This Privacy Policy explains how Hibbly ("Hibbly," "we," "us") collects, uses, shares and protects information about visitors and members of hib-bly.com. Data protection and secure dating are core to how the platform is built: your profile is never public by default, and your activity remains private and confidential unless you choose to share it with a match. This dating site privacy policy applies whenever you browse the site, complete the match quiz, or create a member account. Use of Hibbly is also governed by our Terms & Conditions, which you accept alongside this policy when you register.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Registration details such as your name, email address, date of birth and password.
- Profile attributes including gender, preferences, age range, interests and biography text.
- Photos submitted for your profile and, where applicable, for photo verification.
- Messages and content you exchange with other members through the platform.
Device and Usage Data
- IP address, browser type and operating system.
- Device identifiers and general device characteristics.
- Pages viewed, features used, and interaction timestamps within the platform.
Location Information
We collect approximate location - typically derived from your IP address or device settings - so that Hibbly can power local discovery features such as "singles in your area" and distance indicators on profile cards. We do not display your precise coordinates to other members.
Information from Third Parties
We may receive limited information from advertising and analytics partners, such as campaign identifiers or aggregated engagement data, which helps us understand how members find Hibbly and improve the experience.
How We Use Your Information
Hibbly uses collected information for clearly defined purposes tied to operating a verified dating platform:
- Operating and personalizing the matching experience based on your stated preferences.
- Verifying accounts, reviewing photos, and preventing fraudulent or duplicate profiles.
- Monitoring for safety, investigating reports, and enforcing our Terms & Conditions.
- Sending service communications, such as match notifications and account or security alerts.
- Producing aggregate, non-identifying analytics to improve platform performance.
- Meeting legal, tax and regulatory obligations.
Your profile content is used to power matching and discovery within Hibbly - it is not sold as standalone identity data to data brokers.
Data Sharing and Third Parties
Hibbly shares information only with defined categories of recipients, never as a public directory of member contact details:
- Service providers who process data on our instructions, such as hosting and verification support.
- Analytics and advertising partners who receive limited, purpose-specific data to measure performance.
- Marketing partners where you have opted in to receive relevant offers.
- Legal and business disclosures, such as responses to lawful requests or in connection with a merger or asset transfer.
Hibbly does not publish member email addresses, phone numbers or precise location to other members or to the public at any time.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with equivalent protections, you have rights over your personal data including access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection to processing, and withdrawal of consent at any time. We process your data on the basis of your consent, the performance of our membership agreement, and our legitimate interests in operating a secure dating platform.
We respond to verified rights requests within the timeframe required by applicable law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been infringed.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
California residents have specific rights under the CCPA/CPRA regarding personal information:
- Right to know what personal information we collect, use and disclose.
- Right to delete personal information we hold about you, subject to legal exceptions.
- Right to correct inaccurate personal information.
- Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
- Right to limit use of sensitive personal information.
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising any of these rights.
To submit a verifiable request, contact us using the details in the closing section of this policy. We will confirm your identity before processing requests related to your account.
Data Security, Retention and Age Restriction
Security Measures
Hibbly protects data in transit with SSL 256-bit encryption, restricts internal access to information on a need-to-know basis, and monitors the platform for suspicious activity. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security, but encrypted, access-controlled handling is the standard applied across the platform.
Data Retention
We retain your information while your account remains active and for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including meeting legal, accounting and safety-related obligations after account closure.
Age Restriction: 18+
Adults Only - 18 and Over
Hibbly is strictly for adults aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly permit anyone under 18 to register. Accounts reasonably believed to belong to a minor are removed as soon as they are identified.
Children’s Privacy
Hibbly does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, we will delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy and How to Contact Us
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date, and continued use of Hibbly after an update signals your acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage members to review this page periodically.
Questions about this policy or requests regarding your personal information can be sent to [email protected]. You can also return to the Hibbly homepage or review our Terms & Conditions for the full membership agreement.