Privacy policy
Last updated 14 October 2026. We are having this policy checked by a lawyer and will update it here.
Gable has no ads and no tracking, and never sells data. Most of what you enter stays on your phone. This page explains what reaches us, why, and for how long.
Who is responsible
Gable is made by Melim Guler in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who is responsible for your data. Contact: support@gablehome.app.
What is kept on your phone
- Your situation (stage and town), checklist answers and ticks, saved neighbourhoods and drafts. Only once you confirm your email do we keep a copy, so a new phone can restore them (see below).
- Pages you opened in the last week, so they work offline.
- Your location, if you tap Near me. It is used once to find the neighbourhood you are in; your phone's own map service may turn it into a postcode. We never receive it.
Profile → Delete my data and posts clears all of it from your phone too.
What we receive, and why
| What | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Your email address, once you confirm it | To stop fake posts, send sign-in codes and tell you decisions. Never shown, shared with nobody unless a court orders it. | Until you delete your data, then up to 30 days |
| Your posts: fees you paid, recommendations, replies as a business | To publish them after a moderator checks them. Published posts never show your name or email. | Until you delete them or your data, then up to 30 days |
| An invoice photo or PDF, if you add one | To check the fee you shared | Deleted when the moderator decides |
| A copy of your situation, checklist and saved neighbourhoods, once you confirm your email | So a new phone can restore them | Until you delete your data |
| The app's language | To send emails in your language | With your account |
| Reports: what is wrong and the email address you give | To check the report and answer you | Your address is removed 90 days after the answer |
| Emails we send you | To show they were sent | 30 days |
| Crash reports | To fix errors. Email addresses and long numbers are removed first. | 90 days |
| If a moderator blocks an account for abuse: a coded form (hash) of its email address | So the address cannot sign in, post or report again | Until the block is lifted |
| Daily counts of a few actions, such as finishing setup or sending a post | To see whether the app is used. No device, account or advertising ID. | Kept as totals only |
The legal basis is our agreement with you when you post, and our legitimate interest in a reliable, abuse-free service for everything else.
Businesses in Gable
A tradesperson appears only after a paying customer recommended them and a moderator checked it. We show the business name, trade, town, the job, the year and the price paid, and the public website or business phone; never a home address or private details. Our legitimate interest is helping newcomers find trades they can trust. A business can claim its listing and reply, correct its details or object; we answer an objection within one month.
Who helps us run Gable
| Service | What for | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Database, file storage and the app's server | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Resend | Sending emails | Sent from Ireland; email logs kept in the United States |
| Expo | Delivering app updates (receives your IP address when the app checks for one) | United States |
| Apple | App Store and TestFlight | See Apple's privacy policy |
Where data leaves the European Union, we use providers that offer the safeguards the GDPR requires.
Your rights
- Download your data: Profile → Download my data.
- Delete your data and posts: Profile → Delete my data and posts. Posts are hidden at once and erased within 30 days.
- Ask us to correct or restrict your data, or object to how we use it: email us.
- Complain to the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
Children
Gable is meant for adults buying a home and is not aimed at children.
Changes
When this policy changes, we update it here and change the date at the top.