Home Profile and Privacy

Kota works best when it understands the home it is helping you maintain. That context can include practical details about systems, surfaces, appliances, and past service.

What a home profile means

• one practical record of the home you are maintaining
• one place for details that shape the maintenance plan
• one context for reminders, history, and future product features

What belongs in the profile

Useful profile details can include:

• approximate build year
• system types and service dates
• filter sizes and appliance details
• known repairs, replacements, or inspection notes

You do not need every detail on day one. The profile should get better as you learn more about the home.

Why privacy matters

Home details can be sensitive. Kota should only ask for information that helps the product produce better guidance, and that information should stay scoped to your account and the people you intentionally include.

Kota is designed so:

• home details stay private by default
• account access is intentional
• future sharing controls can build on a clear permission model

Practical advice

• start with the details that affect safety, timing, or recurring maintenance
• avoid adding notes that are not useful to maintaining the home
• keep access limited to people who help manage the home

The goal is a useful plan, not a complicated database about your house.