Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Hobson ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you:

• Create an account (name, email)
• Connect your calendar (Google Calendar or Apple Calendar event data)
• Connect activity trackers (Strava activities, Apple Health workouts)
• Use Talk to Hobson chat (conversation messages)
• Join or create Circles (circle membership data)
• Forward emails to Hobson (email subject, body, and attachments for event extraction)

Calendar Data

Hobson reads your calendar events to generate smart nudges. We store event titles, times, and locations to analyze patterns. We never modify or delete your calendar events.

Email Forwarding

When you forward emails to your Hobson address, we parse the email to extract calendar events. The raw email content is stored securely and automatically deleted after 90 days. Email content is processed by AI (Anthropic Claude) to extract event details.

Conversations

Talk to Hobson chat messages are stored securely and automatically deleted after 90 days. Messages are processed by AI (Anthropic Claude) to provide scheduling assistance.

Error Monitoring

We use Sentry for error monitoring to improve app stability. Your user ID and anonymized error data (crash reports, performance metrics) may be sent to Sentry. No personal content (messages, events, or calendar data) is included in error reports.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Generate AI-powered smart nudges based on your calendar patterns
• Enable Circle coordination with your family or co-parent
• Process Talk to Hobson conversations for scheduling assistance
• Send push notifications for nudges and event alerts (opt-in)
• Improve our services and develop new features

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We do not serve ads. Your data is shared only in these limited cases:

• Circle members: Nudges you explicitly share with your Circle
• Anthropic (Claude AI): Calendar patterns and event titles are sent via secure edge functions to generate nudge messages and process chat conversations
• RevenueCat: Your user ID and subscription status are shared for subscription management
• Sentry: Anonymized error data and your user ID for crash monitoring
• Expo: Push notification tokens for delivering notifications to your device
• Postmark: Email content when you use the email forwarding feature
• Legal requirements: If required by law

5. Data Security

Your data is stored in Supabase with row-level security (RLS) — each user can only access their own data. All API calls are authenticated. Calendar tokens are stored securely and never exposed to the client bundle.

6. Data Retention

• Account data: Retained as long as your account is active
• Forwarded emails: Automatically deleted after 90 days
• Chat conversations: Automatically deleted after 90 days
• App logs: Automatically deleted after 30 days
• Calendar events: Retained while your account is active; deleted when you disconnect a calendar or delete your account

7. Your Rights

• Access: Request a copy of your data by contacting us
• Deletion: Delete your account and all associated data directly in the app (Profile → Delete Account), or by contacting us
• Disconnect: Revoke calendar or activity tracker access at any time via Settings
• Portability: Request an export of your data in a machine-readable format

8. Children's Privacy

Hobson is designed for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

9. Security Incidents

In the event of a data breach involving your personal information, we will notify you via email within 72 hours of discovery, along with details of the breach and steps we are taking to address it.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy: