Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 September 2026

TOPYN ("we", "us") operates topyn.com, a map of garage sales, markets and open houses in Australia. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices. We handle personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Information we collect

• Listing details you provide: sale address, suburb, postcode, state, date and times, description, and any photos you upload.
• Contact details: the email address you give us (used to verify and manage your listing) and, optionally, a public contact number you choose to display.
• Location searches: a suburb or postcode you enter, or your device's approximate location if you use the "use my location" feature.
• Open house enquiries: if you use the "Register your interest" form on an open house listing, the name and email address you provide, and optionally a phone number and a message.
• Technical data: your IP address, and a reCAPTCHA risk score, collected to prevent spam and abuse.
• Subscription details: your email and suburb if you sign up for the weekend digest.

How we use it

• To publish your listing on the map and let shoppers find it.
• To send you a verification email and a link to edit or remove your listing.
• To pass an open house enquiry to the real estate agent or agency that listed the property, so they can contact you about it.
• To send the weekend digest, if you subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time).
• To prevent spam, fraud and abuse, and to keep listings accurate.

What we share

Your listing's public details (address, date, times, description, photos and any contact number you chose to display) are visible to anyone using TOPYN. Your email address is never shown publicly.

If you submit an open house enquiry, the details you provide (your name, email, and any phone number or message) are sent to the real estate agent or agency that listed that property, so they can respond to you directly. They become responsible for how they use your information from that point. We do not publish enquiry details or show them to anyone else.

We use trusted service providers to run TOPYN, and share data with them only as needed to provide the service:

• Supabase — database and photo storage.
• Vercel — website hosting.
• Google Maps & reCAPTCHA — mapping, geocoding and spam protection.
• PayPal — payment processing for paid listing types.
• Resend — sending verification and digest emails.

We do not sell your personal information.

Cookies and local storage

We use your browser's local storage for essentials such as remembering your saved favourites and whether you've dismissed the "add to home screen" prompt. Our providers (e.g. Google, PayPal) may set their own cookies when their features load.

Open house enquiries

When you register your interest in an open house, we store your enquiry so the listing agent can see it in their TOPYN portal as well as by email, and we keep it while their subscription is active so they can follow up with you. We use your IP address and a reCAPTCHA score at the point of submission to stop automated abuse of the form. If you'd like an enquiry you sent removed from TOPYN, email us — note that the agent will already have their own copy.

Retention

Listings are intended to be temporary and are removed after the sale date passes. You can edit or delete your listing at any time using the link in your confirmation email. To have subscription, enquiry or other data removed, contact us.

Your choices

• Edit or remove your listing via the link we email you.
• Unsubscribe from the digest using the link in any digest email.
• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by emailing us.

Contact

Questions or requests: hello@topyn.com.