Hoot Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 21, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Hoot (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares your information when you use our mobile application (“App”).
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your username.
- Profile Information: You may choose to provide a profile photo.
- Content: We collect the content you post, including responses to prompts and replies to other users.
- Communications: When you communicate with other users or with us, we collect the content of those communications.
- Device Information: We collect information about your device, including device model, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
- Usage Information: We collect information about how you use the App, such as the prompts you view, your interactions with content, and the frequency and duration of your activities.
- Push Notification Tokens: If you enable push notifications, we collect your device token to send you notifications.
We use your information to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the App
- Create and update your account
- Process and deliver prompt questions
- Enable interactions between users
- Send notifications about new prompts, replies to your posts, and follow activity
- Monitor and analyze usage trends
- Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other harmful activity
We may share information in the following circumstances:
- With other users according to your privacy settings
- With service providers who perform services on our behalf
- In response to legal process or when required by law
- To protect rights, privacy, safety, or property
- In connection with a business transfer or transaction
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your Choices
You can:
- Update your account information
- Adjust your privacy settings
- Choose which users can follow you
- Enable or disable push notifications
- Delete your content or account
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this 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.