Last updated: November 11, 2026
NA Beer Nerd (nabeernerd.com) is a personal site reviewing and cataloging non-alcoholic beer. This policy explains what information the site collects, what’s public, what stays private, and how to delete it. The short version: your username and the ratings and notes you choose to post are public. Your email address is never shown to anyone, and we don’t sell or share your information.
If you just read the site
You don’t need an account to browse. Like any website, the servers that host the site record basic technical information when you visit (such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request) to keep the site running and secure. This information isn’t used to identify you.
Some pages remember display choices you make, such as filters on the beer list, in the address bar or in your own browser. That information stays on your device.
If you create an account
When you join, we collect:
- A username you choose. This is public. It’s the only name other readers see, on your profile and next to your ratings and notes.
- Your email address. This is private. We use it only to confirm your account, reset your password and send messages about your account. It’s never displayed on the site.
- A password. It’s stored in encrypted form; nobody, including us, can read it.
We don’t use Gravatar or any other service that builds a profile picture from your email address. Your profile shows a simple badge with your username’s initials.
Signing in with Google
If you sign in with Google, Google shares your email address and basic profile details (such as your name) with us. We use your email address only for your account. We don’t display or use your name or Google profile picture; you’ll pick a username instead. Google’s own privacy policy covers what Google does with your information.
Ratings, notes and lists
When you’re logged in, you can rate beers, mark beers you’ve tried, keep a to-try list and write notes.
- Ratings and notes are public under your username. They appear on beer pages and on your profile, and ratings are included in each beer’s community average.
- Your to-try list is private unless you choose to share it.
Please don’t put personal information (yours or anyone else’s) in notes. Notes that are reported may be reviewed and removed if they break the site’s rules.
Cookies
If you log in, the site sets cookies that keep you logged in. They last two days, or two weeks if you choose “Keep me logged in”, and are removed when you log out. The site doesn’t use advertising cookies.
Spam and abuse protection
To stop fake sign-ups, the sign-up and log-in forms briefly record your IP address to limit repeated attempts; these records expire within an hour. The sign-up form may also use Cloudflare Turnstile, which checks that you’re a person and may process your IP address and browser information under Cloudflare’s privacy policy.
Who else handles your information
We don’t sell, rent or trade your information. A few services help run the site and handle information only to provide that service:
- Porkbun hosts the site and its database.
- An email delivery service sends account emails such as confirmations and password resets.
- Google, only if you choose to sign in with Google.
- Cloudflare, for the spam check on the sign-up form.
The site links to other websites, such as brewery shops, Untappd and Instagram. Those sites have their own privacy policies.
How long we keep it
We keep your account, ratings, notes and lists until you delete your account. When you do, they’re deleted from the site right away. Copies may remain in the host’s routine backups for a short time before they’re overwritten.
Your choices and rights
- See and change your information: your account page lets you change your username, email address and password at any time.
- Delete everything: use “Delete my account” on your account page. This permanently removes your account, ratings, notes and lists.
- Get a copy: contact us and we’ll send you an export of the information we hold about you.
Age
Accounts are for people 13 and older (16 and older in the EU and UK). We don’t knowingly collect information from younger children; if you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we’ll delete it.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change affects how your account information is used, we’ll let account holders know by email.
Contact
Questions or requests about your information: na.beer.nerd@gmail.com.