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 related services (collectively, the "Service").

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

2. Information We Collect

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

• Create an account (name, email address)
• 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 and coordination data)
• Forward emails to your Hobson address (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 scheduling patterns. We never modify or delete your calendar events.

Email Forwarding

When you forward emails to your Hobson address, we parse the content 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 including 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
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. Hobson is free to use with ads; if you subscribe to an ad-free plan, ads are removed and no ad-related data is shared. Your data is shared only in the following limited circumstances:

• 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
• Google AdMob: For users on the free (ad-supported) tier, device advertising identifiers and ad interaction data are shared with Google to display ads. This does not apply to ad-free subscribers
• 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 applicable law, court order, or governmental authority

5. Data Security

Your data is stored in Supabase with row-level security (RLS), meaning 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. While we implement commercially reasonable security measures, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

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 at developer@gethobson.app
• 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
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you

8. Children's Privacy

Hobson is designed for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, please contact us at developer@gethobson.app so we can delete it.

Children's schedule data entered by parents

Hobson is a family coordination tool. Adult users may enter, import, or manage calendar data that includes events involving their minor children, such as school pickups, sports schedules, and medical appointments. This data is entered by and associated with the adult user's account. We do not create separate profiles for minors and do not knowingly collect data directly from minors.

If you are a parent or guardian with concerns about how your child's schedule information is handled within your account, please contact us at developer@gethobson.app.

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 what occurred and the steps we are taking to address it.

10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know. You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you, the sources of that data, our business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to Delete. You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.
• Right to Correct. You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
• Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing. We do not sell your personal information for money. We use Google AdMob to display ads to users on the free tier, which may involve sharing device advertising identifiers with Google; depending on configuration, this may be considered “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising under the CPRA. You can opt out of this sharing by subscribing to an ad-free plan, by limiting ad tracking or opting out of personalized ads in your device settings, or by contacting us at developer@gethobson.app.
• Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of the above rights.

To exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at developer@gethobson.app. We will respond to verifiable requests within 45 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, by sending a notification through the app. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy: