Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 30, 2025

Your privacy is important to us at NeedARoomie. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Address information
  • Profile information (bio, preferences, etc.)
  • Payment information

Room Listing Data

To facilitate room listings, we collect information you provide about your property, including:

  • Property address and location
  • Room specifications and descriptions
  • Rental price and terms
  • Property and room photos
  • Availability information

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This usage data may include:

  • Your computer's IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages of our Service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Device identifiers

Use of Data

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To facilitate communication between landlords and potential tenants
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To verify your identity and prevent fraud

Sharing of Data

Roommate Matching

Information shared in your profile or room listing will be visible to other users of the platform for the purpose of roommate matching. You can control the visibility of most of this information through your account settings.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

For more information about our security practices, please refer to our Security Policy.

Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights related to your personal information:

  • The right to access information we have about you
  • The right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information
  • The right to request deletion of your personal data
  • The right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data
  • The right to request transfer of your personal data
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@needaroomie.com.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

For detailed information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: privacy@needaroomie.com
  • By visiting this page on our website: Contact Us