Meetup: Social Events & Groups

"Your mobile device settings may also give you the option to choose whether to allow us to view your geolocation on a continuous basis, only when using the app, or never. Allowing us to view your geolocation when you are not using the app allows us to provide you with recommendations on a regular basis."

Meetup requests continuous background location access even when the app is not in use, going beyond what is needed for core event-finding functionality.

"We may use service providers in connection with operating and improving the Platform to assist with certain business purposes, such as payment processing, email transmission, conducting surveys or contests, data hosting, managing our ads, and some aspects of our technical and customer support. These service providers, which include data analytics providers, may access, process, and store information about you on our behalf."

User data is shared with a broad range of third parties including service providers, analytics providers, advertising partners, corporate affiliates, and event sponsors.

"We may use and allow others to use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Platform and other websites and online services. See our Cookie Policy for details about these technologies and the information that they collect, use, or share."

Meetup and its partners track user activity across the Platform and other websites and online services using cookies, web beacons, and device identifiers, enabling cross-site behavioral profiling.

"We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will provide notice to you by publishing the most current version and revising the date at the top of this page. Depending on the circumstances, we may provide additional notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, such as by sending you an email or by displaying a prominent notice on our Platform."

Meetup reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time with no requirement for user consent — merely publishing the updated version on the website may be the only notice provided.

"We retain certain information that we collect from you while you visit or are a member of the Platform, and in certain cases where you have deleted your account, for the following business purposes: So you can use our Platform; To ensure that we do not communicate with you if you have asked us not to; To provide you with a refund, if entitled; To better understand the traffic to our Platform so that we can provide all members with the best possible experience."

Meetup retains user data even after account deletion for broad purposes like understanding traffic patterns, with no clear timeline for when retained data will actually be purged.

"Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device that you use to access our Platform, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information. Other Information: Based on your consent, we may collect other information from your device, such as photos from your camera roll or calendar information you want to manage via the Platform."

Meetup collects detailed device identifiers and hardware information, and may also access photos from the camera roll and calendar data, which extends beyond core event platform functionality.

"If you are an organizer, we will wait a few days to process your deletion request, and your request will be withdrawn if you create an event or RSVP to an event within 7 days of submitting your deletion request."

Organizers face a mandatory waiting period for account deletion, and the request is automatically cancelled if they interact with the platform within 7 days, creating a friction pattern that can prevent deletion.