Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 12, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how RemodelingExpense.com (“RemodelingExpense,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you visit or interact with RemodelingExpense.com and its related pages, calculators, forms, tools, advertisements, and services (collectively, the “Site”).

By using the Site, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Site.

Information You Provide Directly

You may provide information when you:

• Request contractor estimates;
• Use a contact or inquiry form;
• Submit a project cost report;
• Submit a comment, rating, vote, or other feedback;
• Ask about contractor advertising;
• Communicate with us by email; or
• Use another interactive Site feature.

This information may include:

• Name;
• Email address;
• Telephone number;
• ZIP code or general project location;
• Property type;
• Project type;
• Project description;
• Estimated project timing;
• Budget or cost information;
• Contractor or advertising information;
• Submitted comments, project reports, photographs, or feedback; and
• Any other information you choose to provide.

Do not submit sensitive personal information, such as Social Security numbers, financial-account credentials, medical information, or government identification numbers.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:

• Internet Protocol address;
• Browser type and version;
• Device type and operating system;
• Approximate location derived from an IP address;
• Pages viewed;
• Referring and exit pages;
• Date and time of access;
• Links or advertisements clicked;
• Calculator and form interactions;
• Session duration;
• General traffic and engagement information;
• Cookie identifiers and similar technologies; and
• Information used to detect fraud, abuse, bots, or security threats.

Calculator Information

Our calculators may process information such as:

• ZIP code;
• Project dimensions;
• Quantity;
• Material or quality selections;
• Project options; and
• Other estimate variables.

Calculator entries may be processed to generate an estimate, operate and improve the calculator, analyze aggregate usage, prevent abuse, and troubleshoot technical problems.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, calculator results are informational estimates and are not contractor quotes.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information to:

• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site;
• Provide cost estimates and calculator results;
• Localize estimates using ZIP code or regional information;
• Respond to questions, support requests, and advertising inquiries;
• Process contractor estimate requests;
• Connect users with contractor-matching services or contractors;
• Publish and analyze submitted project cost reports;
• Measure Site traffic, engagement, and performance;
• Understand which calculators and project guides are useful;
• Display, measure, and manage advertising;
• Detect spam, invalid traffic, fraud, scraping, and other misuse;
• Protect our rights, users, systems, and business;
• Maintain records and comply with legal obligations; and
• Carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected.

We may use information in aggregated or de-identified form for research, analytics, editorial planning, calculator development, and business operations.

3. Contractor Estimate Requests

The Site may allow you to request estimates or information from contractors.

When you submit a contractor estimate request, we may disclose the information in your request to:

• Contractor-matching services;
• Contractors or home-service providers;
• Lead-processing and communications providers;
• Vendors that route, validate, or manage requests; and
• Other parties involved in responding to your request.

The information shared may include your name, contact information, ZIP code, project type, project description, property information, project timing, and other details you submit.

Those parties may contact you by telephone, email, or text message as described in the consent disclosure presented with the applicable form.

We may receive compensation in connection with estimate requests, referrals, calls, leads, appointments, purchases, or other qualifying activity.

Submitting an estimate request is optional. You may continue using the informational portions of the Site without submitting a contractor request.

The privacy practices of a contractor or matching service are governed by that party’s own privacy policy. We are not responsible for how an independent contractor or third-party matching service handles information after receiving it.

4. Advertising

The Site may display:

• Google AdSense or other advertising-network ads;
• Personalized or interest-based advertising;
• Contextual or non-personalized advertising;
• Paid local contractor placements;
• Sponsored listings;
• Affiliate links;
• Referral offers; and
• Advertisements for our own products or services.

Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and similar technologies to:

• Display advertisements;
• Select advertisements based on prior visits to this Site or other websites;
• Limit how frequently an advertisement is displayed;
• Measure advertisement performance;
• Detect invalid traffic and fraud; and
• Produce aggregated advertising reports.

Google and its advertising partners may use advertising cookies to serve ads based on a user’s visits to this Site and other sites.

You can manage certain advertising preferences through Google’s advertising settings and through any privacy or consent controls displayed on the Site.

Paid contractor placements do not receive access to personal information merely because they advertise on the Site. Information is provided to a contractor or matching service only when you submit an applicable request, contact the advertiser directly, or otherwise authorize the interaction.

For additional information about paid placements and commercial relationships, see our Advertising Disclosure.

5. Analytics and Site Measurement

We may use analytics and measurement services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use the Site.

These services may collect information such as:

• Pages visited;
• Approximate geographic area;
• Device and browser information;
• Referring websites;
• Interactions with calculators and Site features; and
• General engagement and traffic information.

We use this information to improve Site content, navigation, calculator functionality, performance, and user experience.

Analytics providers may use cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files stored on a browser or device. We and our service providers may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags, web beacons, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

• Essential Site operation;
• Security and fraud prevention;
• Remembering preferences;
• Analytics and measurement;
• Advertising;
• Frequency capping;
• Form and calculator functionality; and
• Site performance.

Some cookies are necessary for the Site to function. Other cookies may be used for analytics or advertising.

Where required by applicable law, we request consent before using certain nonessential cookies or technologies.

You may be able to manage cookies through:

• The cookie or privacy controls displayed on the Site;
• Your browser settings;
• Your device settings; or
• Advertising-industry opt-out tools.

Disabling cookies may affect the operation of calculators, forms, advertisements, or other Site features.

7. User-Submitted Cost Reports and Content

When you submit a project cost report, comment, rating, photograph, or other content, we may collect and use the information you provide to:

• Review and verify the submission;
• Contact you about the submission;
• Edit or format the submission;
• Publish project details and pricing;
• Develop aggregate cost ranges;
• Detect duplicate, fraudulent, or misleading reports; and
• Improve our guides and calculators.

Published reports may include generalized information such as:

• Project type;
• Approximate cost;
• General location;
• Project size;
• Materials used;
• Approximate completion date; and
• Project observations.

We do not intend to publicly display your private contact information as part of a cost report unless you expressly authorize it.

Do not include another person’s name, address, telephone number, email address, license number, contract, or other personal information unless you have authorization to provide and publish it.

Additional terms governing submitted content appear in our Terms and Conditions.

8. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose information to the following categories of recipients.

Service Providers

We may disclose information to vendors that help us operate the Site, such as:

• Website-hosting providers;
• Content-delivery and security providers;
• Analytics providers;
• Form and email providers;
• Database and backup providers;
• Spam and fraud-prevention services;
• Advertising technology providers;
• Contractors that maintain or develop the Site; and
• Professional advisers.

These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services, subject to their agreements and legal obligations.

Contractor and Lead Partners

When you submit an estimate request, we may disclose the request information to contractor-matching services, contractors, and providers involved in routing or responding to the request.

Advertising and Analytics Providers

Advertising and analytics providers may collect or receive identifiers, device information, usage data, approximate location information, and related information through cookies and similar technologies.

Legal and Safety Reasons

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process;
• Respond to a government request;
• Enforce our agreements;
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of RemodelingExpense, our users, or others;
• Detect or prevent fraud, security threats, or unlawful activity; or
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Business Transfers

Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or transfer of all or part of the Site or business.

9. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

We do not sell personal information for money in the ordinary meaning of the word “sell.”

However, certain privacy laws define “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” broadly. Under those definitions, the following activities may potentially be considered a sale, sharing, or processing for targeted advertising:

• Use of third-party advertising cookies or identifiers;
• Disclosure of estimate-request information to contractor-matching partners in connection with compensated referrals; or
• Certain analytics or advertising-technology activities.

Where required by applicable law, eligible users may request to opt out of qualifying sales, sharing, or targeted advertising.

To submit an opt-out request, contact us at info@remodelingexpense.com.

You may also use any available cookie-preference or privacy control displayed on the Site.

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16.

10. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

• Provide requested services;
• Maintain business and transaction records;
• Analyze Site operations;
• Prevent fraud and abuse;
• Resolve disputes;
• Enforce agreements; and
• Meet legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements.

Retention periods vary based on the type of information, why it was collected, whether it is needed for security or legal purposes, and whether it can be safely deleted or de-identified.

We may retain aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify an individual.

11. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, database, transmission method, or storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information.

You should use caution when submitting information online and should not provide information that is unnecessary for the requested service.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable legal limitations, you may have the right to:

• Confirm whether we process your personal information;
• Access personal information we maintain about you;
• Correct inaccurate personal information;
• Request deletion of personal information;
• Obtain a portable copy of certain personal information;
• Opt out of certain sales of personal information;
• Opt out of targeted advertising;
• Opt out of certain profiling activities;
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
• Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request.

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.

These rights are not absolute. We may deny or limit a request when permitted by law, such as when we cannot verify your identity, must retain information to comply with law, or need the information to protect against fraud.

13. How to Submit a Privacy Request

You may submit a privacy request by email:

info@remodelingexpense.com

Please describe the request and provide enough information for us to locate the relevant records.

We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. Verification may require confirming information associated with your prior interaction with the Site.

An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law. We may request evidence that the agent is authorized to act for you.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

14. Appeals

If we deny a privacy request, residents of jurisdictions that provide an appeal right may appeal by emailing info@remodelingexpense.com with the subject line “Privacy Request Appeal.”

Include your original request and explain why you believe the decision should be reconsidered.

15. Global Privacy Control and Browser Signals

Where required by applicable law, we honor recognized browser-based opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control, as a request to opt out of qualifying sale, sharing, or targeted advertising for the browser or device sending the signal.

Because these signals may be associated only with a particular browser or device, you may need to enable or submit the preference separately on each browser or device you use.

16. California Privacy Notice

This section supplements the remainder of this Privacy Policy and applies to California residents to the extent the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended (“CCPA”), applies to RemodelingExpense.

Categories of Personal Information

During the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

• Identifiers, such as names, email addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses, cookie identifiers, and similar identifiers;
• Customer-record information, such as contact information and information included in contractor estimate requests;
• Commercial information, such as project interests, services requested, advertising inquiries, and interactions with advertisements or referral services;
• Internet or electronic network activity, such as pages viewed, links clicked, referral sources, calculator interactions, advertising interactions, and other Site activity;
• Approximate geolocation information, such as general location derived from an IP address or a ZIP code provided by a user;
• Professional or employment-related information, such as contractor business information, trade, licensing information, or service areas submitted by advertisers;
• User-submitted content, such as project descriptions, cost reports, comments, feedback, ratings, photographs, and related information; and
• Inferences, such as likely remodeling interests, service needs, geographic market, or advertising interests derived from Site activity.

We may collect these categories directly from users, automatically from browsers or devices, and from service providers, analytics providers, advertising partners, contractors, and contractor-matching services.

We use these categories for the business and commercial purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including operating and securing the Site, providing calculator results, responding to requests, processing contractor referrals, displaying advertising, measuring Site performance, preventing fraud, and complying with legal obligations.

Categories Disclosed for Business Purposes

During the preceding 12 months, we may have disclosed the categories described above to:

• Website hosting, security, database, and technical service providers;
• Analytics and measurement providers;
• Advertising technology providers;
• Form, email, and communications providers;
• Contractor-matching services and contractors;
• Professional advisers; and
• Government authorities or other parties where required by law.

The categories disclosed depend on the user’s interaction with the Site. For example, contractor estimate information is disclosed only when a user submits an applicable request or otherwise authorizes the interaction.

Sale and Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for money in the ordinary meaning of the term.

California law defines “sale” and “sharing” more broadly. Certain uses of advertising cookies, identifiers, analytics technologies, or compensated contractor-referral arrangements may be considered selling or sharing personal information under the CCPA.

During the preceding 12 months, we may have sold or shared the following categories of personal information:

• Identifiers;
• Internet or electronic network activity;
• Approximate geolocation information;
• Commercial or project-interest information; and
• Inferences derived from Site activity.

These categories may have been sold or shared with advertising networks, advertising technology providers, analytics providers, contractor-matching services, contractors, and related service providers.

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age.

California Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable exceptions, California residents may have the right to:

• Know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about them;
• Know the sources from which personal information was collected;
• Know the purposes for which personal information was collected, sold, shared, or disclosed;
• Know the categories of third parties to whom personal information was disclosed, sold, or shared;
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information;
• Request deletion of personal information;
• Obtain a portable copy of certain personal information;
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
• Limit certain uses and disclosures of sensitive personal information, where applicable; and
• Exercise these rights without unlawful discrimination or retaliation.

Exercising California Privacy Rights

California residents may submit a request by emailing:

info@remodelingexpense.com

Use the subject line “California Privacy Request” and describe the right you wish to exercise.

We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before processing an access, correction, or deletion request.

An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law, although we may require proof of authorization and direct identity confirmation.

Where required by applicable law, we honor recognized browser-based opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control, as an opt-out request for the browser or device sending the signal.

Sensitive Personal Information

We do not intentionally collect or use sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about consumers.

Do not submit Social Security numbers, account credentials, precise geolocation, health information, government identification numbers, or other sensitive personal information through the Site.

Financial Incentives

We do not currently offer financial incentives, price differences, or service differences in exchange for the collection, sale, or retention of personal information.

If we introduce such a program, we will provide any additional notice and obtain any consent required by applicable law.

17. Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for adults researching home-improvement projects and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Site, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

Users must be at least 18 years old to submit contractor estimate requests, cost reports, advertising inquiries, or other forms intended for adults.

18. Third-Party Websites and Embedded Content

The Site may link to or embed content from contractors, advertisers, retailers, manufacturers, video platforms, social-media services, government agencies, and other third parties.

Third parties may collect information when you interact with their links, advertisements, videos, widgets, forms, or embedded content.

Their collection and use of information are governed by their own privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for third-party privacy or security practices.

19. Visitors Outside the United States

RemodelingExpense is operated from the United States and is primarily intended for users located in the United States.

If you access the Site from another country, information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws where you live.

Where required, we use consent tools or other measures relating to cookies and advertising for visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and other applicable jurisdictions.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our Site, business, technology, vendors, or legal obligations.

When we update it, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of the page. Material changes may also be communicated through the Site or by another appropriate method.

Your continued use of the Site after an updated policy becomes effective means that the updated policy applies to subsequent use and information collection.

21. Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:

RemodelingExpense
Email: info@remodelingexpense.com

Last Updated: 7/12/26