Privacy Policy
Last updated September 26, 2026
The short version: you don't need an account to comment, we collect as little as we can, comments are public, and we don't sell your information.
What we collect
- Comments. What you write, the display name you choose (optional), your price guess (optional), which home it's on, and when you posted. Comments and display names are public.
- Upvotes. A count per comment. We don't store who voted.
- Email signup. Your email address, if you sign up for updates.
- Seller verification requests. What you submit in the "Get verified" form: name, role, brokerage, license number, email, phone and message. We use it only to verify you and reply. It's never published.
- Emails you send us at hello@thehouseroast.com.
- Technical data. Like almost every website, our hosting and database providers automatically log basic request data, such as IP address, browser type and time of visit, for security and to keep the site running. We don't use this to build profiles of visitors.
What we don't do
- We don't sell or rent your personal information, and we don't share it for advertising.
- We don't run ad trackers or advertising cookies.
- We don't require an account or ask for your real name to comment.
Your browser
The site stores a few small notes in your browser (local storage): the display name you last used, so you don't have to retype it; the time of your last comment, to slow down spam; and which comments you've upvoted, so you can't vote twice. They never leave your device. Clear your browser data to remove them. We don't use cookies.
Services we rely on
These companies process data on our behalf or load content into pages, under their own privacy policies:
- Netlify hosts the site and receives the email signup and verification forms.
- Supabase stores comments and home data.
- Zoho hosts our email.
- Google provides the Street View and map images on home pages and our fonts. When those load, Google receives your IP address and may set its own cookies.
- OpenStreetMap provides the map tiles on the home page, and jsDelivr serves some of the site's code. Both receive your IP address when those files load.
How long we keep it
- Comments stay up until you ask us to remove them, or we remove them under our Posting Rules.
- Signup emails are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them.
- Verification details are kept only as long as needed to verify you and keep a record of the badge.
Your choices and rights
You can ask us to show you, correct or delete information you've given us, including your comments or your email. Email hello@thehouseroast.com with the page link or email address involved. Because comments are anonymous, we may ask you to confirm details so we don't remove someone else's words. California residents have rights under state privacy law, and we honor these requests for everyone. We won't treat you differently for making one.
Children
The site isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information. If you think a child has posted, email us and we'll remove it.
Security
We use access controls so only site administrators can edit or remove content, and connections to the site are encrypted. No system is perfect, so please don't post anything you want kept private.
Changes
We'll update this page if our practices change. The "last updated" date shows the latest version.
Contact
See also: Terms of Use · Posting Rules