Last Updated May 14, 2026
Homey is a browser extension and related website services available at https://homey.place/ and related Homey-operated subdomains, such as API and content delivery subdomains. This Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data when you use our website, browser extension, account features, and payment-related services.
We process limited personal and technical data to provide, secure, maintain, and improve Homey. The specific data we process depends on whether you use our website, browser extension, or account and payment features.
We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with service providers and partners where necessary to provide, secure, support, analyze, or bill for Homey, as described in this policy.
This Privacy Policy is organized into the following sections:
When you use our website, we process limited technical and usage data necessary to provide, secure, maintain, and improve the service. This may include IP address, browser and device information, request metadata, and website interaction data.
We use strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies for core website functionality, security, session management, CSRF protection, and remembering your cookie preferences. These technologies are required for the website to function properly.
We use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies on our website:
Examples of website cookies may include: cc_cookie (stores your cookie preferences), laravel_session and XSRF-TOKEN (required for website functionality and security), and analytics cookies such as _ga and _gid (only after consent).
With your consent, we also use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website and to improve performance and user experience. Analytics is disabled by default and is only enabled after you provide consent through the cookie banner.
You can accept or reject non-essential cookies when you first visit the website. You can also update your choice at any time by clicking “Cookie settings” in the website footer. If you do not consent to analytics, analytics tracking remains disabled.
We may also use security-related services such as Cloudflare to protect the website from abuse, malicious traffic, and performance issues. We may use Google reCAPTCHA on selected authentication-related forms to prevent spam and automated abuse.
Chrome Extension API used within Chrome Add-ons and Edge Extension API used within Edge Add-ons have fine-grained permission levels enforced by the browser. The Homey extension can only access specific information that you have explicitly granted permission for.
Additional optional permissions may be requested when you enable specific features. When you enable a feature that requests an optional permission, your browser will make it clear what permission(s) are being requested. The feature will be accessible once you choose to allow them.
| Permission | Feature | Where it is used | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmarks | Bookmarks Bar, Search Panel | Used only within the Extension to display a Bookmarks Bar and search bookmarks via search panel. This is not sent or stored elsewhere. | No |
| Tabs | App | Used only within the Extension to show extension in new tab and open bookmarks in same/new tab. | No |
| History | Search Panel | Used only within the Extension to sort bookmarks by popularity in search panel. | No |
| Top Sites | Add Bookmarks Modal | Used only within the Extension to suggest popular sites to add to the bookmark panel. | No |
| Geolocation | Weather Widget | Location may be sent to our weather provider API to determine your closest weather station and request current weather information. | Yes |
| Site Access | Homey Tabs | Used only within the Extension to display embedded sites that you add to the Homey tab panel, such as Google Translate, News, Gemini, and Google Keep. | Yes |
To improve the content, features, reliability, and overall experience of Homey, we gather and log limited data about how users access and use our services. For example, we may log actions such as clicking a search button, updating a wallpaper, or completing a note. We do not use this to record the content of your notes, only the action itself where applicable.
Some of this usage data may be sent to analytics providers such as Amplitude. This data is pseudonymous, and analytics can be enabled or disabled at any time in the Extension Privacy settings.
Homey may display shopping offers, sales, or promotional information for certain saved or suggested websites. This feature is designed to help users discover relevant offers for websites they already choose to use within Homey.
How it works:
Data processed for this feature:
When you directly open an offer, your browser may be redirected through our affiliate attribution providers (such as TakeAds) before reaching the destination website. This is used for attribution purposes and may allow Homey to earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
These partner systems may use cookies or similar technologies to attribute the referral.
Affiliate attribution only occurs when you directly click an offer link shown in Homey. Homey does not inject offers into external websites, modify external pages, or replace links in the background.
Offers are displayed only inside the Homey interface and are never injected into third-party websites.
Homey does not read or collect the content of external websites for this feature and does not use your general browsing history.
Your control:
Homey includes a "Suggestions" feature that shows curated collections of useful websites under your bookmarks.
To keep Suggestions helpful and avoid repeating the same collections, we process limited interaction data related only to this feature.
We process the following data:
We do not use or send your general browsing history, search queries, or your personal bookmarks for Suggestions. We do not sell your data.
If you create a Homey account, we may process information such as your name, email address, account settings, and data necessary to provide account-related functionality. This data is transferred and stored securely and is not shared with third parties except as described in this policy.
We may also process authentication-related data when you sign in, reset your password, verify your email address, or use supported sign-in providers such as Google.
To upgrade to Homey Premium, billing and payment information such as your name, country, postal code, and payment method details may be required. Payment processing is handled by Paddle, Inc. When you pay by credit card, card details do not pass through our servers; they are sent directly to Paddle and handled according to Paddle’s privacy and security practices.
To perform requested changes to or inquiries about your Homey account (such as cancellation, refund, or payment-related support), authorized members of Homey’s support team may access limited payment-related information available through Paddle’s dashboard, such as billing name, billing address, postal code, the last four digits of card(s), and card expiry date(s). This information is accessed only when needed to support your request.
| Service | Purpose | Privacy |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | DigitalOcean powers our core Cloud infrastructure (providing the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and other related technology). | Privacy Policy |
| Cloudflare | We use Cloudflare as a security and performance provider. Cloudflare may process limited technical data such as IP address, user agent, and request metadata to provide DDoS protection, caching, and secure delivery of our services. Cloudflare acts as a data processor on our behalf. | Privacy Policy |
| Google Analytics | We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our website. This is enabled only after consent where required. | Privacy Policy |
| Google reCAPTCHA | We use reCAPTCHA on selected authentication-related forms to prevent abuse and automated access. | Privacy Policy |
| Paddle | Credit card data, payments, subscriptions, and renewals are processed by Paddle. | Privacy Policy |
| Amplitude | Amplitude is a third-party analytics service used to understand how users interact with our website, and to improve functionality and performance. | Privacy Policy |
| Service | Purpose | Privacy |
|---|---|---|
| Sentry | Sentry is an error monitoring and diagnostic service that helps us identify and fix technical issues within Homey. It may receive limited technical information needed for troubleshooting. | Privacy Policy |
| Amplitude | Amplitude is a third-party analytics service used to understand how users interact with our browser extension, and to improve functionality and performance. Data sent for extension analytics is pseudonymous, and analytics can be enabled or disabled at any time in the Extension Privacy settings. | Privacy Policy |
| Google Fonts | Google Fonts may be used to load font resources. A request may be made from your IP address to retrieve font files. | Privacy Policy |
| images.weserv.nl | Used to cache and resize bookmark favicons. Bookmark URLs may be sent to this service to request cached favicon images. | Privacy Policy |
| flixel.com | Some photo or media files are retrieved from Flixel. A request may be made from your IP address to download media files. | Privacy Policy |
| openweathermap.org | Used to request weather data. Your city identifier may be sent to OpenWeather and requests are made from your IP address to retrieve weather information. | Privacy Policy |
| TakeAds | Provides affiliate attribution services for certain shopping offers and promotional links shown within the Homey extension. When you open an offer, you may be redirected through TakeAds attribution domains before reaching the destination website. | Privacy Policy |
Data security is a priority at all times.
All data communication in transit to and from our servers is secured using HTTPS/TLS. Homey domains use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to enforce HTTPS where configured.
Where applicable under data protection law, we rely on the following legal bases:
Some of our service providers may process data outside your country or outside the European Economic Area. Where applicable, we rely on safeguards and protections provided by our service providers in accordance with their data protection commitments.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Use of information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make major changes in the way we collect or use information, we will notify users by posting an announcement on the website or, where appropriate, by sending an email. A user is bound by any changes to this Privacy Policy when they continue using the services after such changes have been posted.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email address: [email protected]