This Privacy Policy explains how Hotgie collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you use our service.
Data we collect
- Account information, such as name, email address, and basic profile details
- Authorized TikTok account identifiers and tokens required for official API access
- Content, captions, scheduling preferences, and publishing metadata submitted by the user
- Technical information such as IP address, device/browser data, logs, and diagnostic data
How we use data
- To provide content management, scheduling, and publishing features
- To authenticate users and maintain secure sessions
- To operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the service
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce platform rules
Legal basis
Where applicable, Hotgie processes personal data on the basis of contract performance, legitimate interests, legal obligations, and user consent.
Data sharing
Data may be shared only with service providers, hosting providers, analytics or security providers, and connected platforms such as TikTok when necessary to deliver the service, or when required by law.
Data retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Security
Hotgie uses reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no method of storage or transmission is completely secure.
Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or export your data. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Children
Hotgie is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law. The service must not be used by anyone who is not legally permitted to use it.
International transfers
If data is processed outside your country, Hotgie will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards where required by law.
Changes to this policy
Hotgie may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
Contact
Privacy requests may be sent to privacy@hotgie.app