Privacy Notice & Waitlist Terms
Last updated September 17, 2026
RuMee is an app for shared households, being built by a team of student founders. This notice explains what we collect when you visit rumee.it.com or join the waitlist, how we use it, and the choices you have. Questions go to hello@rumee.it.com.
What we collect
- Your email address, when you join the waitlist. We don’t ask for your name, phone number or payment information.
- How you found us. If you arrived through a tagged link (for example, one shared on Instagram or on a flyer), we save that tag with your signup, along with the website that sent you if your browser shares it. Your browser remembers the tag for up to 30 days so a later visit still counts.
- How the site is used. Google Analytics records things like pages viewed, scrolling, clicks, form use and whether a signup happened, plus general device, browser and approximate location information. It uses cookies. We don’t send your email address to Google Analytics.
- Spam protection. To stop automated signups, we count signup attempts using a scrambled (hashed) form of your IP address. We don’t store your actual IP address, we only use the scrambled records for 24 hours, and we routinely delete older ones. Our hosting provider also processes IP addresses to deliver the site.
- Your replies. If you reply to one of our emails, we receive your message and anything you include in it.
How we use it
- To send your welcome email and let you know when your spot opens.
- To send occasional updates about RuMee, and invitations to early access or testing if you’re eligible.
- To read and answer your replies, and to use your feedback to shape the app.
- To understand which outreach is working and to improve the site.
- To prevent spam and abuse.
Our emails don’t track whether you open them or click links.
Who we share it with
We don’t sell or rent your information, and we don’t share it with advertisers or marketing partners. The RuMee team can see the waitlist, and a small number of service providers handle data only so we can run it:
- Vercel: hosts the website and the database that stores signups.
- Resend: sends our emails.
- Google: Google Analytics, the Google Sheet our team uses to view signups, and the Gmail inbox where replies arrive.
- Namecheap: forwards email sent to hello@rumee.it.com.
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety or rights of our users or others. If RuMee becomes a company or joins another one, your information would move with it and stay covered by this notice unless we tell you otherwise.
How long we keep it
- Your signup stays until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. If RuMee hasn’t launched, we delete waitlist entries after 36 months.
- Spam-protection records are used for 24 hours, and older ones are routinely deleted.
- Analytics data is kept by Google Analytics for no more than 14 months.
- Replies are kept as long as they’re useful for answering you and improving RuMee, and deleted if you ask.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe any time with the link in any of our emails. It removes you from the waitlist entirely, not just from future emails.
- Ask for a copy, a correction or deletion by emailing hello@rumee.it.com. We’ll respond within 30 days.
- Turn off analytics by blocking cookies in your browser, using a content blocker, or installing Google’s Analytics opt-out add-on. The waitlist works either way.
Depending on where you live, you may have other privacy rights. Email us and we’ll help.
Security
The site uses HTTPS, access to signups is limited to the RuMee team, and our keys and passwords are stored securely. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
Children
The waitlist isn’t meant for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has signed up, email hello@rumee.it.com and we’ll delete it.
Waitlist terms
- No guarantee. Joining the waitlist doesn’t guarantee access to RuMee, a launch date, pricing, or any particular feature. We may change the product, delay it, limit access, or decide not to launch. What we’ve described is our current plan, not a commitment.
- No purchase, no account. The waitlist is free and creates no account, contract or obligation on either side beyond what’s described here.
Changes to this notice
We’ll update this page and the date at the top when anything changes. If we make a significant change to how we use your information, we’ll email you first.
Contact
Email hello@rumee.it.com with any question about your information or this notice.