Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 2025
At Roostr, we take your privacy seriously. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal data.
1. What We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Account data: Email address and name (when you sign in with Google)
- Search data: Your search queries, saved searches, and filter preferences
- Usage data: Pages viewed, features used, and general interaction patterns
- Device data: Browser type, device type, and approximate location (city-level)
2. How We Use Your Data
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain the search service
- Save your preferences and search history
- Improve our search algorithms and user experience
- Send notifications about your saved searches (if enabled)
- Analyze usage patterns to improve the platform (anonymized)
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
3. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate Roostr:
- Google/Firebase: Authentication and user account management
- Google Maps: Interactive map display for listing locations
- OpenAI: Natural language search query processing
- Elasticsearch: Search functionality and listing data storage
Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing their use of data.
4. Cookies
We use cookies for:
- Authentication: To keep you signed in to your account
- Preferences: To remember your theme choice (light/dark mode)
We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
5. Your Rights (GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
- Withdraw consent: Opt out of data processing at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
6. Data Retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days. Anonymized usage data may be retained indefinitely for analytical purposes.
7. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at privacy@roostr.me