Your camera.
Your data.

Privacy by design

HomesteadWatch is self-hosted, allowing users to view and manage their camera system without a HomesteadWatch-operated camera cloud.

The public HomesteadWatch website is a static site. It does not use advertising trackers, behavioural analytics, tracking pixels, or website user accounts. HomesteadWatch does not require an email address simply to read the website.

Camera footage and application data

HomesteadWatch is intended to run on infrastructure controlled by the person operating it. Camera streams, snapshots, account information, and other application data are handled by that self-hosted installation rather than being uploaded to a central HomesteadWatch camera cloud.

Notifications and external services

Optional Web Push notifications depend on browser and operating-system push infrastructure. Depending on the device and browser, encrypted notification delivery may involve a browser-vendor push service. Protected camera content is not intended to be placed inside the notification itself; it is loaded from the user's HomesteadWatch installation after access is authorised.

Any optional third-party software or services are separately configured and subject to their own privacy practices and terms.

Email and feedback

If you contact HomesteadWatch by email, the information you provide is used to respond to your message, investigate feedback or security reports, or deal with licensing enquiries as appropriate. Email is handled through Proton Mail.

General correspondence is not intended to be kept indefinitely and will normally be deleted when it is no longer useful, generally within 12 months of the last relevant contact. Some records may be retained for longer where reasonably necessary for security, legal, licensing, dispute-resolution, or accounting purposes.

Useful technical information may be retained after personal details are removed or reduced, such as an anonymised camera compatibility report.

Server and security information

Limited technical information may be processed where reasonably necessary to operate, secure, diagnose, or protect the website and its infrastructure. It is not used to build advertising profiles or sell information about visitors.

Your choices

Questions about this notice can be sent to homesteadwatch@proton.me.

This notice describes the HomesteadWatch project website and project communications. A person running their own HomesteadWatch installation is responsible for the privacy and data-protection obligations that apply to their own use.