Practical records
Track what helps you find things later: item names, container numbers, photos, and storage locations.
Privacy & Household Inventory
Your home inventory should feel useful, not exposed.
Totely is designed around practical storage records: what is inside a tote, where it lives, and how to find it later. This page explains how to think about household inventory data in a simple, privacy-aware way.
A plain-language guide to using storage records thoughtfully.
A storage record is still household information.
A home inventory can include details about what you own, where items are stored, and photos of personal belongings. That makes privacy important. Totely should help you find things later without encouraging you to over-share, over-document, or store sensitive details you do not need.
Thoughtful photos
Photograph contents in a way that is useful, but avoid capturing sensitive personal information when it is not needed.
Careful sharing
Only share household inventory access with people who actually need to find or update stored items.
What might be in a Totely record?
- Container number or shelf zone
- Item names
- Contents photos
- Storage location
- As Totely grows, useful notes may include size, season, category, or condition
- Updates when items move or contents change
What should you avoid storing unnecessarily?
Totely is for finding stored household items. You do not need to turn it into a complete record of every sensitive detail in your home.
Sensitive documents
You can track where a document box is stored, but avoid photographing full personal documents unless you are sure that is appropriate for your own privacy needs.
Valuables
If you track valuable items, keep the record practical. Avoid adding more detail than you need to find the item.
Personal information
Avoid capturing account numbers, IDs, medical paperwork, financial details, or other sensitive information in photos or notes unless there is a clear reason.
Other people's belongings
Be thoughtful when cataloging items that belong to partners, children, roommates, guests, or housemates.
Shared storage should not depend on one person's memory.
One of the biggest benefits of Totely is helping more than one person find what is stored and where it belongs. But shared access should still be intentional. Totely is being built with household sharing in mind, so storage knowledge does not have to live in one person's head.
- Share only with people who need access.
- Keep container names clear and practical.
- Avoid adding private notes that other household members should not see.
- Update records when items move so everyone has the same source of truth.
Photos make storage easier to search, but you stay in control.
Photos are useful because they give you visual proof of what is inside a tote, bin, box, or shelf. AI-assisted cataloging can help identify what is in a photo, but users should always be able to review and adjust records so the inventory reflects real life.
Photo proof helps you confirm the right container.
A contents photo can save you from opening the wrong tote, bin, or box.
AI can reduce manual typing.
AI-assisted cataloging can help identify what is in a photo, but it is a helper—not the final word.
You can keep records practical and reviewable.
Review and adjust item names, locations, and photos so the record matches real life.
Privacy-aware ways to use Totely
Instead of
Photographing a full tax document
Try
Photograph the outside of the document box and record: "Tax records box — hall closet shelf."
Instead of
Listing every valuable detail about jewelry
Try
Record: "Keepsake box — bedroom closet top shelf."
Instead of
Taking a messy wide photo of an entire garage
Try
Photograph the contents of one numbered tote at a time.
Instead of
Writing "miscellaneous private papers"
Try
Use a practical term like: "Important documents box."
This page is a practical guide, not a legal policy.
This page explains how to think about household inventory information in plain language. For official terms about data handling, privacy rights, and account information, refer to the legal Privacy Policy when it is published.
Official privacy policy details should be added separately before public launch. This guide does not replace legal terms about data handling.
More resources in Totely resources.
Learn more about using Totely thoughtfully.
How Totely Works
See the basic flow: number a container, take a photo, save the location, and search later.
Home Inventory App
Learn how Totely works as a practical inventory app for stored household items.
FAQ
Get answers about labels, photos, search, family sharing, and early access.
One-Tote Test
Start with one container and keep your first record simple.
FAQ
Privacy and household inventory questions
Is this the same as Totely's legal Privacy Policy?
No. This page is a plain-language guide to thinking about household inventory information. The legal Privacy Policy, if available, is the official source for data handling terms.
What kind of information should I store in Totely?
Store the information that helps you find things later, such as container numbers, item names, contents photos, and storage locations.
Should I photograph sensitive documents?
Use caution. You can track where a document box is stored without photographing full personal documents. Avoid capturing account numbers, IDs, financial paperwork, medical documents, or other sensitive details unless you are sure it is appropriate.
Can I use Totely for valuables?
You can use Totely to remember where valuable items are stored, but keep records practical and privacy-aware. Avoid adding more detail than you need to find the item.
Can my family share the same inventory?
Totely is being built with household sharing in mind, so more than one person can find and update storage records instead of relying on one person's memory. Sharing features and permissions may evolve before public launch.
Does AI decide what is in my inventory?
No. AI-assisted cataloging can help identify items from photos, but you should review and adjust records so the inventory matches your real storage.
Make storage searchable, thoughtfully.
Start with one container, keep the record practical, and build a storage system that helps your household find what it needs later.