Privacy

Privacy policy

MCP vs CLI is an independent event website. This policy describes how we collect, use, and share personal information, with emphasis on visitors in California and the United States. Last updated: March 28, 2026.

California and US privacy rights

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information we hold (subject to exceptions), the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of certain uses of personal information that qualify as “sale” or “sharing” under California law. We do not sell your personal information for money. Depending on how we configure analytics, certain advertising-related uses may be treated as “sharing” under California law; you can use the Global Privacy Control signal in a supported browser (we treat it as a request to opt out of analytics on this site) or contact us below.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights. To submit a request, email privacy@mcpvscli.com. We may need to verify your request before processing it.

Analytics and cookies

Google Analytics 4 may load only if you opt in through our on-site banner (unless you have previously declined). Analytics helps us understand aggregate traffic and feature usage. Google’s privacy information is available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can change your choice anytime via Analytics choices in the site footer (clears the stored preference and reloads the page).

Categories of information we collect

  • Identifiers: email address (if you sign up for reminders or apply to speak); vote session cookie (random token, not your name).
  • Internet or network activity: optional GA4 events if you opt in; page views counted on our servers for an aggregate “public views” statistic.
  • User-generated content: team choice, reason selection, optional vote comment, speaker application text, GitHub URL, X profile URL, and community take submissions (X handle and post URL).
  • Abuse prevention: hashed IP address stored with your vote (not the raw IP).

Purposes and sources

  • We collect information directly from you when you vote, subscribe to reminders, submit a speaker application, or submit a community take (X handle and post link).
  • We use service providers (below) to operate the site, send email, prevent abuse, and (if you opt in) measure traffic.
  • We use the data to run the event, communicate with you about the event, improve the experience, and protect against abuse.

Third-party services (subprocessors)

  • Cloudflare (hosting, Turnstile verification, D1 database).
  • Resend (transactional email, calendar attachments).
  • Google Analytics 4 (optional analytics if you opt in).

Retention

We keep vote records, signup and application rows, community take submissions, and aggregate counters for as long as needed to operate the event and honor legal obligations, typically up to twenty-four (24) months after the event date, unless a longer period is required by law or to resolve disputes. Hashed IP data is retained with the vote record for the same period. We may delete data sooner when you ask us to remove reminder or application information, subject to limited retention for security logs or legal compliance.

Email

If you request event reminders or submit a speaker application, we send email through Resend to you. Community take submissions trigger an internal notification email to our events inbox (for example takes@mcpvscli.com) so we can review posts for possible features; that message is not a marketing email to you. Reminder and application messages include identification of the sender and instructions to opt out (reply “unsubscribe” or email privacy@mcpvscli.com). Signing up for reminders requires checking the consent box on the form.

Children

This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact privacy@mcpvscli.com and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

Editorial content, imagery, and takedown requests

Names, links, quotes, images, and commentary may appear for editorial, discussion, or curation. Unless explicitly stated, featured individuals and organizations are not affiliated with or endorsing this site or event. If you believe content misuses your name, likeness, or rights, email privacy@mcpvscli.com with enough detail for us to locate the material; we will review good-faith requests promptly.

MCP, CLI, and third parties

MCP vs CLI is independent and is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with the Model Context Protocol specification, Anthropic, OpenAI, or their affiliates. References to “MCP” or “CLI” are for developer tooling discussion only.

International visitors

We are based in the United States. If you access the site from elsewhere, your information may be processed in the US where privacy laws may differ. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards described by our service providers.

Your choices and contact

To request access, correction, deletion, or to ask questions about this policy, email privacy@mcpvscli.com. You can also use the contact links in the site footer. We may retain limited operational or abuse-prevention data as reasonably necessary.