Privacy Policy

At Hacker Cabin, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and community.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account information: name, email, username, profile picture
• Community contributions: posts, comments, and other participation
• Payment information: processed through Stripe (we do not store credit card details)
• Usage data: how you interact with our platform
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain our community
• Process your membership payments (via Stripe)
• Communicate with you about your membership
• Improve our services and member experience
• Personalize your experience within the community
• Ensure the security of our platform
• Comply with legal obligations

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our platform and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the platform to function properly
• Functional cookies: Allow us to remember choices you make
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our platform

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our platform.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to help us operate our community:

• Stripe for payment processing
• Discord for community discussions
• Analytics providers to help us improve our service

These third parties may have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Data Retention and Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. While we retain community contributions indefinitely to maintain the integrity of discussions, we will remove personal account information upon request when you leave the community.

We will retain and use your personal information only for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data
• The right to request deletion of your personal data (subject to certain exceptions)
• The right to request restriction of processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability
• The right to opt-out of marketing communications

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Age Restriction

Our platform is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.

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.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at simon@hackercabin.com.