The Vyne is a brand operated by The Vyne Society, LLC. References to "we," "us," and "our" in this policy refer to The Vyne Society, LLC.
What we collect
When you apply for membership, we collect the information you provide on the application form:
- Your name, email address, and phone number (if you provide one)
- Your city, birth year, and gender
- The gender of people you'd like to meet, and your current relationship status
- Your profession, company, LinkedIn URL, and Instagram handle
- The name of the member who vouched for you, if any
- The free-text answers you write about yourself and the kind of night you'd want to walk into
We do not collect payment information at the application stage. If you are accepted, payment details are handled separately through our payment processor and are never stored by us directly.
How we use it
Your application information is used for one purpose: to decide whether to admit you, and to invite you to events if you're accepted.
Specifically, we use what you provide to:
- Review your application and confirm you are who you say you are
- Send you a decision within ten days
- Invite you to events if you're accepted
- Maintain the ratio and intentionality of our community
- Communicate with you about your membership
Who sees it
Your application is read by members of The Vyne team. That is everyone with access.
We do not sell your information. We do not share it with advertisers, sponsors, marketers, or any third party for their own use. The Vyne is not, and will never be, an advertising business.
We use the following service providers to operate The Vyne. They process your information only on our behalf, only to the extent necessary to provide their service:
- Formspree — receives and stores your application submissions
- Cloudflare — routes email and serves our website
- Netlify — hosts our website
If a member of The Vyne vouches you in, we may confirm to that member that you submitted an application. We do not share the contents of your application with other members.
How long we keep it
If you are accepted, we keep your information for as long as you remain a member, and for a reasonable period afterward in case you return.
If you are not accepted, we keep your application on file in case circumstances change. You may request deletion at any time.
If you ask us to delete your information, we will do so within thirty days, except where we are required to retain certain records for legal or financial reasons.
Your rights
You have the right to:
- Ask us what information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct anything that is inaccurate
- Ask us to delete your information
- Ask us to stop processing your information
- Withdraw consent at any time
If you're in the European Union, the United Kingdom, or California, you have additional rights under GDPR, the UK GDPR, and the CCPA respectively, including the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, write to hello@thevyne.co. We'll respond within thirty days.
Cookies and analytics
Our website uses minimal cookies. We do not use third-party advertising cookies, behavioral tracking, or remarketing pixels.
We may use basic, privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors find our site and which pages they read. Any analytics we use are configured to collect aggregated, anonymous information only.
How we protect it
Your information is stored with reputable service providers who maintain industry-standard security practices, including encryption in transit and at rest.
No system is perfectly secure. If we ever experience a data breach that affects you, we will notify you promptly and explain what happened, what we did about it, and what you can do.
Children
The Vyne is for adults. We do not knowingly accept applications from anyone under twenty-one. If we learn that we have collected information from someone under twenty-one, we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
If we update this policy, we will revise the effective date at the top. For material changes, we will email all members and active applicants before the changes take effect.
Questions
Write to hello@thevyne.co. A real person will respond.
Thank you for trusting us with your information.
We take that seriously.