Privacy Policy

Last updated 29/02/2024

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of our site of the following:

• The personal data we will collect;
• Use of collected data;
• Who has access to the data collected; and
• The rights of Site users.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

GDPR

For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

Consent

By entering and using our Site users agree that they consent to:

• The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:

• Processing of user personal data is necessary for us to take, at the request of a user, steps before entering a contract or for the performance of a contract to which a user is a party. If a user does not provide the personal data necessary to perform a contract the consequences are as follows: we will be unable to respond to business enquiries.

What information do we collect (including cookies)?

We may  collect and store information that you enter onto this website or mobile version of the site, or provide to us in another way. This includes personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, email, telephone / mobile number, and if you transact with us, financial information (which is securely stored and held by our PCI compliant payment service provider). You may also provide us with other information about you such as your gender, age and other demographic information such as your town or city.

In addition, this Service automatically collects anonymous information about users such as their Internet Protocol address, as well as statistics about how users navigate and use the Service. We also collect information obtained via site 'cookies'.For more information about cookies and the purposes for which we use them, please visit our Cookie Policy

How do we use this information?

Subject to the terms set out in these Terms and Conditions, we and any agents, in general will use the information supplied by you (including without limitation information of a personal and sensitive nature) for the purposes of

•  delivering our products and services and managing our business
•  providing you via email and mobile communications with service related information, promotions, special offers, plus other marketing information, related products or websites we believe may be of interest to you
•  performing website, mobile and ad tracking analytics
•  undertaking research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our product, services or content offered by the Company or others
•  implementing or enforcing any rights in our Terms and Conditions

We may undertake these data functions itself or use a third party supplier on our behalf, who is obligated to use your personal information only to perform the services for us.

With whom do we share this information?

Your personal information may be disclosed and processed by any member of our company who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Where is this information processed?

The personal information collected on this website may be stored and processed in any other country in which the Company or its associated agents or customers maintains facilities. You acknowledge and agree that your personal information may be transferred outside of the country in which you live and in providing such personal information you give your legal consent to any such transfer.

Information you provide about yourself

This privacy policy only affects the use and disclosure of personal and other information we collect from you. In using the Service you may decide to post information about yourself and others and communicate with others or upload content which may include personally identifiable information, such as photographs or comments. Such user postings are governed by the sites Terms and Conditions We may use automated decision making in regard to your personal data for some services and products and your user posting may appear on other websites, associated to the dating platform, or when searches are made on the subject of your posting. By disclosing personal information on publicly viewable Service , such information becomes publicly visible and can be collected and used by others. We encourage you to exercise discretion and caution over any personal information you decide to post.

How we protect your information

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that it has under its control from unauthorised access, improper use, disclosure, unauthorised destruction or accidental loss. 

Unfortunately, no system can be completely secure and although we take steps to secure your personal information, we do not promise nor should you expect that your personal information, searches or other communications will always remain secure there we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

How to access your information & How long it is stored

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and whom we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your offer rights under GDPR, please contact our Data Protection officer here: dataprotection@thehubpeople.com

User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.

Age restriction policy

This Service is restricted to users over the age of 18 (or the age of majority in those USA States where 18 is not the age of majority). Furthermore, legislation imposes restrictions on commercial services, including ours. In compliance with these, we do not target our sites and services to any persons under the age of 18 and any information we may receive from users we suspect to be under the age of 18 will be removed from our systems..

Email permissions and opting out

When you register , you consent to receive email messages from us.  At any time you can choose to opt out from receiving messages. You can also unsubscribe by clicking on the 'unsubscribe' link at the bottom of any email that you receive from us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended by us  from time to time at our sole discretion. These modifications will  become effective once posted by us  on the website as indicated by the 'last updated date' at the start of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the  Service after any such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any modifications made in the new Privacy Policy then you must cease to use the Service with immediate effect.

‍Other Disclosures

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

• If the law requires it;
• If it is required for any legal proceeding;
• To prove or protect our legal rights; and
• To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

‍Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy then you may contact our Data Protection officer by sending an email to: dataprotection@thehubpeople.com