Last Updated: [Nov. 21, 2023]


Hedgehog Community – Privacy Notice


Hedgehog Community, Inc. (“Hedgehog,” “we,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it by complying with this privacy notice (“Privacy Notice”). Hedgehog is a social media platform focused on news aggregation and community dialogue. This Privacy Notice describes the type of information we may collect; who we may collect it from; and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information when you visit our Site or in connection with the services available on the Offerings.

Capitalized terms that are used but not defined in this Privacy Notice have the meaning given in our Terms of Use.

Please read this Privacy Notice carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, you have the choice to not to use any of the Offerings. By accessing or using the Offerings, you agree to this Privacy Notice and consent to the collection and processing of your information as described in this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Offerings after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Notice periodically for updates. Please see Changes to Our Privacy Notice to learn more.


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Contents

When This Privacy Notice Applies. 2

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It. 2

How We Use Your Information. 4

Who We Share Your Information With. 5

How We Protect Your Information. 5

Retention of Your Information. 6

Your Choices About Your Information. 6

Links to Other Websites and Offerings. 7

Children Under the Age of 18. 7

Changes to Our Privacy Notice. 7

How to Contact Us. 8

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When This Privacy Notice Applies.


This Privacy Notice applies to information we collect:


In addition, you may delete your data at any time through the privacy center or through the settings page of your profile.


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Your Choices About Your Information.


We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. Below are options for your personal information.

Tracking Technologies.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Offerings may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website/or other opt out mechanism.

In addition, your mobile device settings may provide functionality to limit our, or our partners’, ability to engage in ad tracking or targeted advertising using the Google Advertising ID or Apple ID for Advertising associated with your mobile device.

If you choose to opt-out of targeted advertisements, you will still see advertisements online but they may not be relevant to you. Even if you do choose to opt out, not all companies that serve online behavioral advertising are included in this list, so you may still receive some cookies and tailored advertisements from companies that are not listed.

Our Marketing to You.

If you do not wish to receive our marketing emails, you may unsubscribe by following the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email or by contacting us through the contact information in the How to Contact Us section at the bottom of this Privacy Notice. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information.

You can review and change your personal information by logging on to your account and updating the information or by going to our privacy center at privacy.hedgehog.com. Please note, if you are able to access and update your information, we may provide instructions on how you can update such information.

Do Not Track Signals.

Some web browsers (including Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome) incorporate a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) or similar feature that signals to websites that a user does not want to have his or her online activity and behavior tracked. If a website that responds to a particular DNT signal receives the DNT signal, the browser can block that website from collecting certain information about the browser’s user. Hedgehog does not recognize or respond to DNT signals.

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Links to Other Websites and Offerings.


We are not responsible for the practices employed by third party websites, applications, or services linked to or from our Site. We recommend the user review the privacy notices of other third party websites, applications, and/or services applications before authorizing a third-party access to your data.

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Children Under the Age of 18.


The Offerings are not directed at or intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Offerings. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on the Offerings or on or through any of its features/register or in connection with the Offerings. If you contact us and we learn we have collected or received information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us through the information at the How to Contact Us section at the bottom of this Privacy Notice.

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Changes to Our Privacy Notice.


If you do not agree to this Privacy Notice or any of our other policies posted here, do not use the Offerings.

In our sole discretion, we may revise this Privacy Notice from time-to-time. The Last Updated date is set forth at the top of this page. All changes are effective 15 days after the Last Updated date for current users and immediately for new users. Your continued use of the Offerings following the posting of this Privacy Notice means you accept and agree to the Privacy Notice.

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How to Contact Us.


To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Notice and our practices in general, contact us at:

community@hedgehog.com