Cookie policy
Effective date: June 1, 2026 · Last updated: October 6, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies Homes Row uses, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
Your cookie choice
Analytics cookies tell us which pages people use. Sign-in cookies always run.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow websites to recognize your browser, remember your preferences, and understand how you use the site. Cookies can be "session cookies" (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (remain until they expire or you delete them).
We also use localStorage — browser storage that works similarly to cookies but remains on your device until cleared. If you turn analytics off, we store that choice in localStorage under the key homesrow_cookie_consent.
2. Types of cookies we use
We use three categories of cookies and local storage:
Strictly necessary
Always active — cannot be declined
Required for the Platform to function. Without these, you cannot log in, create listings, or use the messaging system. These do not require your consent.
Functional
Always on
Remember your own settings on your device across sessions (e.g., map position, saved search filters). Enhance your experience but are not essential to core functionality.
Analytics
On unless you turn them off
Help us understand how visitors use Homes Row — which pages are visited most, where users drop off, and how features are used. This data is pseudonymized and used only to improve the product.
3. Cookies we set
The following table lists cookies and local storage keys set on homesrow.com:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sb-[project]-auth-token | Supabase | Stores your login session token — required to keep you signed in | Strictly necessary | Session / up to 7 days |
| sb-[project]-auth-token-code-verifier | Supabase | PKCE code verifier for OAuth sign-in security (Google login) | Strictly necessary | Session |
| homesrow_cookie_consent | Homes Row (localStorage) | Stores your analytics choice ("accepted" or "declined") so we keep to it | Strictly necessary | Persistent (until cleared) |
| hd_vid | Homes Row | A random number set only when someone not signed in uses the chat helper, so its hourly question limit counts per browser. It holds nothing about you. | Strictly necessary | 30 days |
| ph_* | PostHog | Pseudonymous analytics: session identification, page-view tracking, feature usage. All form inputs are masked. | Analytics | Up to 1 year |
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique users for traffic analytics | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_[ID] | Google Analytics 4 | Maintains session state for GA4 measurement ID | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gcl_au | Google (GA4) | Google Ads conversion tracking (if GA4 Google Signals is enabled) | Analytics | 3 months |
We do not set advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or social media cookies. We do not share data with advertising networks.
4. Third-party cookies
When you use Google sign-in, Google may set its own cookies in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy. We do not control Google's cookies.
Our self-hosted map tiles (served from Cloudflare R2) do not set cookies. Map tile requests are handled by range requests directly from your browser.
5. Your choice
Analytics cookies (PostHog and Google Analytics 4) are on unless you turn them off. Use the switch at the top of this page, which the "Cookie preferences" link at the foot of every page opens. Turning them off takes effect at once, with no reload, and stays off on this browser.
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, analytics are off for you automatically, and the switch cannot turn them back on.
We use Google Consent Mode v2. Advertising storage is denied for every visitor, always: we run no ad tracking and we do not sell or share your personal data for targeted advertising.
Strictly necessary cookies (your sign-in session, and your analytics choice itself) are set whatever you choose, as the site cannot work without them.
6. How to manage or withdraw consent
Change your choice: use the switch at the top of this page. To remove everything we have stored on your device, clear the site data for homesrow.com:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and site data → See all site data → homesrow.com → Clear
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data → homesrow.com → Remove
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → homesrow.com → Remove
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data → See all cookies and site data → homesrow.com → Delete
Browser-level opt-out: You can configure your browser to block all cookies (this will break sign-in functionality) or to delete cookies when you close the browser.
PostHog opt-out: You may opt out of PostHog tracking directly at posthog.com ↗.
Google Analytics opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on ↗.
7. What happens if you turn analytics off
If you turn analytics off, Homes Row continues to function fully. You can still:
- Browse all listings
- Create an account and sign in
- Create, manage, and promote listings
- Send and receive messages
- Save listings to your wishlist
- Use all calculators and tools
The only impact is that we collect less data about how you use the site. Your core experience is not degraded in any way.
8. Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add or remove cookies. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top. If we add a new category of cookie or a new provider, we will say so on this page before it is used.
See also: Privacy policy · Terms of service