Privacy Policy

Last updated September 8, 2026. Tiny House Village (“THV,” “we”) operates the Tiny House Village phone app and the website at https://app.tinyhousevillage.org.

Who this is for

The app is for adult village residents and staff. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Information we collect

• Account: name, email, password (hashed), optional Google or Apple sign-in identifiers, profile photo.
• Village activity: Village Bucks history, bulletin posts, staff messages, and program fee bills.
• A code from your phone that lets us send it push notifications, and whether the phone is an iPhone or Android.
• Payment records: bill amounts, whether they are paid, cash and check notes entered by staff, and Stripe payment identifiers. We do not store full card numbers. Stripe processes cards on Stripe’s servers.

How we use it

To run village programs, let residents and staff communicate, send relevant push notifications, collect program fees, and keep a bookkeeping record for staff.

Sharing

We share data with processors who help us operate the service: hosting (Render), email (when configured), Firebase for push, Google or Apple for sign-in, and Stripe for card payments. We do not sell personal information.

Notifications and photos

The app may ask for notification permission to send bill and village alerts. Profile and bulletin photos are uploaded only when you choose them. We do not use the advertising identifier or track you across other companies’ apps.

Payments

Program fees are real-world village services. Card checkout happens on Stripe’s hosted page, not as an Apple or Google in-app purchase. Staff can also record cash, check, or other payments.

Retention and deletion

You can delete your resident account in the app Settings, on the web at https://app.tinyhousevillage.org/account/delete, or by emailing hello@tinyhousevillage.org. We remove your name and email from your login, delete your profile photo, stop push notifications to your phones, and disconnect Sign in with Apple when it is set up. Bill totals may be kept for village bookkeeping.

Your choices

Signed-in residents can export a copy of their account data from Settings → Download my data, or by asking staff. You can decline push notifications in system settings.

Contact

Privacy questions: hello@tinyhousevillage.org. Website: https://tinyhousevillage.org.