Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Hobby Market Trends collects and uses data.
1. Who we are
Operated as a sole proprietorship doing business as Hobby Market Trends, based in Florida, United States. Contact: [email protected].
2. Information we collect
Provided by you
- Account info (email, username, password hash)
- Content you upload (collections, preferences, images)
- Payment metadata (via Stripe or similar)
Automatically collected
- IP address, device, browser, logs
- Cookies and session data
- Usage analytics and security signals
Third-party data
- Marketplace APIs (e.g. eBay listing and pricing data)
- Analytics and security providers
- Email/notification providers
3. How we use data
- Provide and improve the service
- Authenticate users and prevent fraud
- Process payments and subscriptions
- Send service notifications
- Attribute outbound eBay clicks for the eBay Partner Network (EPN) affiliate program when enabled
4. Legal basis (GDPR)
Contract performance, legitimate interests, consent, and legal obligations.
5. Data sharing
- Service providers (hosting, Stripe, analytics)
- eBay Partner Network: when you click an outbound eBay link, we may append affiliate campaign parameters (for example campaign id / tracking ids) so eBay can attribute the referral. eBay may then process that click under its own privacy policy. We do not send your account email or password to EPN as part of that link wrap.
- Legal compliance when required
- Business transfers (merger/acquisition)
- We do not sell personal data
6. Data retention
- Account data kept while active + reasonable backup period
- Logs typically 30–90 days
- Marketing data until opt-out
7. Security
- Encryption in transit (TLS)
- Hashed passwords
- Access controls and monitoring
8. Your rights
- Access, correction, deletion
- Opt-out of marketing
- Cookie controls
9. California Privacy (CCPA/CPRA)
- Right to access personal data
- Right to delete data
- Right to correct data
- Right to opt out of “sharing”
We do not sell personal data.
10. Cookies
- Necessary cookies (login, security)
- Preference cookies
- Analytics cookies
- After you leave our site for eBay, eBay / Partner Network may set their own cookies on ebay.com domains to attribute purchases. Those cookies are controlled by eBay, not by us.
11. Children
Not intended for users under 13 (or 16 where applicable).
12. International transfers
Data may be processed in the United States or other countries with appropriate safeguards.
13. Changes
We may update this policy and will notify users when required.