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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

Lease Lantern (“we,” “us”) is a free tool for researching affordable and income-based housing. We believe privacy is part of trust, so we collect as little as possible and never sell your personal information. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices.

Information we collect

We only collect information you choose to give us, plus privacy-friendly, anonymous usage statistics:

• Email address — if you join our waitlist or updates list.
• Contact & request details — your name, email, and message when you submit an availability request, a data-licensing inquiry, or a general contact form.
• Reviews — the content you submit, and a display name if you provide one (you may post anonymously).
• Property-manager listings — if you claim a property, the details and photos you upload.
• Anonymous usage data — aggregate page views and referrers, via privacy-first analytics (see below). This does not identify you.

How we use it

To respond to your messages, send confirmations you asked for, publish reviews you submit, operate property-manager listings, and understand which pages are useful so we can improve the site. That’s it.

Analytics & cookies

We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused tool that does not use cookies and does not collect personal data or track you across sites. We do not run advertising trackers. The only cookies we set are functional — for example, a secure session cookie if you verify a property claim, or an admin login cookie for our own staff.

How your information is shared

We do not sell your personal information. We use a small number of trusted service providers to run the site: Vercel (hosting), Neon (database), Resend (sending email you request), and Vercel Blob (storing landlord-uploaded photos). They process data only to provide these services. We may disclose information if required by law.

Data sources on property pages

Information shown about properties — inspection scores, flood zones, income limits, and so on — comes from public government records (HUD, FEMA, the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, and others), not from private individuals. See our About page for the full list of sources.

Your choices

You can unsubscribe from emails at any time, and you can ask us to access or delete the personal information you’ve given us by emailing hello@leaselantern.com.

Children

Lease Lantern is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

We may update this policy; we’ll revise the “last updated” date above when we do.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@leaselantern.com or use our contact page.