Privacy Policy
Effective 6 October 2026
The Multifamily Creator Awards are presented by Sousa Creative, with the site powered by Resi (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what we collect when you visit the site, enter a video or vote, why we collect it, and the choices and rights you have, including under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
The short version
- You can browse and vote without an account. Voting uses a device cookie, not your name.
- If you enter, we collect your name, email and work details. Your email is never shown publicly.
- We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for targeted advertising.
- Analytics run unless you opt out. Use or turn on Global Privacy Control in your browser.
What we collect and why
We collect the categories below, directly from you or automatically from your browser. We use them only for the purposes listed.
- Identifiers and contact details
- WhatFirst and last name, email address.
- WhyTo review your entry, contact you about it, credit you publicly, and reach you if you win.
- How longUntil the end of the 2026 awards plus 12 months; winners' names stay in the public archive.
- Professional information
- WhatJob title, property, management company, city and state.
- WhyTo check eligibility and to credit the entry on the site.
- How longAs above.
- Your entry
- WhatThe video you upload, its title, category, description and any results you report, plus the video's length and shape.
- WhyTo review, host and show the entry, and for public voting.
- How longPublished entries stay in the awards archive; tell us to remove yours at any time.
- Voting records
- WhatA one-way, salted code made from your internet address and a random device ID, with the date of each vote. We do not store your internet address itself.
- WhyTo allow one vote per entry per day and to detect and remove fraudulent votes.
- How longUntil winners are confirmed, then up to 12 months for audit.
- Internet and device activity
- WhatPages viewed, clicks, approximate location from your internet address, browser and device type, and the page that referred you. If session replay is on, a recording of how the page was used, with form inputs masked.
- WhyTo understand how the site is used and fix problems. Only while analytics are allowed (see below).
- How longPer our analytics provider's retention settings, up to 12 months.
- Technical logs
- WhatInternet address, browser and request details recorded by our hosting provider.
- WhySecurity, abuse prevention and keeping the site running.
- How longShort-term, per the hosting provider's log retention.
We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CCPA, and we do not use the information above to make decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects about you.
What is public
When an entry is approved, its video, title, description, reported results and category are published, credited with the creator’s name, job title, property, company and city. Entries waiting for review are not public. Your email address is never published. Vote totals are kept private until winners are announced.
- mca_device
- Cookie · 1 year
- Random device ID that makes one-vote-per-day work. Set when you first vote.
- mca_votes_v1
- Local storage · Until cleared
- Remembers which entries this device voted for today, to show “Voted”.
- mca_entries_v1
- Local storage · Until cleared
- A copy of your own submission on this device, so you can see it while it is in review.
- mca_privacy_choice_v1
- Local storage · Until cleared
- Remembers your analytics choice.
- mca_preview, mca_admin
- Cookie · Up to launch / 12 hours
- Only for sponsors given a preview link and for our moderators.
- ph_* (PostHog)
- Cookie and local storage · 1 year
- Analytics. Only set while analytics are allowed.
Analytics and your choice
We use PostHog to measure how the site is used. You can turn analytics off at any time with , linked in every page’s footer. When you opt out, analytics stop and nothing analytics-related is stored on your device.
We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC). If your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as an opt-out and analytics stay off.
Your California privacy rights
If you live in California, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collected about you, where it came from, why, and who we disclosed it to.
- Delete personal information we collected from you, subject to legal exceptions.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do neither, but you can still turn off analytics as described above.
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information. We do not collect any.
- Not be discriminated against for using any of these rights. Exercising them will not affect your entry or your votes.
To make a request, email tony@tony-sousa.com with “Privacy request” in the subject. We will confirm receipt within 10 business days and respond within 45 days. To verify your request, we will ask you to confirm details we already hold, such as the email address you entered with. You may use an authorized agent; we will ask for proof of their authority and may ask you to verify your identity directly.
We extend these rights to every visitor, wherever you live.
Children
The awards are for multifamily professionals. The site is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has submitted information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
Data travels over encrypted connections, the database is only reachable by our servers, and voting records store a one-way code rather than your internet address. No system is perfectly secure, but we limit what we collect and who can reach it.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the effective date above, and for material changes we will note it on the site.
Contact
Questions or requests: tony@tony-sousa.com. See also the Rules & FAQ.