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Privacy policy

Last updated 3 September 2026.

This policy explains how Haus ID collects, uses, holds and discloses your personal information. It applies to our website, our waitlist, and the Haus ID application and services (the “Services”). We handle personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). By using the Services, or by giving us your information, you agree to this policy.

1. Who we are

The Services are operated by Haus ID (“Haus ID”, “we”, “us”). The best way to contact us about your privacy is by email at hello@hausid.au.

2. What personal information we collect

Depending on how you use the Services, we may collect:

  • Contact and account details — your name, email address, phone number, and, if you create an account, a password and account preferences.
  • Property and home records — information, photos, documents and notes you add about a property, its assets and its history.
  • Voice input — if you choose to use voice to add information, your web browser converts your speech to text. We receive only the resulting text; we do not record, receive or store the audio of your voice.
  • Usage and device information — how you interact with the Services, your device type, browser, IP address, and general location derived from it.
  • Information from third parties — where relevant and permitted, we may collect information from public registers, mapping and reference-data sources, and providers who help us deliver the Services.

If you join the waitlist, we collect your email address and — if you choose to give them — your name and phone number.

About voice input. Voice input is optional — you can always type instead. When you use it, the speech-to-text is performed by your web browser, not by Haus ID. Some browsers (for example Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge) do this by sending the audio to the browser provider’s own servers to transcribe it; that processing is governed by that provider’s privacy terms, not ours. Haus ID only ever receives the text, and we handle that text the same as anything else you type into your home records.

3. How we collect it

We collect most information directly from you — when you join the waitlist, create an account, add records, or contact us. We also collect some information automatically when you use the Services (for example through cookies and analytics), and, where relevant, from the third-party sources described above.

4. Why we collect and how we use it

We collect, hold and use personal information to:

  • provide, operate, maintain and secure the Services, and your account;
  • create, organise and improve your home records and the features built on them;
  • communicate with you — including launch updates, service messages, and responses to your enquiries;
  • develop, test and improve our products, features and reference data, including through analytics and research;
  • send you launch news, product updates, surveys and offers about Haus ID, and ask for your feedback — you can opt out of these at any time;
  • protect the Services, prevent misuse and fraud, and meet our legal and regulatory obligations.

Where the law requires your consent for a particular use, we rely on the consent you give us, and you can withdraw it at any time.

Waitlist signups: if you have joined the waitlist, we email you about the Haus ID launch and early access, and may also send product updates, surveys and offers. You can unsubscribe from these at any time.

5. Who we share it with

To run the Services, we share personal information with others. We may disclose it to:

  • Service providers who help us run the Services — for example hosting, storage, email delivery, analytics, mapping and reference-data, payment and support providers — who may only use it to provide those services to us;
  • Professional advisers such as our lawyers, accountants and auditors;
  • Authorities and others where we are required or permitted by law, or to protect our rights, users or the public;
  • A buyer or successor if we sell, merge or reorganise all or part of our business, subject to this policy.

6. Overseas disclosure

Some of our service providers may store or process information outside Australia, in the countries where they operate. Where we disclose information overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is handled consistently with the APPs.

7. How we store, secure and keep it

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access, using measures such as access controls and encryption in transit. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. We keep personal information for as long as we need it for the purposes above, or as the law requires, and then delete or de-identify it.

8. Your choices and rights

You can, at any time:

  • Unsubscribe from our launch and update emails using the link in any email, or by contacting us — we will still send you essential service messages about your account;
  • Access or correct the personal information we hold about you;
  • Ask us to delete your information, subject to our legal obligations;
  • Make a complaint (see below).

To exercise any of these, email hello@hausid.au.

9. Cookies and analytics

We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and understand how the Services are used. You can control cookies through your browser settings; turning some off may affect how the Services work.

10. Children

The Services are not intended for people under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the updated version here and change the “last updated” date above. If the change is significant, we will take reasonable steps to let you know.

12. How to contact us or complain

For any question, request or complaint about your privacy, contact us at hello@hausid.au. We will respond within a reasonable time. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.