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Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 18, 2026. Applies to diyvspros.com.

Summary

What we collect

Reading the site requires no account and no personal information. We don't set cookies of our own, we don't fingerprint browsers, and the cost calculators run entirely in your browser — the job size, tools and hourly value you enter are never sent to us or stored anywhere.

Like any website, ours receives standard technical information when your browser requests a page: your IP address, browser type, the page requested, the referring page, and the time. This is processed by our hosting provider and by Cloudflare (see below) for security and performance, kept for a limited period in server logs, and not used to identify you.

Contact form

When you use the contact form, the name, email address, subject and message you enter are sent to us by email at hello@diyvspros.com. The message also includes the IP address the form was submitted from and, if you arrived from another page on this site, which page — both to help us filter spam and understand which figure you're writing about. Nothing is stored on the web server; the message exists only in our mailbox. We use it to reply to you and to act on what you've told us, and for nothing else. We don't add you to any list and we don't share it. Reply-to is set to your address so we can answer directly.

Hosting and Cloudflare

The site is hosted on servers in the United States and delivered through Cloudflare, which acts as a proxy and content delivery network. Cloudflare processes the technical information described above to serve pages quickly, block malicious traffic, and provide the analytics below. Cloudflare's handling of this data is governed by its own privacy policy. If you are outside the United States, your requests are processed in the U.S.

Analytics

Google Analytics 4. We use Google Analytics to see which pages are read, how visitors arrive, roughly where they are (country and region, derived from IP address — Google does not store the full IP address), what devices they use, and how they move through the site. It sets first-party cookies (named _ga and _ga_…) that give your browser a random identifier so repeat visits can be counted; it doesn't tell us who you are. We use the reports in aggregate to decide what to write and fix. We have not enabled Google Signals or advertising features in Analytics, and we don't link Analytics data to any other information about you. Google processes this data under its privacy policy; you can opt out on any site with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, or block the cookies in your browser. Visitors in the EU, UK and Switzerland are asked for consent before analytics cookies are set (see below). Analytics data is retained by Google for 14 months.

Cloudflare Web Analytics. We also use Cloudflare's analytics to measure page speed. It uses no cookies and no persistent identifiers, doesn't track you across sites, and reports aggregate figures only.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

We display advertisements served by Google AdSense, and may use other display advertising networks. This is how the site is funded. As required by Google's policies, we disclose the following:

Where other networks are used, they operate under their own privacy policies; the opt-out links above cover most of them. Ads have no influence on the content of this site — see our editorial policy.

Cookies

We set no cookies of our own. Cookies you may encounter on this site come from:

Your browser lets you block or delete cookies at any time. Blocking advertising cookies does not affect the site itself; ads may still appear but won't be personalized. The site works fully with all cookies disabled.

European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland. If you visit from these regions, you will be asked for consent before advertising or analytics cookies are used, through a consent management platform that meets the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework and Google's requirements. You can decline, accept, or choose individual purposes, and you can change your choice later from the link at the bottom of any page or by clearing your cookies. Declining does not prevent you from using the site.

California. We don't sell your personal information, and we don't share it for cross-context behavioral advertising ourselves. Advertising networks' processing of data from California visitors is handled under their own compliance measures (Google uses restricted data processing where required). Your rights under the CCPA/CPRA — to know, delete, correct, and opt out — can be exercised through the contact details below; note that the only personal information we hold is what you've sent us by the contact form.

What we don't do

Children

This site is for adults planning home projects and isn't directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU). We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us information through the contact form, contact us and we'll delete it.

Retention and your rights

Whatever your location, you can ask us what personal information we hold about you (in practice: any messages you've sent), ask for it to be corrected or deleted, or object to how we use it, by emailing hello@diyvspros.com. We'll respond within 30 days. Visitors in the EU/UK also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data-protection authority.

Changes and contact

We'll update this page when our practices change — for example if we add an advertising network — and the date at the top will move. Material changes will be noted here for at least 30 days. Questions about this policy or your data: hello@diyvspros.com or the contact form.