Effective Date: [Nov 16, 2025]

Introduction Welcome to Hype! Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application ("Hype"). Please read this policy carefully. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE APPLICATION.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you use Hype, we may collect the following personal information:

• Phone number (used for account verification and login)
• Username
• First name and last name
• School name or other affiliation that you choose to add to your profile
• Profile photo, bio, and any other information you choose to share in your profile
• Contacts (optional and only if you grant permission in your device settings)

Non Personal Information

We may also collect non personal information, including:

• Usage and activity data (for example polls you participate in, time spent in the app, features you use)
• Device information (for example device ID, device type, operating system, app version, language settings)
• Log and diagnostic data (for example crash logs and performance metrics)

Public Profiles and Search

Certain profile information is visible to other users of Hype and is treated as public inside the app.

• When another user searches for you by username, name, or school, your profile may appear in search results.
• Your public profile can show your username, first name, last name, school, profile photo, and bio.