Privacy Policy - Hodu
At Hodu, your privacy and trust are very important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and app.
1. What Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you use Hodu:
- Account details – name, email address, login method (e.g., Google, Facebook)
- Journal content – gratitude notes, prayers, tags, shared journals
- Shared journal info – who invited you or who you invited
- Device data – browser, language, approximate location (country)
- Usage data – visits, time spent, and interactions (for analytics)
- Donation data – name, amount, payment method (processed by secure third parties)
We do not collect sensitive information like ID numbers, biometric data, or precise location.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Operate and personalize your experience on Hodu
- Save and display your notes and journals
- Facilitate shared journals with invited users
- Send reminders and helpful updates
- Process donations and send receipts
- Analyze usage to improve our platform
- Respond to your support requests
We do not sell or rent your personal data. Ever.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share limited data with trusted third-party service providers (e.g., for cloud hosting, email, analytics, and donation processing). They may only use your data to provide services for Hodu and must protect it.
Your private journals are visible only to you. Shared journals are only visible to invited members.
4. Your Rights
You have full control over your data. You can:
- View or export your information
- Edit or delete your notes
- Delete your account (which removes all your data)
- Unsubscribe from emails
To make a request, please email us at support@hodu.app
5. How We Store and Protect Your Data
We use secure servers and encryption (HTTPS/SSL). Access to your data is limited to authorized team members. We regularly monitor our systems to protect against unauthorized access.
6. Data Retention
We keep your data only as long as needed to provide our services. If you delete your account, we delete your data within 30 days.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We’ll notify you of any significant changes via email or in-app notice.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is used, please contact:
Hodu Team