The Hip Handbook

Privacy

What the Handbook keeps, where it goes, and how to get it changed or gone.

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Hey, it's jD here.

The Hip Handbook is a free fan archive I run myself. Here's what it keeps, where it goes, and how to get it changed or gone. Plain words, no fine print.

If you claim a membersHIP number

I keep yer first name, yer last name or initial, yer favourite song (if you share it), yer membersHIP number, and the shows you mark in Yer Hip Passport. That's it for yer details. No email, no password, no phone number, and no payment details.

It's stored with Supabase, a database service, on servers in the United States (Northern Virginia). Only the site's sign-in and yer Passport can reach it, and only I can see the full list. Yer first name and number are yer sign-in, so keep yer number to yerself.

To stop people guessing numbers or grabbing hundreds of them, the database looks at yer internet address when you claim a number, sign in, or save shows. If you type the wrong name or number, it keeps a scrambled copy of that address for 24 hours. When you claim a number, it keeps one for two days. The scrambling uses a secret key that's never published. Supabase also keeps its own short-term logs of every request, address included.

I keep these details to run yer membersHIP and Passport, because you asked for one when you claimed yer number. If you're under 13, ask a parent or guardian before you claim one.

On yer own device

If you browse as a guest, the shows you mark stay in yer browser on that device and never come to me. Bring It All Back and (Un)Locked keep yer streaks on yer device too, member or not. If you're a member, yer browser remembers yer first name and number so you stay signed in. "Switch member" on the Passport clears that.

The Handbook sets no cookies.

Visitor counts

I use Umami to see how the site gets used. It uses no cookies and doesn't store yer IP address. It sees the page you opened and its title, the site that sent you, yer browser, device type, screen size, language, and rough location (country, region, and city, worked out from yer IP address). The words you search for on the site aren't sent. It also logs actions by name, like "Game - Started" or "Passport - Card saved", which outside links get clicked (the full link), and error messages when something on a page breaks, so I can fix it. It never gets yer name or number. That data sits on Umami's servers.

If yer browser sends "Do Not Track", Umami counts nothing from you.

What other services see

Loading any web page means yer device talks to the servers sending it, and they see yer IP address. Here, that's:

The Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and other listen buttons are plain links. Nothing goes to them until you tap one, and after that their own privacy rules apply.

What I don't do

I don't sell anything, share the member list, or use it for ads. Claiming a number doesn't sign you up for Yer Letter. That's a separate sign-up.

How long I keep it

Yer membersHIP stays until you ask me to delete it. When you take shows off yer Passport, I keep a copy of yer list from just before for 30 days, so I can put it back if someone messes with it. The scrambled addresses are gone within two days.

See it, fix it, or delete it

Email me at tthpodcastseries@gmail.com with yer first name and membersHIP number and tell me what you want: a copy of what I have, a fix, or a full delete. I do it by hand and I'll let you know when it's done. Deleting removes yer name, song, number, Passport shows, and any saved copies of yer show list from the database. Anything on yer own device stays until you clear it.

If something goes wrong

If member details ever get out, I'll say so here and in Yer Letter: what happened, whose details, and what I've done about it.

Changes

If the Handbook starts keeping anything new, I'll update this page.

Last updated November 1, 2026