our website.

With Your Consent

We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.

5. International Data Transfers

MBC is based in Miami, Florida, United States. If you are accessing the Digital Properties from outside the United States, please be aware that your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

By using our Digital Properties or providing your personal information to us, you consent to the transfer of your data to the United States. We will take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is handled in accordance with this Policy and applicable law.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information transmitted through the Digital Properties. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for configuring your devices and software to access the Digital Properties safely.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Digital Properties may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand how visitors interact with our site.

Types of Cookies We May Use

•       Essential Cookies: Required for the basic functionality of the Digital Properties, such as maintaining your session and security.

•       Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the Digital Properties by collecting information about pages visited, time spent, and navigation patterns. We may use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics.

•       Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertising and track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on the Digital Properties.

Third-party analytics and advertising services have their own privacy policies governing their use of your data. We encourage you to review those policies.

8. “Do Not Track” Signals

Our Digital Properties do not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals or similar mechanisms. If a uniform standard for responding to such signals is adopted, we will revisit this policy accordingly.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Digital Properties and communications may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, and services that are not operated by MBC, including social media platforms, event registration services, and payment processors.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access through the Digital Properties. Your interactions with third-party services are governed by their respective terms and privacy policies.

Our Digital Properties may include social media features (such as Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook buttons). These features may collect your IP address, set cookies, and are governed by the privacy policy of the applicable social media platform.

10. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, or for the duration required by any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements, whichever is longer.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the purposes for which we process it, applicable legal requirements, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.

Upon expiry of the applicable retention period, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal data in accordance with applicable laws. Where personal data has been anonymized, it is no longer considered personal data and may be retained indefinitely.

11. Automated Decision Making

MBC does not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significant effects on individuals.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our Digital Properties and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. Our events require attendees to be at least 21 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take prompt steps to delete such information. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 18, please contact us immediately at privacy@miamibusinessclub.com.

13. Your Personal Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

Right of Access

You may request confirmation of whether we are processing your personal data and, if so, request a copy of that personal data along with information about the purposes of processing.

Right to Rectification

You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information. Please help us keep your data current by notifying us of any changes as soon as possible.

Right to Erasure (Deletion)

Subject to certain legal exceptions, you may request that we delete your personal information where it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or where you withdraw consent.

Right to Restrict Processing

You may ask us to restrict or suspend the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as where you contest the accuracy of the data or object to its processing.

Right to Data Portability

Where applicable, you may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to have it transferred to another controller.

Right to Object

You may object to our processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest, and we will cease processing unless we have compelling legitimate grounds. You may also object to processing for direct marketing purposes at any time.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where we rely on your consent to process personal data, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew consent.

Right to Opt Out of Marketing

You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in our emails, adjusting your communication preferences, or contacting us directly.

Right to Complain

If you have a concern about our privacy practices, we encourage you to contact us first so we can address it. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable data protection authority in your jurisdiction.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@miamibusinessclub.com. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

14. Additional Rights for Florida Residents

If you are a resident of Florida, you may have additional rights under the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (effective July 1, 2024), including:

•       The right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data and to access that data.

•       The right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.

•       The right to delete personal data you have provided to us or that we have obtained about you.

•       The right to obtain a copy of your personal data in a portable, readily usable format.

•       The right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for purposes of targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

MBC does not sell your personal data. MBC does not use your personal data for profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise your rights under the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, please contact us at privacy@miamibusinessclub.com. If we decline your request, you may appeal our decision by contacting us at the same address with the subject line “Privacy Rights Appeal.”

15. Additional Rights for California Residents

This section applies to residents of California and supplements the information in this Policy in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CCPA”).

Categories of Personal Information Collected

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

•       Identifiers: Real name, postal address, email address, phone number, IP address, account name, and similar identifiers.

•       Personal information under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e): Name, address, telephone number, and financial information (payment card data).

•       Professional or employment-related information: Job title, company name, industry, and professional background.

•       Internet or electronic network activity information: Browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with our Digital Properties.

•       Geolocation data: Approximate location derived from IP address.

•       Audio, electronic, or visual information: Photographs and videos from events.

•       Inferences: Inferences drawn from any of the above categories to create a profile reflecting preferences or characteristics.

Sources of Personal Information

We collect personal information directly from you, indirectly through your use of our Digital Properties, and from third-party service providers (such as event platforms and payment processors).

Sale and Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell or share your personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA.

Your Rights Under the CCPA

As a California resident, you have the following rights:

•       Right to Know: You may request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share your information.

•       Right to Access: You may request a copy of the personal information we have collected about you.

•       Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

•       Right to Correct: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

•       Right to Opt Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. As stated above, we do not sell or share your personal information.

•       Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. We will not deny you services, charge you different prices, or provide a different level of service because you exercised your rights.

Exercising Your CCPA Rights

To exercise your rights, please contact us at privacy@miamibusinessclub.com. We will verify your identity before processing your request. You may be asked to provide your name and email address for verification purposes.

You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. If you use an authorized agent, we may require proof of authorization (such as a signed letter or power of attorney) and may still verify your identity directly.

We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 10 business days and respond substantively within 45 days. If additional time is required (up to 90 days total), we will notify you in writing of the reason and extension period.

California Shine the Light

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal data to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at privacy@miamibusinessclub.com.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or business operations. Any changes will be posted to this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Digital Properties or our services after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.

17. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Miami Business Club

General Inquiries: info@miamibusinessclub.com

Website: miamibusinessclub.com