Privacy Policy

Last Updated:  19-04-2025
Effective Date: 19-05-2025

Data Controller

The data controller of your personal information is Gigantic MC, located at Poland, Ul. Św. Anny 23, Zwoleń 26-700.
For any data protection inquiries, please contact us at: admin@hobizo.com.

Your privacy is extremely important to us. We adhere to the following key principles:

• We handle the personal data we collect with care and retain it only as long as necessary.
• We strive to give you control over what information is public or private, and how it can be permanently deleted.
• We maintain full transparency about how we collect, use, and share your personal data.

Purpose of Collecting Personal Data

On hobizo.com, personal data is collected for the following purposes:

1. Facilitating Appointments: Enabling users to schedule meetings based on their interests, such as coffee meetings, cinema outings, or other activities.
2. Personalizing Experiences: Tailoring our services to your preferences and interests to provide better suggestions and recommendations for meetings and events.
3. Communication: Using contact information to facilitate communication between users and to send notifications about new messages, inquiries, and meeting updates.
4. Security and Verification: Ensuring user safety, preventing abuse and fraud, and verifying identities to maintain platform integrity.
5. User Support: Responding to user questions, requests, and providing technical and customer support.
6. Analysis and Service Improvement: Analyzing data to understand service usage, gather feedback, and continuously improve user experience.

All personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws. For any questions about data processing, please contact our data protection team.

Information We Collect

We only collect personal data when there is a valid reason, such as providing services, communicating with you, or improving our offerings.

We collect data from three main sources: directly from you, automatically through service use, and from external sources.

Information Collected Directly

• Basic Account Information: To set up your account, we require an email address, password, and username or first name.
• Public Profile Information: Your public profile includes your username and any other information you choose to share, such as a photo or “About Me” description. Please note this information is public. It may include:
  • First name, Last name, Username
  • Contact details (email, phone)
  • Demographics (gender, age, location)
  • Company name, Occupation, Job title
  • Social media links, Photos, Appearance details
  • Hobbies, Website name
• Public Listing Information: Information you post in listings is publicly visible and includes similar details as above.
• Communication with Us: We collect information you provide when contacting us, including your name, email, phone number, messages, and chat logs.
• Payment Information: Payment data is collected when you make transactions, as described in our Payment Privacy Policy.

Automatically Collected Information

• IP address
• Cookies and tracking technologies (see Cookie Policy)
• Device information (device type, OS, browser)
• Location data (if your device allows sharing)
• Log data (visit dates, pages viewed, time spent)
• Interaction data (clicks, scrolls, mouse movements)

Data from External Sources

• Social media data from connected accounts (e.g., Facebook, Google)
• Analytics data from partners
• Payment provider transaction data (e.g., Skrill)
• Public records for data verification

Data Processing in User Communications

• When a user contacts another via the “Bookings form,” personal data (username, name, email, phone, photos) is shared with the recipient. Both sender and recipient can access and manage this data in their account.
• Canceled reservations are deleted after 30 days; users can request deletion of sent reservations via the service administrator.
• Communication via profile contact forms sends entered data by email to the recipient.

We secure data transmission but are not responsible for data processing by message recipients outside our platform.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on:

1. Consent: Users may withdraw consent anytime without affecting prior lawful processing.
2. Contractual Necessity: To provide and manage services and meet contractual obligations.
3. Legitimate Interests: For service improvement, security, and internal analysis, balanced against user rights.
4. Legal Obligations: Compliance with laws, enforcement, and regulatory requirements.
5. Vital Interests: To protect someone’s life or vital interests where necessary.

Your Rights

Depending on applicable laws, you may have rights to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request data deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
• Restrict processing
• Object to processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent
• Lodge complaints with supervisory authorities
• Any other rights provided by law

To exercise your rights or opt out of marketing, contact us at admin@hobizo.com.

Please note that withholding required information or withdrawing consent may limit your use of our services.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, provide personalized content and ads, and analyze our traffic. You will see a cookie banner when you first visit our site where you can manage your preferences.

Our website uses Google AdSense for displaying advertisements. Google may collect information about your visits through cookies and other tracking technologies to personalize ads. For more information, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.

For detailed information on cookies used and how to control them, see our Cookie Policy.

Transfer and Processing of Personal Data Outside the European Union

Although our main servers and headquarters are located within the European Union, we may transfer and process your personal data in countries outside the European Economic Area (“third countries”). Please note that the level of data protection in these countries may differ from that provided within the EU.

Third-party services, such as Google AdSense, may place cookies and collect information for advertising purposes. These providers may transfer your data to servers located outside the EU.

To ensure that your personal data remains protected during such international transfers, we have implemented appropriate safeguards in line with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These safeguards include:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): We rely on the European Commission’s approved contractual clauses to guarantee that data recipients outside the EU provide an adequate level of protection.
• Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs): Where applicable, our internal data protection policies, approved by relevant authorities, govern data transfers within our corporate group.
• Technical and organizational security measures implemented by data recipients to protect your data.

By continuing to use our website and services, you consent to the transfer and processing of your personal data in these third countries under the terms described above.

Data Security

We prioritize your data security through:

• SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit
• Trusted hosting providers with physical and technical safeguards
• Restricted access to authorized personnel only
• Security plugins, backups, and continuous monitoring
• Regular audits and threat prevention

We recommend using strong passwords, not sharing login details, and accessing services from secure devices/networks.

In case of a data breach impacting your rights, we will notify you promptly according to law.

Third-Party Links & Sharing

• Our site may contain links to third-party sites not operated by us; their privacy practices are their own.
• We do not sell or trade your personal data without consent but may share it with trusted service providers bound to confidentiality.
• Third-party services include WooCommerce (store management), Stripe (payments), reCaptcha (security), advertising and analytics providers, and social media features.

Please review third parties’ privacy policies when interacting with their services.

Grievance / Data Protection Officer

For questions, concerns, or exercising your rights, contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO):
Company: Gigantic MC
Email: iod@hobizo.com

If you believe your data is processed unlawfully, you may file a complaint with your local supervisory authority. We will respond to complaints within one month or up to three months if complex.