Privacy Policy

Effective: October 2026. This policy describes what HomeCostOwl (homecostowl.com) collects, why, and what choices you have. It is written in plain language on purpose.

The short version

You can read every guide and use every calculator on this site without giving us anything. We do not sell personal information, we do not sell leads to contractors, and we do not require an account, a zip code or an email address to show you a price, ever.

What we collect, and when

  • Reading and calculating: nothing is collected from you personally. Our servers keep standard technical logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested, timestamps) for security and operation, the way every website does; these logs are not used to build a profile of you.
  • Price Alert emails: if you choose to subscribe for price updates, we collect the email address you enter, and only for sending the updates described on the form, quarterly price updates and seasonal alerts for the project type you picked. Subscriptions are double opt-in (you confirm from your inbox before anything is sent) and every email carries a one-click unsubscribe. Our signup forms are currently being connected to our email provider; until that connection is live, the forms do not transmit or store your address anywhere.
  • Email you send us: if you contact us, we receive your address and message and use them only to read and, where we can, reply.

Cookies

  • Essential cookies: the site software sets a small number of cookies needed for the site to function and stay secure.
  • Advertising cookies: this site is funded by advertising. When ads are served (including through Google AdSense), Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising through Google’s Ads Settings, and learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services on Google’s own policy pages. Blocking cookies in your browser will not block any content or tool on this site, nothing here is gated.

What we never do

  • Never sell or rent your personal information.
  • Never pass your details to contractors or lead marketplaces.
  • Never bundle a signup with a calculator: using a tool never asks for, or takes, your email or zip code.

Your choices

Unsubscribe from Price Alerts at any time from any email we send. To ask what we hold about you, or to have your email address deleted from the Price Alert list, write to us via the contact page and we will act on it.

Changes

If what we collect ever changes, this page changes first, with a new effective date at the top.