1. Policy-based management method for remote management of a home device ( 3 ), said method comprising: a triggering step wherein the operational state of the home device ( 3 ) changes under occurrence of a triggering event belonging to one of the following event categories: a device event, where the event is automatically produced by the home device ( 3 ); a scheduled event, where the event is automatically produced by a clock; a user event, where the event is produced by a user; an evaluation step, wherein a home device management (HDM) server ( 9 ) evaluates at least one device selection criterion; a policy run cycle, wherein the HDM server ( 9 ) runs a policy on the home device ( 3 ), said policy being selected among the following policies: an activation policy if the triggering event is of the device type; a management policy if the triggering event is of the scheduled type; a transient policy if the triggering event is of the user type.