CMEN Presents:

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 28, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how CMEN, a sole proprietorship operating in Los Angeles County, California (“CMEN,” “we,” “us,” “our”), collects, uses, and discloses personal information when you visit our websites (www.cmen.org and springregistration.cmen.org), register for events, or otherwise interact with us. We respect the privacy of our community. The information we collect is the minimum needed to operate event registrations and communicate with attendees.

  1. Information We Collect
    Information you provide directly:
    Name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (at registration)
    Date of birth or age verification (for 21+ eligibility)
    Payment card details (entered directly into our payment processor’s secure form; see Section 3)
    Dietary, accessibility, or other special accommodation requests
    Voluntary communications you send us
    Information collected automatically:
    IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system
    Pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs
    Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 6)
    We do not collect information from children. CMEN events are 21-and-over and our Services are not intended for anyone under the age of 18.
  2. How We Use Your Information
    We use the information we collect to:
    Process your event registration and payment
    Send order confirmations, receipts, and event details
    Communicate event updates, schedule changes, and reminders
    Verify age and eligibility at registration and event check-in
    Respond to your questions and support requests
    Comply with legal obligations, tax reporting, and law
    enforcement requests where required
    Defend against fraudulent transactions and chargeback disputes
    Improve our Services and event programming
    We do not use your information for behavioral advertising. We do
    not sell your personal information.
  3. Payment Information
    Payment card details are entered directly into a hosted form
    provided by our payment processor. CMEN’s servers do not see, store, or transmit your
    full card number, CVV, or PIN. We retain only a transaction
    identifier and the last four digits of the card for refund
    processing and chargeback defense.
  4. How We Share Your Information
    We share personal information only as follows:
    Service providers who help us operate the Services
    (payment processor, email service provider, web hosting,
    registration platform). These providers are contractually
    bound to use your information only to provide services to us.
    Event venues, when necessary to coordinate logistics
    (e.g., overnight rooming lists). We share the minimum necessary
    information and require venues to keep it confidential.
    Law enforcement or regulatory authorities when required by
    subpoena, court order, or applicable law.
    In connection with a sale or transfer of the business (if
    applicable in the future).
    We do not sell or rent your personal information to third
    parties for marketing purposes.
  5. Data Retention
    We retain registration records for at least seven (7) years
    following the relevant event, to meet tax, accounting, and
    chargeback-defense obligations. Your date of birth is stored as
    part of your registration record and is treated as sensitive
    personal information; we retain it for the same period as the
    registration record.
    Automatically-collected web analytics data (IP address, browser
    metadata, pageview logs) is retained for up to twenty-four (24)
    months and then deleted or anonymized.
    You may request deletion of your information at any time (see
    Section 7), subject to the retention obligations above.
  6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
    Our Services use cookies and similar technologies to:
    Maintain your registration session
    Remember preferences
    Measure aggregate site traffic and improve performance
    You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling
    cookies may impair the registration checkout flow.
    We do not use third-party advertising cookies.
  7. Your Privacy Rights
    California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
    Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to:
    Know what personal information we collect about you and
    how we use it
    Access a copy of your personal information
    Delete your personal information, subject to legal
    retention requirements
    Correct inaccurate personal information
    Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
    CMEN does not sell or share personal information for
    cross-context behavioral advertising.
    Non-discrimination for exercising your rights
    Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
    to purposes necessary to provide the requested services. CMEN does
    not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes
    beyond those identified in this Privacy Policy.
    To exercise these rights, email privacy@cmen.org with the
    subject “California Privacy Request.” Verification typically requires
    matching your request to the email and order details on file. We
    will respond within forty-five (45) days of a verifiable request.
    Where reasonably necessary, we may extend the response period once
    by an additional forty-five (45) days, and will notify you of any
    such extension and the reason within the initial forty-five (45) day
    period.
    You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your
    behalf. We will require written authorization from you and may
    verify the agent’s identity. We may deny a request from an agent
    that does not submit proof of authorization.
    Other Jurisdictions
    If you are located outside California, you may have similar
    rights under your local law. Contact privacy@cmen.org to
    exercise them.
    California “Shine the Light” Disclosure
    California Civil Code §1798.83 permits California residents to
    request information regarding our disclosure of personal information
    to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
    CMEN does not share personal information with third parties for
    their direct marketing purposes. To make a Shine the Light request,
    email privacy@cmen.org with the subject “Shine the Light
    Request.”
  8. Security
    We use commercially reasonable technical and organizational
    measures to protect personal information, including HTTPS
    encryption, access controls, and PCI-DSS compliance for payment
    data (SAQ-A scope, as card data is handled exclusively by our
    payment processor).
    No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure. We
    cannot guarantee absolute security but we promptly investigate
    and respond to any suspected security incident.
  9. Confidentiality of Attendee Identity
    As a private men’s social organization, CMEN treats attendee
    identity as confidential community information. As a matter of
    policy, CMEN does not publish attendee lists or confirm individual
    attendance to outside inquirers, and requires staff and volunteers
    to maintain attendee confidentiality, except as required by law or
    as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
  10. Children’s Privacy
    CMEN events and Services are exclusively for adults 21 and over.
    We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone
    under 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such
    information, contact privacy@cmen.org and we will delete it.
  11. Changes to This Policy
    We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The
    “Effective Date” above will reflect the most recent revision.
    Material changes will be communicated by email to registered
    attendees.
  12. Contact Us
    For privacy questions or to exercise your rights:
    privacy@cmen.org
    CMEN
    8424 Santa Monica Blvd
    West Hollywood CA 90069