Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 24, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Landscaping Cost Calculator (landscapingcostcalculator.com) collects, uses, and protects information. It also describes your choices and our responsibilities. Read this page to understand how your information is handled when you use this website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways: information you provide and information collected automatically when you use this website.

Information you provide:

  • Email address (only if you request a PDF estimate or send a contact form message)
  • Name (only if you send a contact form message)
  • Basic project details entered in the calculator (project type, size, materials, region)

Information collected automatically:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referring website

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies (including browser localStorage) to support core features and understand how people use the site.

Functional storage: Your calculator inputs (project type, size, country, region) may be saved in your browser's localStorage so you can resume your estimate later. This data never leaves your device.

Analytics and advertising cookies come from Google services. See sections 3 and 4 for details. You can disable cookies in your browser settings; the calculator will still work without them.

See our cookie policy for a full breakdown of every cookie used.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain this website
  • Generate landscaping cost estimates
  • Send PDF estimate reports when requested
  • Reply to contact form messages
  • Improve layout, content, and performance
  • Monitor traffic patterns and aggregate usage
  • Detect misuse, fraud, or security issues
  • Serve relevant advertising via Google AdSense

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

This website is monetized through display advertising served by Google AdSense.

  • Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this site or other sites.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • You may also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized ads by visiting www.aboutads.info.
  • For European visitors, ads are subject to Google's EEA, UK, and Swiss user consent policy.

Learn more about Google's advertising technologies: policies.google.com/technologies/ads

5. Google Analytics and Tag Manager

We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics processes IP addresses and usage data in aggregate form to produce reports on traffic and behavior.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

6. Third-Party Links

This website may link to other websites (for example, to source data, manufacturer pages, or trade associations). Their privacy practices may differ from ours. Review their policies before sharing information.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable steps to protect information, including HTTPS encryption for all traffic to and from this website. No method of transfer or storage is fully secure, but we work to limit risk.

8. Your Rights and Choices

You can:

  • Disable cookies in your browser
  • Opt out of personalized ads via Google Ads Settings
  • Clear localStorage to remove saved estimates
  • Email us to request deletion of any data you submitted
  • Stop using the website at any time

GDPR / CCPA: If you are a resident of the EU, UK, or California, you have additional rights to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you. To exercise these rights, email us at hello@landscapingcostcalculator.com.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is intended for adults planning home improvement projects. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU). If we learn that we hold such information, we remove it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we change it, we update the date at the top of this page. Material changes will also be noted in a prominent place on the site.