Privacy policy
The English version of this text is the official one. If a translation is unclear or says something different, the English version applies.
Who we are
The people who run Hobby Corner decide what happens with your data. You can reach us at hello@hobbycorner.club.
This policy explains what we collect, why, and what you can do about it. We keep it to what we really do.
What we collect
Your account: username, email address, a scrambled version of your password (we cannot read the password), your language settings and the hobbies you follow.
What you add: your profile, posts, projects, photos and videos, and the hobbies you suggest.
Technical details: your IP address and browser details when you use the site, kept to keep the site secure, to limit abuse and to keep you signed in on your devices.
Your email address is never shown to other people.
Cookies and storage
We use one cookie to keep you signed in, and your browser stores your language choice. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies, and we do not run analytics that follow you around.
Why we use it
To make your account work, show your posts, send the emails you need (confirming your address, resetting your password, notices about the people and hobbies you follow) and keep the site safe. We do this to provide the service you asked for and because keeping the site running and safe is in everyone's interest.
We never sell your data and we do not use it for advertising.
What is public
Your username, profile, published posts, projects and photos can be read by anyone, including search engines. Think before you post personal details.
Who else sees it
We use companies that host the site, store files and send email for us. They only handle your data to do that work for us.
If you support the site, the payment service tells us who supported us, so we can add your badge. Some photos on the site come from Unsplash, so Unsplash can see your IP address when they load.
We share data when the law requires it, or to protect people from serious harm.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while your account exists. When an account is deleted, its content is removed, apart from copies in backups that are replaced over time and anything we must keep by law.
Your rights
You can ask us for a copy of your data, to correct it, to delete it, or to stop using it in a certain way. Write to hello@hobbycorner.club and we will answer within a month. You can change your email and password in your settings.
If you live in the European Union, you can also complain to your national data protection authority.
Security
Passwords are stored scrambled, connections are encrypted, and sign-ins are rate limited. No site is perfectly safe; if something goes wrong with your data we will tell you.
Children
Hobby Corner is not for people under 14. If you think a child made an account, write to hello@hobbycorner.club and we will remove it.
Changes
We may update this policy. When the change matters we will say so on the site or by email.