Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 17, 2026
Hipster Club is a health education and peer support community for people navigating hip replacement. This page explains what personal information we may collect, how we use it, and how to reach us with questions. This is an informational summary of our practices — it is not a legally certified compliance document.
1. Information We Collect
Hipster Club collects personal information only when you voluntarily provide it. This may happen when you:
- Submit a contact form (name, email address, message)
- Sign up to join the Hipster Club community (email address)
- Submit a Find a Hip Buddy request (name, email, optional phone number, city/state, surgery status, support topics, preferred contact methods)
- Submit a Become a Hip Buddy application (name, email, optional phone number, city/state, surgery details, topics you can help with, preferred contact methods)
We do not collect personal information automatically through tracking technologies, and we do not use advertising cookies or behavioral tracking tools on this website.
2. How We Use Your Information
Information you submit is used only for the purpose for which you provided it:
- Contact form submissions are used to respond to your inquiry.
- Community email signups are used to communicate with you about Hipster Club.
- Hip Buddy form submissions are used to facilitate peer support connections within the Hip Buddy program.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
3. Cookies and Website Analytics
Hipster Club does not currently use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) or advertising cookies on this website.
Your browser may store basic session data as part of normal website operation. We do not use this data to track you across other websites.
If our analytics or cookie practices change in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect those changes.
4. Third-Party Services and Links
This website contains links to third-party websites and resources, including YouTube (for video content), PEMF Therapy Solutions, Making Lemonade, and external research sources.
When you click a link to a third-party website, you leave Hipster Club and are subject to that website's own privacy practices. Hipster Club is not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party website.
Contact forms and community forms on this website are processed through GoDaddy's Inbox platform. GoDaddy's privacy practices apply to the handling of data transmitted through that service.
5. Hip Buddy and Community Information
Information submitted through the Find a Hip Buddy or Become a Hip Buddy forms is used solely to facilitate peer support connections within the Hip Buddy program.
By submitting a Hip Buddy form, you understand that your information may be shared with another Hipster Club community member for the purpose of peer support, consistent with the program's stated purpose.
We handle this information with care and do not use it for unrelated marketing or commercial purposes.
6. Children's Privacy
Hipster Club is a health education and peer support community intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this website, please contact us at the address below and we will take steps to remove it.
7. Your Choices
If you have voluntarily submitted personal information through this website and would like to request access to it, ask that it be corrected, or ask that it be deleted, you may contact us at the email address listed in the Contact section below.
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your request in a timely manner.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information submitted through this website. Form submissions are transmitted through secure connections and handled by established service providers.
No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we are committed to handling your information responsibly.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as this website or its practices change. When we do, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle your information.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, you can reach us at: