1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information:
Personal Information
This is information that identifies you or is associated with your account.
- Name
- Email address
- Account identifier
- Sign-in method
Household Information
This is information connected to your home and membership in the Service.
- Home name
- Invite code
- Membership status
- Join requests
- Role information
Content You Provide
This is information you or other household members add through the Service.
- House rules
- Chore details
- Proposals and votes
- Pass reasons
- Activity history
Notification and Settings Information
This is information used to deliver alerts and support your preferences.
- Push-notification tokens
- Notification preferences
Usage, Device, and Diagnostic Information
This is technical information collected through the app and our service providers.
- App interactions
- Crash data
- Device information
- Similar usage and diagnostic information
We may also store limited information locally on your device to support app functionality, performance, and offline use.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information:
Directly From You
- When you create an account
- When you sign in
- When you edit your profile
- When you create or join a home
- When you manage chores, submit rules, or change settings
Automatically
- Through your device and operating system
- Through service providers that support authentication, hosting, messaging, analytics, and diagnostics
- Through your general use of the Service
From Other Users
- When other members of your home submit shared household content that involves you
3. How We Use Information
We use personal information to:
To Provide the Service
- Create and manage accounts and homes
- Manage chores, rules, activity history, and shared-home workflows
- Send notifications and service messages
To Protect and Improve the Service
- Authenticate users
- Secure the Service
- Monitor performance
- Troubleshoot issues
- Prevent fraud or misuse
- Improve the Service
To Meet Legal and Business Obligations
- Comply with legal obligations
- Enforce our terms
4. How We Share Information
We may share personal information:
With Other Members of Your Home
- Where sharing is necessary for the core functionality of the Service
With Service Providers
- Providers that help us operate the Service
- Providers for authentication, cloud hosting, database storage, messaging, analytics, and crash reporting
For Legal Reasons
- When required by law
- When required by legal process
For Business Transactions
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or part of our business
We do not sell personal information for money. We also do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising based on the current version of the app.
5. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable, we process personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:
Contract
- To provide the Service you request
Legitimate Interests
- To secure, maintain, and improve the Service
Consent
- Where required, such as for push notifications or other permission-based features
Legal Obligation
- To comply with applicable law
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Service, maintain shared household records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and protect the security and integrity of the Service.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, how the Service is used, and our legal obligations.
7. Account Deletion and Other Choices
You may have the following choices:
App and Account Choices
- Sign out of the app at any time
- Depending on the version of the Service and your account status, leave a home or delete a solo-member home from within the app
Deletion Requests
- If you want to request deletion of your account or personal information, contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL] or use [PRIVACY REQUEST URL OR IN-APP PATH]
Please note that deleting your account may not automatically remove shared household records where retention is necessary for legal, security, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, or other legitimate purposes.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
Rights You May Have
- Access personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete personal information
- Obtain a portable copy of certain personal information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Appeal a denied privacy request where required by law
How To Exercise Your Rights
- Contact [CONTACT EMAIL]
- Use [PRIVACY REQUEST URL OR IN-APP PATH]
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
9. California Notice
If you are a California resident, you may have rights under California law, including rights to know, correct, delete, and receive equal service for exercising applicable privacy rights.
Categories We May Have Collected in the Preceding 12 Months
- Identifiers
- Personal information such as name and email address
- Internet or electronic network activity information
- User-generated content
- Diagnostic information
We do not sell personal information or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising based on the current version of the Service.
Our Service does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals in a separately defined way.
10. International Transfers
Your information may be processed in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where required by law, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers.
11. Children's Privacy
House Rules is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in violation of applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us unlawfully, contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL].
12. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date and provide any additional notice required by law.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions or privacy requests, contact:
[LEGAL ENTITY NAME][CONTACT EMAIL][MAILING ADDRESS]