Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 17, 2026
DeshMate helps students and professionals find rooms and roommates from their own community. This page explains, in plain language, what information we collect and how we use it.
What we collect
- Account details. When you create an account we store your name, email address and age. We ask your age once to make sure everyone on DeshMate is 18 or older; it is never shown on the site. If you sign in with Google, Google shares your name and email with us, and we ask for your age separately.
- Listing details. When you post a room we store what you enter in the form: your name, WhatsApp number, optional phone number, the room details, location, your roommate preferences (such as food, pets and preferred age ranges) and any photos you upload.
- Contact messages. When you use the contact form we receive your name, your message and any screenshot you attach.
How we use it
- Listing details are shown publicly so seekers can find your room. Your WhatsApp and phone numbers are only shown to people who are signed in, to protect them from spammers.
- Your email address is used to sign you in and to connect your listings to your account. It is never shown publicly on the site.
- Contact messages are emailed to the DeshMate team so we can reply and improve the site.
What we never do
- We do not sell your personal information to anyone.
- We do not show ads or use advertising trackers.
- We do not send marketing emails.
Where your data lives
DeshMate runs on trusted services: Supabase stores our database and photos, Vercel hosts the website, Google provides sign-in and fonts, and Resend delivers contact form emails. Each of these companies has its own privacy policy and security practices.
Cookies and local storage
We use your browser's local storage to keep you signed in between visits. We do not use tracking cookies.
Your choices
- You can edit or delete any of your listings at any time from the "Your listings" page. Deleting a listing removes it from the site and deletes its photos from our storage. Your uploads (profile photo and listing photos) live in a storage folder tied to your account, and the folder goes away once everything in it is deleted.
- If you want your account and all of its data removed, send us a message through the contact form on the home page and we will delete it.
Age requirement
DeshMate is meant for adults searching for housing. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or post a room.
Changes to this policy
If we make meaningful changes to this policy, we will update this page and change the date at the top.
Questions?
Reach us any time through the contact form on the home page.