Privacy Policy

At Tradesperson.net (accessible from https://tradesperson.net), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Tradesperson.net and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / UK GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information. Tradesperson.net legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

• Tradesperson.net needs to perform a contract with you
• You have given Tradesperson.net permission to do so
• Processing your personal information is in Tradesperson.net legitimate interests
• Tradesperson.net needs to comply with the law

2. No Registration or Personal Data Required

Tradesperson.net is designed to be fully usable without any registration, account creation, or email submission. We do not require you to provide your name, email address, phone number, or home address to use our 30+ cost calculators. All calculation parameters (such as kitchen size, roofing materials, or boiler type) are processed directly in your browser or used in temporary server requests to compute estimates.

3. Log Files and Analytics

Tradesperson.net follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze web traffic and user behavior on our platform. Google Analytics uses cookies to track session data. You can choose to opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Advertising and Cookies

To keep our calculators 100% free and accessible, we may display advertisements powered by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to Tradesperson.net and/or other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or by disabling cookies in their web browser.

5. Cookie Policy

Like any other website, Tradesperson.net uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

6. Third-Party Links

Our site contains links to other websites (for example, official government grant pages, checkatrade.com, etc.). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Data Protection Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have certain data protection rights under the GDPR and UK GDPR:

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification (to correct inaccurate information).
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• The right of restriction (to request that we limit processing).
• The right to data portability (to receive a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format).
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your information.

8. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.