Introduction & Scope
This Hibbly Review privacy policy governs the website located at hib-bly.us, operated by Hibbly Review as an independent, editorially controlled affiliate review publication. Hibbly Review is not a dating platform, does not operate matchmaking software, and does not host user profiles, private messages, or member photographs. This policy covers only the data practices of hib-bly.us itself.
When you follow a promotional link on this site to a third-party service such as Hibbly, any account creation, photo upload, or location sharing you complete afterward happens entirely on that third party's own systems, under that company's own privacy policy - not this one. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any platform before you create an account or upload personal photographs there.
As a review and comparison site, hib-bly.us collects a narrower set of data than a dating platform. We automatically receive standard device and browser information (browser type, operating system, screen size), an IP-derived approximate location (typically city or region level, used to understand our US readership), and referral or campaign parameters that tell us which link or advertisement brought you to the page. We also set cookie identifiers used for analytics and affiliate attribution, described further in our Terms & Conditions and Cookie Policy.
The on-site "quick match finder" quiz in the hero section asks for an age preference, a stated intention, and a five-digit zip code. These inputs are processed locally in your browser to render a sample result and are not transmitted to, or stored on, any Hibbly Review server. We do not collect photographs, dating profile content, private messages, or any information you might later submit on a third-party dating platform after leaving this site.
We use the limited data described above for the following purposes:
- Operating the site - serving pages reliably, diagnosing errors, and preventing abuse.
- Security - detecting suspicious traffic patterns, bot activity, and scraping attempts.
- Analytics - understanding which sections and articles readers find useful, in aggregate.
- Affiliate attribution - measuring, in aggregate, which referral links led to a click-through, so we can maintain our affiliate relationships.
- Content improvement - deciding which comparisons, FAQs, and safety topics to expand in future updates.
We do not use this data to build individual dating profiles, and we do not use it for any purpose unrelated to publishing and improving this review site.
Data Sharing & Third Parties
We share information only with the categories of recipients necessary to run this site: hosting and content-delivery providers who keep the site online, analytics providers who help us understand aggregate traffic, and affiliate networks and advertising partners who track click-throughs so commissions can be attributed correctly. Each of these recipients acts as a formal service provider or business partner under a data-processing arrangement - we do not hand data to unrelated third parties outside these disclosed categories, and we do not sell personal information.
When you tap a promotional button on this site, you are redirected to a third-party operator's website (such as Hibbly) through a tracking link that passes a referral identifier so we can be credited for the referral. From that point forward, any information you provide - including a profile photo, email address, or precise location - is collected and controlled entirely by that third party under its own privacy policy, not by Hibbly Review. We do not receive copies of any account information you create on that platform.
User Rights & Opt-Out Mechanisms
Depending on your state of residence, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, and to opt out of targeted advertising or the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined under applicable state privacy laws. Because hib-bly.us collects only limited, largely non-identifying analytics and cookie data, most requests can be fully satisfied through your browser and device settings.
You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings, use private/incognito browsing, and enable a recognized Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, which we honor as an opt-out-of-sharing preference where legally required. Detailed instructions for managing individual cookie categories are documented in the Cookie Policy section of our Terms & Conditions page. To submit any other privacy request, contact us using the mailbox listed below; we will respond within a reasonable timeframe consistent with applicable law.
Data Security Measures
We use industry-standard transport encryption (HTTPS/TLS) for all traffic to and from hib-bly.us, restrict administrative access to the site's hosting and analytics dashboards to authorized personnel only, and retain analytics and cookie data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy. That said, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of any data transmitted to this site.
Children's Privacy
Hibbly Review is intended strictly for adults aged 18 and older, consistent with the eligibility requirements of the platforms we review. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, we will delete it promptly. Parents or guardians who believe a minor has provided us information should contact us using the details below.
Regulatory Compliance and FTC Oversight of Dating Platforms
US privacy enforcement increasingly treats a company's published privacy policy as an enforceable commitment, not merely marketing copy - meaning regulators expect a platform's stated data practices to match what it actually does with user information. This principle was illustrated on March 30, 2026, when the Federal Trade Commission announced an enforcement action against OkCupid (operated by Humor Rainbow, Inc.) and its affiliate Match Group Americas. For years, OkCupid's privacy policy had told users it would not share personal information beyond specific disclosed circumstances, such as service providers, business partners, or family-of-business affiliates, without notice and an opt-out. The FTC alleged that OkCupid instead gave the artificial intelligence company Clarifai access to nearly three million user photos, along with location and demographic data, without any formal contractual restriction, without notifying users, and without offering an opt-out - a gap between stated policy and actual practice that formed the basis of the FTC's case.
That matter involved OkCupid and Match Group Americas specifically; it does not describe, and is not a claim about, Hibbly or this review site. We reference it here as industry and regulatory background because it illustrates exactly the standard this policy is written to meet: the data practices described on this page - limited collection, disclosed service-provider and affiliate-network sharing categories, no undisclosed third-party sharing, and no sale of personal information - reflect what hib-bly.us actually does, not aspirational language. We review this policy periodically against current FTC guidance to keep our stated practices and our actual practices aligned.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the tools we use, or applicable law. When we make a material change, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of hib-bly.us after a change becomes effective constitutes acknowledgment of the revised policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to submit a data request, contact us at [email protected]. For details on our affiliate relationships, cookie categories, and legal terms, see our Terms & Conditions and Cookie Policy, or return to the Hibbly Review homepage.