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Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide through the website, including when you:

• Submit a contact form
• Send us a question, suggestion, or feedback
• Contact us regarding advertising, partnerships, or other business matters
• Subscribe to an email list or other service, if offered in the future

This information may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your message.

Please do not submit sensitive personal or financial information through website contact forms.

Mobile Application Data

The Common Contractor mobile application allows users to enter information for calculations and job-cost tracking, such as job names, estimated and actual costs, labor entries, material costs, employee names, hourly rates, and other information entered by the user.

In the current version of the app, this information is stored locally within the app on the user’s device. The Common Contractor does not receive or store this information on its servers through the mobile application.

Calculator inputs and results are also processed within the app and are not transmitted to The Common Contractor.

Users can delete saved job information from within the app. Removing the app from the device will also remove locally stored app data, subject to any device-level backup or restoration features controlled by the user or the device platform.

If a user chooses to contact The Common Contractor for support through our website, information submitted through the support or contact form is handled as described in the Contact Forms section of this Privacy Policy.

Website Information Collected Automatically

When you visit TheCommonContractor.com, certain information may be collected automatically through analytics tools, cookies, log files, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Referring website or search engine
• Approximate geographic location
• Date and time of visits
• Interactions with the website

This information is generally used to understand how visitors use the website, improve our tools and content, maintain website security, and measure website performance.

Website Analytics

The Common Contractor may use third-party analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand website traffic and visitor behavior.

These services may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about how visitors interact with the website.

The information collected through analytics helps us understand which calculators, articles, and resources visitors find useful and how the website can be improved.

Website Cookies

The Common Contractor may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, analyze website traffic, measure performance, and support advertising or other third-party services.

Cookies are small files stored on your device by your web browser.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features function.

Where required by applicable law, visitors may be provided with additional choices regarding the use of non-essential cookies.

Website Advertising

TheCommonContractor.com may display advertising provided by third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense or similar advertising networks.

Advertising providers may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve, personalize, and measure advertisements.

Third-party advertising providers may collect information about visits to this and other websites in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Website Affiliate Links

The Common Contractor may participate in affiliate marketing programs.

Some links on this website may be affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase or complete another qualifying action, The Common Contractor may receive a commission or other compensation at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate relationships do not provide us with access to your payment information or other information you provide directly to the third-party merchant.

Additional disclosures may appear on pages containing affiliate links.

Website Contact Forms

Information submitted through our contact forms is used to review and respond to inquiries, suggestions, feedback, and business communications.

We do not sell contact-form information to third parties.

Third-party services used to operate or protect our forms may process information submitted through them as necessary to provide those services.

Third-Party Websites and Services

The Common Contractor website and mobile application may contain links to websites, products, or services operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites or services. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party services they use.

How We Use Information

Information collected through The Common Contractor website may be used to:

• Operate and maintain the website
• Improve calculators, articles, and other resources
• Understand website traffic and usage
• Respond to messages and inquiries
• Detect spam, abuse, or security threats
• Measure website performance
• Support advertising and affiliate programs
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

Information entered into the mobile application for calculations and job-cost tracking is used to provide those features within the app. As described above, this information is stored locally on the user’s device and is not received or stored by The Common Contractor through the mobile application.

How We Share Information

The Common Contractor does not sell your personal information.

Information collected through the website may be shared with service providers that help operate the website, such as website hosting, analytics, email, spam prevention, advertising, or other technology providers.

Information entered and stored locally within The Common Contractor mobile application is not shared by The Common Contractor with third parties through the app.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law or legal process, or to protect the rights, security, and integrity of The Common Contractor and its users.

Data Retention

Information collected through the website may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining business records, preventing abuse, and complying with legal obligations.

Information entered into The Common Contractor mobile application for calculations and job-cost tracking is stored locally on the user’s device. Saved job information may be deleted from within the app. Removing the app from the device will also remove locally stored app data, subject to any device-level backup or restoration features controlled by the user or the device platform.

Data Security

Reasonable measures are used to protect information associated with The Common Contractor website and mobile application. However, no method of transmitting or storing electronic information can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Information entered into the mobile application for calculations and job-cost tracking is stored locally on the user’s device. Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their device and any device-level backups.

Children’s Privacy

The Common Contractor website and mobile application are intended for a general audience and are not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information has been collected, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable privacy laws.

Website visitors may control cookies and similar technologies through their browser settings and, where available, through privacy or consent controls provided on the website.

Mobile app users may delete saved job information from within the app. Users may also remove locally stored app data by deleting the application from their device, subject to any device-level backup or restoration features controlled by the user or the device platform.

To submit a privacy-related request, please use our Contact page.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, mobile application, the services we use, or applicable requirements.

When changes are made, the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page may be revised.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of The Common Contractor, please contact us through our Contact page.