privacy
BeforeYouRent collects structured rental building reports so renters can share useful building-level information without turning public pages into personal callouts. We ask for enough detail to review a report, reduce spam, and understand the rental issue, but we do not want unnecessary personal information.
What may be collected
A submission may include building details, broad unit context, issue categories, dates or time ranges, rent ranges, written descriptions, contact details for follow-up, and optional evidence files. Evidence can include photos, documents, screenshots, or other supporting material that helps moderators understand whether a public-safe report should be approved.
Evidence stays private by default
Evidence uploads are for private moderation and trust review. Public pages must not expose evidence files, raw file names, submitter contact information, audit logs, internal notes, or moderator-only fields. A public building page may indicate that evidence was privately reviewed, but only approved and redacted content should appear publicly.
Redaction and public display
Before anything appears in search or on a building report page, moderators may remove names, phone numbers, emails, exact unit numbers, identifying family or workplace details, raw accusations about private people, and other information that creates avoidable privacy risk. Public reports should focus on building conditions, management patterns, timelines, and renter-relevant facts.
Disputes and review requests
Renters, landlords, property managers, owners, residents, or affected people can request a private review if they believe public content is inaccurate, unsafe, identifying, outdated, or missing important context. A dispute does not guarantee removal, but it does create a moderation review path.
This is a plain-English product policy for the MVP, not legal advice. It will continue to be refined as BeforeYouRent prepares for public launch and legal review.