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Privacy at Minut

“How do you monitor a property without monitoring the people inside it?”

That question started Minut, and it still shapes everything we build: technology that keeps shared spaces safe and running for hosts and operators, without capturing anything private about the people inside.

No cameras

No recordings

GDPR compliant

Edge processing

The best way to protect privacy is to never record sensitive data in the first place

Two friends chatting over coffee in a sunlit kitchen

Minut analyzes and discards irrelevant data on the device itself, so private information never leaves the room it’s in.

When it comes to sound, AudioID analyzes and discards audio directly on the device. No audio is ever recorded or sent to the cloud, so it can’t be intercepted or heard by anyone, including the Minut team.

How AudioID works

Data retention

Fair data use

Privacy-first data use is built into Minut’s architecture. Minut collects only the signals each feature needs to keep a space protected and respected. Customers, their guests and residents can request or delete their data at any time.

Read our privacy policy

days

Data kept only as long as it’s needed to provide the service. Guest data is automatically anonymized 14 days after the stay ends.

GDPR-compliant, for everyone

GDPR-compliant, with the right to access, export or delete your data at any time. Extended to all our customers and their guests and residents, regardless of where they’re based.

Data Protection Officer

Overseen by a dedicated Data Protection Officer. For data requests, contact privacy@minut.com.

Context-aware privacy

The right data for every kind of space

A holiday rental and someone’s home need different things to stay comfortable and safe. Minut configures what’s collected and shared depending on the environment.

Short stays

Hosts get the real-time insight they need to operate and manage reservations.

Privacy for guests

Family relaxing in a holiday rental with a sea view

Living

Operators are alerted to real issues, never given a window into a resident’s daily life.

Privacy for residents

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Purpose-built detection

Keeping spaces safe and comfortable

Minut collects only the data that’s relevant to protecting a property and the people inside and around it. Minut’s technology is purpose-built to detect what keeps a space and its people comfortable and safe: noise disturbances, unauthorized smoking, temperature for a healthy home, and motion for security and wellness alerts in senior living.

Noise

AudioID measures sound levels and recognizes key events on the sensor itself, without ever recording audio.

Smoking

SmokeID identifies smoking from particles in the air, analyzed on the sensor, with no cameras or images.

Occupancy

Minut estimates occupancy risk using signals from nearby devices, without identifying individuals.

Guest messaging

Contact details are used only to reach guests about their stay, and anonymized after checkout.

Security

Secure by design, end to end

Every piece of data Minut handles is encrypted, independently tested and protected under GDPR.

Encryption

Encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2 and 1.3, and at rest with AES-256

Independent testing

Independent third-party penetration testing every year, plus quarterly security risk assessments

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