PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to Hint49.

Hint49 is the trading name of MINT49 LTD ("we", "our", "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the rights you have regarding your personal information.

1. WHO WE ARE

• Trading Name: Hint49
• Registered Company: MINT49 LTD
• Company Number: 17036652
• Website: https://hint49.com
• Support Email: info@hint49.com

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Provide:

• Your name and email address
• Birthday contact details (names, relationships, dates of birth)
• Interests, dislikes, and gift preferences for your contacts
• Budget hints and celebration notes
• Calendar synchronization data (when you enable calendar sync)
• Gift purchase records and feedback
• Account information and preferences

Contact Information: When you add contacts to Hint49, you may provide:

• Contact names and relationships
• Dates of birth and celebration dates
• Interests and gift preferences
• Notes about celebrations and gift history

This information is used to provide you with timely reminders and personalised gift suggestions.

Payment Information: If you purchase gifts or promoted products through Hint49, payments are securely processed by our payment partners (including Stripe). We do not store your debit or credit card details. Payment information is processed securely by our payment providers in accordance with their own privacy and security standards.

Push Notifications: With your consent, Hint49 may send push notifications to your device to remind you of upcoming birthdays, celebrations, and gift recommendations. You can manage or disable push notifications at any time in your device settings.

Technical Information: When you use Hint49, we may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and device type
• Operating system
• Pages and features used
• Time spent in the app
• App usage data and crash reports
• Cookie and similar technology information

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use your personal information to:

• Store and organize your birthday and celebration reminders
• Send you timely notifications about upcoming events
• Suggest personalised gift ideas based on your contacts' interests
• Sync with your calendar to help you plan celebrations
• Display promoted products that may be relevant to your contacts' interests
• Process gift purchases you make through the app
• Provide customer support
• Improve our app, features, and services
• Comply with legal and accounting obligations

Where you have given your consent, we may also send you information about new features, promotions, and partner offers. You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.

4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Under UK GDPR we process your information because:

• It is necessary to provide the app services you have requested (contract performance).
• We have a legitimate interest in operating and improving our business.
• We are legally required to retain certain information for tax and accounting purposes.
• You have provided consent where required, such as for push notifications and marketing communications.

5. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We only share your information where necessary to operate our service.

Payment Providers: We use Stripe and other payment processors to securely process payments for gift purchases. They receive the payment information required to complete your transaction and act as independent data processors.

Fulfilment Partners: If you purchase a physical gift through Hint49, orders may be prepared and delivered by trusted third-party fulfilment partners. They receive only the information necessary to fulfil your order, such as the recipient's name and delivery address.

Partner Products: We may display promoted products from partner brands. When you click on a promoted product, you may be redirected to the partner's website. We share limited information necessary to complete any purchase you choose to make. We do not share your contacts' personal information with our partners.

Calendar Providers: When you enable calendar sync, we connect to your calendar provider (such as Google Calendar) to synchronise celebration dates. Your calendar provider processes this data according to their own privacy policy.

Website and Infrastructure Providers: Our hosting, app platform, and technology providers may process limited personal information necessary to operate the service securely.

Professional Advisers: Our accountants, legal advisers, or insurers where necessary.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose information where required by law or to protect our legal rights.

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

6. COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE

Hint49 uses cookies and local storage to:

• Keep you logged in and maintain your session
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Improve app functionality and performance
• Analyse user behaviour to improve the service

You can disable cookies within your browser settings, although some features of the app may not function correctly.

7. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter or enable marketing notifications, we may occasionally send information about new features, promotions, exclusive offers, and partner products. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every marketing communication or by disabling notifications in your device settings.

8. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION

We only retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, meet legal, accounting and tax obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.

9. YOUR RIGHTS

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Restrict how we process your information
• Object to certain types of processing
• Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact: info@hint49.com

10. SECURITY

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, disclosure, and alteration. While we work hard to protect your information, no online transmission or storage system can ever be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

Hint49 may contain links to third-party websites and integrate with third-party services (such as calendar providers and payment processors). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

12. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Hint49 is intended for users aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be published on this page together with the revised "Last Updated" date.

14. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Hint49 — Trading Name of MINT49 LTD Company Number: 17036652 Website: https://hint49.com Email: info@hint49.com

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Thank you for using Hint49.