Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 12, 2026

houseOS (“we”, “us”) is built for shared homes. This policy explains what information the app uses, why, and how it stays under your control.

Information we process

Depending on how you use houseOS, we may process:

  • Account & identity. Your Apple ID sign-in identifier and the display name you choose when you join a house.
  • House content. House name and address, member list, post-its, rotas, bills, payment details you enter, and photos or depth maps you attach to your house.
  • Presence (optional). If you turn on presence sharing, approximate location is used only to show whether you appear “in” at the house. You can turn this off anytime in Settings.
  • Weather. Weather for the house address is fetched via Apple WeatherKit for the home screen.

Where data lives

House data is stored in iCloud via CloudKit in a private database zone shared with your housemates. We do not operate a separate application server that stores your house content.

What we don’t do

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your house content for advertising. We do not track you across other companies’ apps or websites.

Permissions

houseOS may request access to location (for optional presence and directions home), camera and photos (for your house image), and notifications (for reminders you enable). Denying a permission limits only the related feature.

Sharing within your house

Content you add to a house is visible to other members of that house through iCloud sharing. Leave a house or ask an admin to remove you to stop further access from that group.

Children

houseOS is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes

We may update this policy as the product evolves. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about privacy: house-os.app/support.