Homies ("we," "us") acts as your household's shared brain. We value your privacy and transparency. This policy explains how we handle your data.

1. Information We Collect

• Account Data: We collect your name, email address, and profile picture when you sign up via Google or GitHub.
• User Content: We store the Tasks, Events, Notes, and Chat Logs you create within the app.
• Technical Data: We collect IP addresses and basic device information to ensure the app functions correctly and securely.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To Run the App: We use your Account Data and User Content to display your household plan, sync items between members, and manage your login.
• To Power the AI: When you use the chat assistant, your message and relevant context (e.g., today’s tasks) are processed to generate a response.
• To Sync Integrations: If you connect Google Calendar or Todoist, we use the API to synchronize items between Homies and those services.

3. Google API Disclosure (Limited Use)

Homies' use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

• Synchronization: We access your Google Calendar data to synchronize events between Homies and your personal calendar. This allows us to display your existing schedule within Homies and ensure events created in Homies appear on your personal calendar.
• Data Usage: We do not use your Google Calendar data for advertising purposes. We do not use this data to train generalized Artificial Intelligence models.

4. Sharing of Data

We never sell your data. We only share data with third parties in the following strictly necessary cases:

• AI Providers: We send chat prompts to Large Language Model providers (including OpenAI, Google Gemini, OpenRouter) to generate answers.
• Infrastructure: We use trusted vendors to host our application, database, and content delivery (Laravel Forge, Netlify, Cloudflare).
• Legal: We may disclose data if required by law.

5. Data Retention & Deletion

• Hard Deletion: When you delete a specific Task or Event, it is permanently removed from our database.
• Account Deletion: If you delete your personal account, your private data is permanently deleted.
• Shared Data Exception: To keep the "Shared Brain" intact for other members, items you created in a Shared Household (e.g., a family event) will remain visible to that household even after you leave. If the Household itself is deleted, all data is permanently removed.

6. Security

We use industry-standard encryption (HTTPS) for data in transit and secure database practices to protect your information and ensure your data remains private.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to access, correct, or request the deletion of your personal data. You can export your data or delete your account directly within the app settings.

8. Updates

We may update this policy as Homies grows. We will notify you of significant changes via email or an in-app notice.

9. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of The Netherlands.

10. Contact

If you have questions, please contact us at: support@homiesapp.nl