Privacy-first smart homes · Illinois

Your home.
Your data.
Your control.

PrivateSync installs a dedicated server inside your home that records your cameras, runs your automations, and works even when the internet is down. You own the hardware, the footage, and the system.

No required fees No cloud storage Works offline You own everything
A home server at the center of a smart home, connected locally to cameras, lighting, climate, and sensors
$0
required monthly fees

BUILT ON OPEN, LOCAL TECHNOLOGY HOMEOWNERS CAN TRUST

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$0
Required monthly fees
100%
Your data, stored at home
24 hours
From walkthrough to quote
30 days
Support included after install
Why PrivateSync

Most smart homes belong to a cloud company. Yours belongs to you.

Privacy by design

Footage and device data never leave your property. There is no cloud account to breach, sell, or subpoena. Nothing about your home is stored on our servers, because there are none.

Works when the internet doesn't

Your locks, lights, cameras, and automations run on a server in your home. An outage at your provider or a vendor does not switch your house off.

Pay once, own it

One project price covers hardware, installation, programming, and training. No required subscriptions, no monitoring contracts, no surprise price hikes on equipment you already bought. An optional Protection Plan is there if you want it.

What we build

If you can imagine it, we can automate it.

A home server, your own private cloud, local security cameras, lighting, climate, shades, sensors, and whole-home control. All running locally and programmed to work together, controlled from your phone, a wall panel, or your voice.

The home server

The local brain of the house. It stores your data, records your cameras, and runs every automation, and it keeps working when the internet does not.

No required fees Local storage Works offline
PrivateSync private photo and file cloud with two mirrored drives

Your private cloud

Back up your phone's photos and files to two mirrored drives at home. Reach them anywhere, with nothing in a company's cloud.

4K security cameras

Hardwired cameras recorded locally 24/7, plus license-plate garage entry. No cloud, no subscription.

Smart lighting

Switches, dimmers, motion lighting, and full scenes like Good Morning and Goodnight on schedule.

Climate & windows

Thermostats, motorized shades, and weather-based sprinklers that save energy automatically.

Sensors & safety

Motion, presence, water-leak, door, and glass-break sensors with instant local alerts and no monitoring contract.

Whole-home control

Wall touchscreens, the mobile app, and custom dashboards, with encrypted remote access and no third party in the middle.

These are just examples, not a fixed menu. Whether it is a single room or the whole property, tell us what you want your home to do and we will design the automation for it.

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PrivateSync vs the cloud

Ring, Nest, ADT, and Vivint rent you access to your own home.

They require monthly fees, store your footage on their servers, and stop working the moment the internet or the company does. We do the opposite.

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Two ways to do a smart home

The old way keeps billing you. The PrivateSync way does not.

The old way

  • Monthly subscriptions
  • Cloud storage fees
  • Monitoring contracts
  • Fees that never end
  • Your data on their servers

The PrivateSync way

  • One-time installation
  • No required fees
  • Optional $20/mo Protection Plan
  • Full ownership, forever
  • Your data stays in your home
How it works

From walkthrough to fully owned in nine clear steps.

01

Free home walkthrough

We map your property, priorities, and the way your household actually lives.

02

Custom quote in 24 hours

A clear one-time project price with every line itemized. No pressure, no fine print.

03

Reserve your install

A 35% deposit secures your installation date and starts equipment preparation.

04

Server configured

Your dedicated home server is built, hardened, and tested before it ever reaches you.

05

Clean installation

Hardwired cameras, switches, sensors, and panels installed by our own technicians.

06

Programming & testing

Every automation and scene is built to your routines, then tested end to end.

07

Training & documentation

You learn the system and receive full documentation for the home you now own.

08

Final sign-off

We walk the finished system with you and hand over complete control.

09

30 days of support

A month of included post-installation support to fine-tune everything to your life.

Optional coverage

A safety net, only if you want one.

Your system is yours outright, with no required fees. If you want total peace of mind, our optional Protection Plan has you covered: if anything ever goes wrong, we fix it or replace it.

Completely optional and never required to use or own your system. Add it or skip it, and cancel anytime.

$20 per month · optional

PrivateSync Protection Plan

If anything in your system ever fails or breaks, we fix or replace it. Parts, labor, and priority support included.

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Who you work with

Founder-run, local, and accountable.

PrivateSync is not a franchise or a national call center. You work directly with the two people who own the company, available to homeowners across all of Illinois. We install it, we program it, and we stand behind it.

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Neel Patel
Co-Founder & Director
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Aarya Shah
Co-Founder & Director
Questions

The things homeowners ask first.

Do I have to pay anything monthly?

No required monthly fees. PrivateSync uses one-time project pricing that covers hardware, installation, the server, programming, documentation, training, and your support period. There are no mandatory subscriptions, monitoring fees, or cloud charges, and you own everything we install. The only optional add-on is our $20 per month Protection Plan, which you can take or leave.

What is the $20 per month Protection Plan?

An optional coverage plan. For $20 a month, if anything in your system ever fails or breaks, we fix or replace it, with parts, labor, and priority support included. It is never required to use or own your system, and you can add or cancel it anytime.

Where is my camera footage stored?

On the dedicated server physically installed in your home. Nothing is uploaded to a cloud, and PrivateSync never stores or accesses your footage. You decide how long recordings are kept.

What happens if the internet goes down?

Your system keeps running. Cameras record, automations fire, lights and locks respond, and your wall panels work normally. Internet is only needed for remote access from outside the home, which uses an encrypted private connection.

Can I still control the home when I'm away?

Yes. We set up encrypted remote access so you can view cameras and control devices from anywhere, without routing your data through a third party.

What if a product or company gets discontinued?

Because the system is built on open, local technology that you own, a vendor changing policies or sunsetting an app does not disable your home. That independence is the entire point.

Do you serve my area?

We install across Illinois, with strong coverage in the Chicago metro and surrounding suburbs. Book a free walkthrough and we will confirm coverage for your address.

Free, no obligation

Book your free home walkthrough.

Tell us about your home and we will return a custom quote within 24 hours. No pressure, no required fees, no cloud.

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