Privacy policy
Last updated October 21, 2026
Roomie Ref is a shared app for people who live together: house cards, chat, rules, a scoreboard and a referee called Zeb that helps settle things. Because it is shared, some of what you enter is stored on our servers and seen by the other members of your house. This policy explains what, and who handles it.
Your account
To join a house you sign in through our sign-in service, which uses your email address. We use it to sign you in and to keep your house data tied to you. We don't send marketing email.
What your house stores
Everything you add to a house is stored on our servers and shown to the other members of that house: your display name, chat messages, cards and answers, house rules, the scoreboard, and any photos you post. Photos are only ever shared with your house. Nothing in a house is public.
The referee (Zeb)
Zeb's replies are written by an AI model. When Zeb answers, the relevant house content (recent messages, cards and rules) is sent from our servers to our AI model provider to produce the reply. It is used only for that purpose and is not used to train models.
Google Calendar (optional)
If you choose to connect Google Calendar, Roomie Ref reads only when you are busy over the next two weeks (start and end times, never what the event is) and shares those busy times with your house so Zeb can suggest times that work. If you also switch on the option to let Zeb answer for you, Zeb may answer a house card on your behalf when your calendar clearly clashes, marked as Zeb's answer. You can disconnect at any time, which removes your busy times from the house.
Camera and photos
The camera and photo library are used only when you choose to take or pick a photo to post to your house.
Who handles your data
- Our hosting and database providers, which run the servers that store your house.
- Our AI model provider, for Zeb's replies.
- Google, only if you connect Google Calendar.
- Apple, for any App Store purchases.
What we never do
- No advertising.
- No selling or sharing of personal information for marketing.
- No tracking across other apps or websites.
Deleting your data
Leaving a house removes you from it. When the last member leaves, the house is deleted: the chat, the scoreboard, the rules and the photos. To delete your account and everything tied to it, email us from the address you signed in with and we will do it within 30 days.
Children
Roomie Ref is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it. Significant changes will also be shown in the app.
Contact
Roomie Ref is made by LastLap Lab LLC, Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA. Questions about privacy, or requests to see or delete information: geoff@mylastlap.com.