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Your Data Stays Yours

Enhance your interests. Discover new ones. Meet real people. Broaden your horizons. Keep your privacyβ€”we don't want it, we don't need it.

πŸ›‘οΈ Our Privacy Promise

Hubbin' helps you enhance interests you love, discover new passions, meet real people, and explore new places. Sometimes the best connections start with saying hello to a stranger.

We collect only what's necessary to connect you with amazing activities. Your data stays yoursβ€”we don't want it, we don't need it for anything else.

πŸ“Š What We Collect & Why

πŸ“§ Email Address

To create your account and help you log in securely. We never share your email with other users or third parties.

πŸ“ Location Information

To show you activities near you and help others find activities you create. We only use your location for activity matchingβ€”never for tracking or advertising.

πŸ‘€ Profile Information

Your username, interests, and optional info (age, photo) help other users recognize you at activities. You control what you share.

πŸ’¬ Activity Messages

Messages you send in activity chats to coordinate meetups. These are only visible to activity participants.

πŸ“± Device & Performance Data

Device platform (iOS/Android), app version, system version, and memory usage statistics to help us optimize performance and fix technical issues.

πŸ› Error & Crash Reports

Automatic crash logs and error reports to identify and fix app bugs. These reports don't contain your personal messages or profile information.

πŸ›‘οΈ Safety & Moderation Data

User reports, blocked accounts, and moderation actions to keep the community safe and enforce our community guidelines.

❌ What We DON'T Do

❌ Track your location constantly
❌ Sell your data to other businesses
❌ Share your personal info with third parties
❌ Give third parties access to your data
❌ Store data we don't need
❌ Keep your data after you delete it
❌ Access your messages outside activities
❌ Send you spam or unwanted notifications

πŸŽ›οΈ Your Control

βœ… Delete your account and all data anytime
βœ… Control what profile information you share
βœ… Choose your location sharing preferences
βœ… Leave activities and remove your messages
βœ… Contact us about your data anytime

🎯 How We Use Your Data

We use your activity interests and location to make Hubbin better for YOU:

πŸŽͺ Suggest activities you'll actually enjoy
πŸ“ Show relevant local events and activities
🀝 Connect you with people who share your interests
πŸ” Improve activity recommendations over time

Important: Your data stays within Hubbin. We NEVER sell your information to other businesses or data brokers.

🀝 Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to provide and improve Hubbin:

πŸ—ΊοΈ MapBox

For location search and address suggestions. When you search for locations, your search queries are sent to MapBox to provide accurate results.

πŸ” Sentry

For error tracking and app performance monitoring. Collects crash logs, device information (platform, version), and performance data to help us fix bugs and improve the app experience.

πŸ“Š Google Analytics

Used on our website (not in the app) to understand how visitors use our landing page and improve our web experience.

πŸ—οΈ Supabase

Our backend database and authentication provider. All your profile data, messages, and activities are securely stored and processed through Supabase's infrastructure.

These services have their own privacy policies and only receive the minimum data necessary for their functionality.

πŸ”’ Data Security & Storage

Your data is protected with multiple layers of security:

πŸ” Data encrypted in transit and at rest using TLS/SSL
πŸ›‘οΈ Secure authentication via Supabase with token-based sessions
πŸ›οΈ Database hosted in secure, SOC 2 compliant data centers
πŸ’Ύ Automatic daily backups by Supabase (24-hour intervals)
πŸ—‘οΈ Expired activities automatically deleted to minimize data storage

Only you and authorized activity participants can see your activity-related information. You can delete your profile and all associated data at any time.

πŸ—“οΈ Data Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary for the app to function:

πŸ‘€ Profile data: Until you delete your account
πŸŽͺ Activities: Automatically deleted when they expire
πŸ’¬ Messages: Deleted when parent activity expires
πŸ”§ Error logs: 90 days for debugging purposes
πŸ“Š Performance data: 30 days rolling window
πŸ”‘ Auth sessions: Auto-expire based on security settings

When you delete your account, all your data is permanently removed from our systems within 30 days, except where required by law.

βš–οΈ Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under EU data protection law, we process your data based on:

πŸ“‹ Contract Performance

Email, username, and authentication data to provide the service you signed up for.

🎯 Legitimate Interest

Location data for activity discovery, error logs for app improvement, and performance monitoring to maintain service quality.

βœ… Consent

Optional profile information (photo, age, website) that you choose to share with other users.

You can withdraw consent or object to legitimate interest processing at any time by contacting us or deleting your account.

πŸ”ž Age Restrictions

Hubbin' is designed for adults only. You must be at least 18 years old to use our service.

πŸŽ‚ Minimum age requirement: 18 years old
βœ‹ Age verification required during registration
🚫 We do not knowingly collect data from minors
⚠️ Accounts found to be under 18 will be terminated

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from someone under 18, please contact us immediately and we will delete the account and all associated data.

🌍 International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in different regions depending on the service:

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Data Stored in EU

Your profile, activities, messages, and authentication data are stored on Supabase servers located in the European Union.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Data Transferred to US

Error logs and performance data (Sentry), location search queries (MapBox), and website analytics (Google Analytics) are processed in the United States.

US transfers are protected by standard contractual clauses and adequacy decisions where applicable. No personal profile data is transferred outside the EU.

πŸ›οΈ Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have additional privacy rights:

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί EU/UK Residents (GDPR)

Right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing of your personal data.

🏴󠁡󠁳󠁣󠁑󠁿 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

Right to know, delete, correct, and opt-out of sale/sharing of personal information. We do not sell your personal information.

🏴󠁡󠁳󠁢󠁑󠁿 Virginia & Colorado Residents

Similar rights to access, delete, correct, and opt-out under state privacy laws.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@hubbin.net. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

πŸ“ž Contact Us

Questions about your privacy or data? Want to delete your account? We're here to help.

Email: privacy@hubbin.net
We respond to all privacy requests within 48 hours.

πŸ“… Updates

If we update this privacy policy, we'll notify you through the app and give you time to review changes before they take effect.

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Enhance your interests. Discover new ones. Meet real people. Broaden your horizons. Your privacy stays with youβ€”we don't want it, we don't need it.