Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

HomeKeep is operated as a personal project by an individual based in Pretoria, South Africa. The app is available at homekeep.co.za. If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at info@homekeep.co.za.

2. What information we collect

We collect only what is necessary to provide the service:

• Account information — your name, email address, and profile photo, obtained from Google when you sign in with Google.
• Home data — property names, room names, paint colour records, light fitting records, and asset/warranty records that you create.
• Uploaded files — receipt photos or PDFs you attach to asset records.
• Payment information — when you purchase an upgrade, payment is processed by Yoco. We do not store your card number or payment credentials. We store a record of your payment tier and transaction reference.
• Usage data — basic server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) retained for up to 30 days for security and debugging purposes.

3. How we use your information

• To provide and maintain the HomeKeep service.
• To identify your account and display your data back to you.
• To process and verify your payment and unlock your plan tier.
• To send transactional emails if necessary (e.g. a receipt for your payment). We do not send marketing emails.
• To investigate security incidents or fix bugs.

4. Who we share your information with

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share limited data only with the following third-party services required to operate HomeKeep:

• Google OAuth — to authenticate you. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Yoco — to process once-off payments. See Yoco's Privacy Policy.
• Hosting provider — the server on which HomeKeep runs has access to stored files and database contents as a matter of infrastructure.

5. Your data stays yours

All property records, room data, and uploaded receipts you create in HomeKeep belong to you. You can delete any record at any time from within the app. If you want your account and all associated data permanently deleted, email info@homekeep.co.za and we will action it within 7 business days.

6. Data storage and security

Your data is stored on a server in South Africa. We use HTTPS for all data in transit. Uploaded files are stored in a non-public directory and are only accessible to your account. We take reasonable precautions to protect your data, but no system is 100% secure — please do not store sensitive information (bank details, passwords, ID numbers) in HomeKeep.

7. Cookies and sessions

HomeKeep uses a single session cookie to keep you logged in. No advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or analytics scripts are used.

8. POPIA compliance

HomeKeep complies with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information at any time. Contact us at info@homekeep.co.za to exercise these rights.

9. Children

HomeKeep is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

10. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of HomeKeep after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.