Privacy Policy

• We do not sell your personal information to anyone, ever.
• We do not collect sensitive personal data like your income, household size, or immigration status.
• If you create an account, we store only your email and notification preferences.
• We use standard analytics to understand site usage — not to track individuals.
• You must be 18 years or older to use this Service.

8WaitlistFinder is an independent informational directory and search tool. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by HUD, any Public Housing Authority (PHA), or any government agency. We do not collect or transmit housing applications. All official application links send users directly to verified government portals.

8WaitlistFinder uses cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, measure usage, and support advertising services.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies – Required for core site features such as search, navigation, and account login.
• Analytics cookies – Used to understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, device type, broad location). These do not identify individual users.
• Advertising cookies – Used by Google AdSense and other third-party vendors to display ads, limit repeated ads, and measure ad performance.

How to control cookies:

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. You may also opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings: https://www.google.com/settings/ads
• AboutAds: https://www.aboutads.info/choices
• Network Advertising Initiative: https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices

Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the site.

8WaitlistFinder uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to:

• Serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites
• Personalize advertising content
• Limit repeated ads
• Measure ad performance
• Detect invalid traffic

How Google uses data:

Google may combine data from this site with data from other Google services to improve ad relevance and measurement. For more information, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Opting out of personalized ads:

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting: https://www.google.com/settings/ads

We work with third-party advertising partners to display ads and measure ad performance. These partners may use cookies or device identifiers.

Our current advertising partners include:

These partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising using the links provided in the Cookies section above.

The Service is intended strictly for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect, store, or solicit personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected data from a minor under 18, we will delete that data immediately.

We collect only the minimum information required to provide directory search functionality:

• Search Queries — City, state, or ZIP code you type. We do not link search queries to your personal identity.
• Account Information (Optional) — If you create an account, we store your email address and alert preferences. Passwords are securely hashed.
• Favorites & Alerts — Stored locally in your browser (localStorage) or synced securely if signed in.
• Usage Analytics — Anonymized page view metrics (pages visited, device type, broad location).

• Your income, household size, or financial records
• Your Social Security Number or government-issued ID
• Your citizenship or immigration status
• Precise GPS location data
• Race, ethnicity, disability, or protected category information

Directory data is updated periodically from public sources but is not verified in real time. We do not guarantee that listed waitlist statuses, income limits, or deadlines are free from errors. Users must verify all information on official government portals before applying.

Users may not scrape data, impersonate 8WaitlistFinder or PHA representatives, charge third parties for information provided here, or misrepresent waitlist details to housing applicants.

Depending on your location, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal account data. We do not sell personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or any state privacy framework.

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of 8WaitlistFinder signifies acceptance of the revised policy.

To submit privacy requests or report listing errors, contact us at:

• Primary Contact: waitlist8finder@outlook.com
• Privacy Requests: waitlist8finderprivacy@outlook.com

⚠️ Service Boundaries: 8WaitlistFinder does NOT provide phone support, does NOT assist with filling out housing applications, and CANNOT check your position on a housing authority waitlist.