Privacy Policy for TheHobbyNetwork.com

Last Updated: September 3, 2025

Welcome to TheHobbyNetwork.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services, including our real-time card game, "In-Between."

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, screen name, email address, and demographic information, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site.
Financial Data: We use a third-party payment processor, Stripe, to handle all payments. We do not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Stripe, whose use of your personal information is governed by their privacy policy.
Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
Game and Transaction Data: We collect and store data related to your activity on the platform, including your Player Gaming Credits (PGC) balance, transaction history within the cashier, cards held in your vault, and your gameplay activity in "In-Between" (e.g., bets, hands played, outcomes).

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

Create and manage your account.
Process your payments and manage your PGC balance and vault.
Operate and manage the "In-Between" game and other site features.
Email you regarding your account or orders.
Send you notifications via SMS through third-party providers like Twilio, should you opt-in for such services.
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing (Stripe), data analysis, email delivery, hosting services (Render, AWS S3), customer service, and marketing assistance.
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

7. Changes to This Privacy 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.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [privacy@thehobbynetwork.com]