Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 1, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Hootbin ("we," "our," or "us"). At Hootbin, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our email service.

By using Hootbin, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

2.1 Personal Information

When you register for Hootbin, we collect:

  • Your full name
  • Your chosen Hootbin email address
  • A contact email address

2.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our service
  • To notify you about changes to our service
  • To provide customer support
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To improve our service

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information. Our email service uses end-to-end encryption to ensure that your communications remain private. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

You have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed about what personal data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
  • The right of rectification
  • The right to object
  • The right of restriction
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: holler@hootbin.com