Privacy Policy

1. Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Hookup 254 (the "Platform") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards information when you visit the website, create an account, or publish a listing.

2. Information We Collect

• Account information: name, email address, password (stored hashed, never in plain text), and account type.
• Listing information: content you choose to publish, including descriptions, contact methods, and uploaded media.
• Verification information: information submitted to confirm identity or eligibility, handled under stricter access controls than general account data.
• Usage data: pages viewed, search terms, device and browser information, and approximate location inferred from IP address, collected automatically to operate and secure the Platform.
• Communications: information you provide when contacting support or submitting a report.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to: operate and display listings; authenticate accounts and prevent fraud or abuse; moderate content for compliance with our policies and the law; respond to support requests and reports; analyze and improve the Platform; and comply with legal obligations, including responding to lawful requests from law enforcement.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Platform uses cookies and similar technologies to maintain sessions, remember preferences (including age-verification confirmation, where enabled), and understand aggregate usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may affect functionality.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information. We may share information with: service providers who process data on our behalf (e.g., hosting, email delivery) under confidentiality obligations; law enforcement or regulators where required by law or to protect the safety of any person; and other parties with your consent. Publicly published listing content is, by design, visible to anyone who visits the Platform.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Platform's services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Deleted accounts are handled according to our retention schedule, which may retain minimal records for a limited period for fraud-prevention, legal, and safety purposes before permanent removal.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

8. Data Security

We apply technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

The Platform is restricted to users 18 and older and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have, we will delete it promptly.

10. International Data Transfers

If you access the Platform from outside the country where it is hosted, your information may be transferred to and processed in a different jurisdiction, which may have different data protection laws than your own.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be published on this page with an updated effective date.

12. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy, or requests regarding your personal data, can be sent to [email protected].