Privacy Policy

Who we are

Home & Garden Answers publishes free calculators and reference content for home improvement and gardening. You can reach us through the contact page.

Information you give us

You do not need an account to use this site. The values you type into a calculator — room dimensions, bed sizes, hardiness zone — are processed in your browser to produce the result. Where a tool remembers your last inputs, it does so in your browser's local storage on your own device, and you can clear it at any time through your browser settings.

If you contact us, we receive whatever you choose to send, and we keep it only as long as needed to deal with your message.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure records standard technical information: IP address, browser type, referring page, and the pages requested. This is used for security, error diagnosis, and understanding which content is useful.

Cookies and advertising

We use a small number of essential cookies and local storage entries for site function, including remembering your cookie choice.

This site is supported by advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet.

• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at google.com/settings/ads.
• You may opt out of third-party vendor cookies more broadly at aboutads.info.
• Declining advertising consent on this site does not restrict access to any content or tool — you will simply see non-personalised advertising instead.

Third-party vendors and ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on this site. Their use of that information is governed by their own privacy policies.

Analytics

We use privacy-respecting aggregate analytics to understand which pages are read and which tools are used. We do not attempt to identify individual visitors, and we do not build advertising profiles ourselves.

Legal bases and your rights

Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, our legal bases are legitimate interest for essential site operation and security, and consent for advertising cookies and personalisation. You have the right to access, correct, or erase personal data we hold about you, to object to processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To withdraw cookie consent, clear this site's data in your browser and choose again when prompted.

Where the CCPA applies, we do not sell personal information in the conventional sense; advertising partners may, however, treat personalised ad delivery as a sale or share under that law. You may opt out through the Google and industry links above.

Children

This site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Data retention and security

Server logs are retained for a limited operational period and then deleted. Contact correspondence is deleted once resolved. The site is served entirely over HTTPS.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, the updated date at the top of this page will change and the revised policy will apply from the date shown.