Privacy Policy for FreeHouseSitters.com
Last updated: 13th August 2025
We connect people who love animals with people who need their homes and pets looked after. That means you trust us with a little information about yourself, and we treat that trust like it’s a very small, breakable thing we’d rather not smash.
1. Information we collect
When you use FreeHouseSitters.com, we may collect:
- Your name and contact details (email, phone if you give it)
- Messages you send us
- Basic device and browser info (so we know how the site is being used, not because we’re snooping)
- IP address (because every site does, and yes, that’s boring but true)
If you sign up for updates, submit an enquiry, or join any listings, you’re giving us what you type in.
2. How we use your information
We use your details to:
- Respond to your messages
- Send updates or offers you’ve asked for
- Keep the site running properly and fix problems
- Meet legal obligations (rare, but life happens)
We don’t sell your data. There’s no secret back-alley deal going on here.
3. Cookies
Yes, we use cookies. Mostly for site performance, analytics, and remembering your preferences. You can block them in your browser if you like, but parts of the site might sulk and not work properly.
4. Who we share data with
We use trusted third-party services for things like email delivery, analytics, and hosting. They only get what’s needed to do their jobs and have to keep it safe. If they mess up, they’ll be in trouble with us and probably the law.
5. Your rights
Because GDPR isn’t optional:
- You can ask for a copy of your data
- You can have it corrected
- You can have it deleted (unless we need to keep it for legal or operational reasons)
- You can object to how we use it
- You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you think we’re not playing fair
6. International transfers
Sometimes your data might be stored or processed outside the UK. If that happens, we’ll make sure it’s handled under proper legal safeguards.
7. How long we keep your data
We keep it only as long as it’s needed for the reason you gave it, or as the law requires. After that, it’s deleted or anonymised.
8. Changes to this policy
We’ll update this page if we make changes. If they’re big, we’ll tell you—probably by email or with a clear notice on the site.
9. Contact us
If you’ve got questions or want to exercise your rights, contact us here