Tenant Privacy
What 50RH Means for the People Who Live Here
If your building joins an approved 50RH hardware beta, this page explains the current prototype design, what the test is intended to measure, and how beta data is handled.
Beta status
50RH sensor hardware is unfinished and not generally available. The device, firmware, sampling behavior, and dashboard may change during testing. A property must be approved before any placement, and residents should receive the disclosure required for that specific test.
What the Prototype Is Designed to Measure
The current 50RH prototype centers on the Bosch BME688 environmental sensor. During an approved beta it is intended to sample these signals about the air in the room:
- Temperature — ambient room temperature
- Relative humidity — the moisture level in the air — the core mold-risk signal
- Air pressure — barometric pressure, used to understand ventilation
- VOCs — total volatile organic compounds in the air, an indoor air quality signal
- Air quality indicators — an overall indoor air quality score and an estimated CO₂-equivalent value derived from the gas sensor
The beta may also report an experimental risk band derived from those signals, plus device-health information such as WiFi signal strength and battery level. The exact sampling frequency and fields will be documented for each approved placement.
What the Current Prototype Is Not Designed to Do
The current prototype design does not include a microphone, camera, or motion sensor and is not intended to record sound, images, video, movement, or location. The final approved test specification should be reviewed before any device is placed.
No Personal Information
For an approved beta, 50RH stores readings against a unit number — for example, “Unit 204” — and nothing else. Our system has no field for a resident's name, phone number, email address, or any other personal detail, and residents never have accounts with us. We could not look up a person if we wanted to; the data model doesn't contain people.
Who Can See the Data
- Your property management team — authorized staff see unit-level experimental readings and risk bands in their beta dashboard so they can evaluate whether the information is useful in maintenance workflows.
- 50RH — we operate the service and use readings to run and improve risk detection. We never sell data, and we don't run ads.
Beta alerts go to the approved property-management contacts, not to residents or an emergency service. Access terms are confirmed for each placement.
Can the Readings Tell When Someone Is Home?
Everyday life does show up in environmental data — a hot shower raises humidity, cleaning products raise VOC levels. That is precisely what makes the readings useful for studying moisture patterns. But readings are environmental snapshots analyzed for the approved beta purpose: evaluating mold- and air-quality-risk indicators. 50RH does not build occupancy, activity, or behavior profiles, and the dashboard presents risk scores and trends — not a log of what happened in a unit.
How the Data Is Stored
- Beta readings are encrypted in transit from the prototype to our cloud (TLS, via AWS IoT Core)
- Data is stored on US-based cloud infrastructure — 50RH operates in the United States only
- Historical readings are retained to power trend analysis; property owners can request deletion at any time
Full details, including every third-party service we use, are in our Privacy Policy.
For Property Managers: Telling Your Residents
We recommend disclosing environmental monitoring to residents plainly — it builds trust, and residents benefit directly from mold prevention. Sample language you can adapt for a lease addendum or move-in notice:
“This unit is participating in a limited 50RH environmental-sensor beta. The current prototype is designed to sample temperature, humidity, air pressure, and air-quality indicators so the property team can evaluate moisture-risk trends. It is experimental, does not detect mold, and is not an emergency or safety system. The prototype design includes no microphone or camera and is not intended to record sound, images, or movement. Readings are linked to the unit number only — no personal information is collected. Data is visible to property management and its monitoring provider, 50RH, and is never sold. Questions? See 50rh.com/tenant-privacy.”
This page and the sample language are provided for information only and are not legal advice. Disclosure requirements vary by state and lease — consult your counsel.
Questions?
Residents and property managers alike are welcome to ask us anything about how monitoring data is handled.
Contact our team