Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 6 September 2025
Last Updated: 6 September 2025

About This Service

Homenicom is a free property information tool that allows users to search for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and related property data for UK properties. We operate under UK data protection legislation.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Search parameters: When you use our search functionality, certain search terms are temporarily stored in your browser's session storage only and deleted when you close your browser tab. This data is not linked to you personally and we do not collect information about users.

Automatically Collected Information

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (page views, time spent, general location data). This data is anonymous and aggregated.
• Server logs: Basic technical information may be logged by our hosting provider (Vercel) for service operation.

How We Use Your Information

• Search functionality: Used only to fetch property information from government APIs and display results.
• Analytics data: Used to improve the website experience and understand usage patterns.
• No personal profiles: We do not create user accounts or collect personal information.

Third-Party Services

We retrieve property data from these official sources:

• UK Government EPC Database
• HM Land Registry
• Police Crime Data
• Google Maps (for location display)

These services may have their own privacy policies and may process your IP address when you use our service.

Data Storage and Retention

• Search parameters: Stored temporarily in your browser only, deleted when session ends (not linked to any user identity).
• Analytics data: Retained by Google Analytics for 26 months in anonymous, aggregated form.
• No user accounts: We do not store any personal information on our servers.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

• Know what data we collect (outlined above).
• Request deletion of your data (contact us below).
• Opt out of analytics tracking via your browser settings or Google's opt-out tools.

Cookies

We use Google Analytics cookies to measure website performance. You can disable cookies in your browser settings or use Google's opt-out browser add-on.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices:

Email: homenicom.app@gmail.com

Legal Basis

We process data under the legitimate interest legal basis for website analytics and service improvement, as we provide a free public service tool.