Home Connect Privacy Policy

Home Connect may receive personal data about you from third-party sources, including:

Other Individuals: Data shared by others, such as when someone invites you to join Home Connect services.

At Your Direction: Data you direct others to share with Home Connect, such as account details from service providers.

Home Connect Partners: Information validated by partners for fraud prevention or to enhance security.

Home Connect may also use data for research and development, including datasets containing images or other identifiable information, processed in compliance with applicable law. We do not reidentify individuals in datasets used solely for research.

Home Connect uses personal data to operate our services, process transactions, communicate with you, ensure security and fraud prevention, and comply with legal obligations. Home Connect may rely on various legal bases to process personal data, including consent, contract fulfillment, compliance with law, or legitimate interests.

Examples include:

Powering Our Services: Using personal data to improve Home Connect’s offerings, perform audits, and conduct troubleshooting.

Processing Transactions: Collecting data such as your name, purchase details, and payment information.

Communications: Contacting you regarding your transactions or account, responding to feedback, and sharing important updates.

Security and Fraud Prevention: Protecting individuals, employees, and Home Connect from potential fraud or security risks.

Compliance: Satisfying legal obligations, including tax reporting and responses to lawful governmental requests.

Home Connect does not use profiling or algorithms for decisions that significantly affect you without human oversight.

Home Connect retains personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Data retention periods are reviewed regularly to ensure they are limited to the shortest period permissible.

Home Connect may share personal data with affiliated companies, service providers, partners, and others as directed by you. Service providers are required to handle data according to our instructions and cannot use it for their own purposes.

Home Connect websites and services may use cookies and similar technologies to understand user behavior, enhance security, and provide a better experience. Types of cookies include:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for service functionality.

Analytics Cookies: Used to understand interactions with our services.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not be available.

To provide services, your personal data may be transferred globally, and Home Connect complies with relevant legal requirements for cross-border data transfers. For more information, please contact privacy@homeconnectapp.com.

Home Connect employs safeguards to protect your personal data based on its nature and processing. These include administrative, technical, and physical measures.

Home Connect takes precautions to protect children’s personal data and will delete any data collected without proper authorization as soon as possible.

For questions about Home Connect’s privacy practices, contact us at privacy@homeconnectapp.com. Home Connect reviews all inquiries promptly, typically within seven days, and may provide information on complaint options. If significant changes are made to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you directly if we have your contact information on file.