Notion - DIY Smart Monitoring 4+

Want more notifications!!

Just installed this system and so far really like all the information available. However, I do wish I could set up notifications for when an alert “clears” - like a door has closed, or a temperature has moved back into normal range. For example, did a door open/close as the kids left for the bus, or did they leave it open for the day?? Right now, we have to go in to check that the door has moved back to closed. I’d love to be able to set up going back to closed as a notification too!!

I was forced to use this product

First off, I didn’t want this thing but was sent anyways. Thanks, Daphne. I had no idea my whole policy hindered on using this thing. So literally, it is use this or you get your policy cancelled.
So I go to set this up - not only does it need to connect to your WiFi, which is fine.. but also you need to download a smartphone app. This app requests for you to allow them to track your location, AND allow access to your mic, camera, and photos while being cleverly packaged as this “super sensor” when all this really is is a way for this company to farm your personal information just so they can sell it all to a third party for whateveR reason and to profit of of you!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE. Why does a sensor need access to all my personal stuff? It’s all for data and for money and we just eat it up and accept it while companies like this get fatter pockets off of us normal human beings just trying to insure our homes to live . I will activate this thing just so my policy doesn’t cancel but I promise I will burn these and be removing this app shortly after. I recommend you all do the same. Thank you for reading

Developer Response ,

Hey there,

Please accept my sincerest apology for any confusion with your Notion smart security system as it relates to your insurance policy. Notion will only offer a discount on homeowners insurance policies, but if your payments are made through an escrow sometimes that can affect the policy if the discount is removed. Please contact your insurance carrier for specific questions related to the discount on your policy. They may also require you to keep the system online if you ever renew your policy with them.

I'd also like to address your privacy concerns. Notion will always manage your information with utmost respect. We use best-in-class encryption for data that we collect and we will never share your data outside of our organization. After the system is installed you can also revoke all app permissions and the system will continue to function normally. I'll share a few details below:

-The system requires location access to enable unique alert preferences depending on if you're at home or away. You can turn off those permissions if you choose not to take advantage of those features.
-We use the camera on your phone only to scan the QR code on each sensor during the set up process. You can revoke that permission after the set up process as well.
-We do not require permission to access to microphone on your device. If the Notion app mentioned that at all then you can revoke that permission after the set up process.

I hope this helps! If you have any other questions please respond at support@GetNotion.com. Our team will be happy to help out with anything else there.

Best,
Julian @ Notion

I’m happy with it

It’s simple and that’s a great benefit. Easy to install, only maintenance is to replace the batteries when you get a notification. Other than that… I forget it’s there but give me peace of mind that I’ll get suerte when needed.
At the beginning I was disappointed that I couldn’t add more than 2 tasks per sensor. Now that has improved but you can’t combine all types of sensors together.
The one con, is that I would like to still get notifications when my phone is on sleep mode and certain notifications I’d probably would like to set as loud and persistent if I don’t want to miss it something is going on. There may be a way to set up my iPhone for this but I haven’t checked.
Overall, I’m happy and I keep adding more sensors to my home.