Privacy Policy

Home Field ("we," "us") builds two apps for Ring users: Home Field Vault, which automatically backs up your Ring motion and doorbell clips to a Google Drive account that you own, and Home Field Coyote Cam, which alerts you when a coyote appears on your cameras. This policy explains what we access, what we do with it, and what we never do. We collect as little as possible.

What we access

• Ring account and devices: When you connect Home Field through Ring's official developer platform, we receive access to your Ring device list, device status, and the motion and doorbell events, snapshots, and video clips associated with the cameras you choose to enable. We access this only through Ring's authorized Partner API.
• Google Drive: We request the narrowest possible Google Drive permission (drive.file), which lets us create and manage only the files and folders Home Field itself creates in your Drive. We cannot see, read, or touch any other file in your Google Drive.
• Account basics: Your email address, used to sign you in and send optional recap emails.

What we do with it

• Vault: When one of your selected cameras records a motion or doorbell event, we retrieve that clip from Ring and stream it directly into your own Google Drive, organized by camera and date.
• Coyote Cam: When a camera you enabled records a motion event, we retrieve a snapshot of that moment and analyze it with an AI vision model solely to determine whether a coyote is present. If it is not a coyote, the snapshot is discarded and nothing is kept. If it is, we save the snapshot and video clip of that sighting to your account so you can view it, we alert you by email (and text, if you opted in), and you can choose to share a sighting with its private link.
• Big Screen: When you open Big Screen on your television, we ask Ring for a live view of the cameras you shared and pass that stream through to the TV. The video and audio are never recorded and never written to disk — they exist only for as long as you are watching. Each live session is closed explicitly when you stop, so your cameras are not held awake.
• We store a small amount of metadata in our database: which devices you enabled, a log of saved clips and sightings and when, and your access tokens.
• Access tokens for Ring and Google are encrypted at rest and used only to perform the services you asked for.

What we never do

• Vault never keeps copies of your video clips on our servers. Clips pass through our system in transit and land in your Drive; we do not retain them. Coyote Cam stores media only for confirmed coyote sightings, and you can delete any sighting at any time.
• No human watches your footage, and we never share it with anyone unless you choose to share a sighting link yourself.
• We do not sell your personal information or your Ring data to anyone, ever.
• We do not access any Google Drive content other than the files Home Field created.

AI and human review

• Vault does not use artificial intelligence or machine learning. Any motion category label comes from Ring's own device features, not from us.
• Coyote Cam uses an AI vision model (Google's Gemini API) for one purpose only: deciding whether a motion snapshot from your own camera contains a coyote. This is inference only — your data is never used to train any AI model, ours or anyone else's. Because no customer data is used for training, there is nothing to opt out of and no opt-out that affects your service. We do not perform facial recognition or identify people, and we derive no biometric, health, or location information. You can turn detection off per camera, or disconnect entirely, at any time in Settings.
• Big Screen does not use artificial intelligence or machine learning. It shows your cameras live and analyses nothing.
• No employee or human ever views your video. Media is processed automatically and is never opened, reviewed, or analyzed by anyone at Home Field.

How long we keep data

We keep the minimal metadata described above only while your account is active. When you disconnect or delete your account, that metadata is deleted immediately (within seconds) and our Google Drive access is revoked. Vault never stores your video — your clips live only in your own Google Drive, for as long as you keep them there. Coyote Cam keeps the snapshot and clip of each confirmed sighting until you delete the sighting or your account; snapshots that do not contain a coyote are discarded immediately and never stored. Big Screen stores no video at all; for each television you pair we keep only a name you can see and a hashed access token, removed the moment you unpair the TV or disconnect the app. Raw event notifications from Ring are deleted automatically 30 days after we receive them.

Third parties we use (sub-processors)

We share the minimum data needed to run the service with the providers below, and with no one else. We do not sell or share your data for advertising.

• Ring / Amazon — source of your device list and clips, via Ring's official Partner API.
• Google — your connected Google Drive, where your clips are stored.
• Google Gemini API — Coyote Cam's snapshot classification (inference only; not used for model training).
• Supabase — authentication, database (encrypted tokens and clip metadata), and Coyote Cam sighting media storage.
• Vercel — application hosting.
• Twilio SendGrid — sending your sign-in codes and recap emails.
• Twilio — sending the text messages described below, if you opt in.

Text message (SMS) alerts

Home Field can optionally send you text messages — for example, security and wildlife detection alerts from your own cameras (with a link to view the clip) and sign-in codes. Texts are sent only if you opt in by entering your mobile number in the app's Settings and confirming it with a verification code. Message frequency varies with activity on your cameras. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP at any time to unsubscribe, or HELP for help; you can also turn off text alerts in Settings.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Your phone number is used solely to deliver the messages described above.

Your privacy rights

• Access and review: Your saved clips are in your own Google Drive; your device list and clip history are shown in the app.
• Deletion and data-subject requests: Delete everything we hold at any time from Settings ("Delete my account"), or email support@thefarmens.com. Deletion is effectively immediate.
• Opt out and control: Choose which cameras and event types are backed up, turn coyote detection on or off per camera, choose which cameras appear on your television, turn the monthly recap email off, or disconnect Ring or Google Drive at any time in Settings.
• Paired televisions: Every TV you have paired is listed in Settings, and revoking one cuts off its access immediately.

Your data and deletion

• The clips saved to your Google Drive are your property. They stay in your Drive whether or not you keep using Home Field.
• When you disconnect Home Field (from Ring, from your Google account, or by asking us), we delete all the data we hold about you: tokens, device records, and clip logs. We also revoke our Google access. The clips already in your Drive are untouched, because they belong to you.
• To request deletion at any time, email support@thefarmens.com.

Security

Access tokens are encrypted with AES-256 before storage. We follow the security and data-handling requirements of the Ring Appstore developer program.

Children

Home Field is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date above and, for material changes, notify you by email. That includes changes to our AI capabilities — new detection features, meaningful changes in accuracy, or any change in how snapshots are analyzed.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@thefarmens.com.

Home Field is a third-party app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ring or Amazon. Ring is a trademark of Ring LLC. Google Drive is a trademark of Google LLC.