Privacy Policy

The Short Version

HomeWarranties101 is a static website of reviews and consumer guides. It has no accounts, no sign-up and no advertising or analytics scripts of its own. This policy explains the few ways your data can be involved when you read the site, use its tools or click a partner link.

Information We Collect

• Messages you send us. If you contact us, we receive whatever you choose to include, such as your name, email address and message. We use it to respond and, where relevant, to correct an error in our content.
• Server logs. Like any website, requests to this site are handled by hosting infrastructure that may keep standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested and time). We do not use these logs to identify individual visitors.
• Tool inputs. The calculators, quizzes, checklists and the company comparer run in your browser. What you type into them is not sent to us.
• One item in your browser storage. When you close the sticky banner at the bottom of the page, your browser stores a timestamp (cta-bar-dismissed-at) so the banner stays hidden for 24 hours. It stays on your device and is not sent anywhere.

How We Use Information

• To respond to messages and corrections
• To keep the site running and secure
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell personal information, and we do not build advertising profiles of our readers.

Third-Party Services and Partner Links

• Google Fonts. Pages load the Inter typeface from Google Fonts. Google receives your IP address and browser details to deliver the font files and handles them under its own privacy policy.
• Partner links. Links labeled as partner links (for example "Get a Home Warranty Match") send you through a redirect on this site (/afflink1/) to an affiliate tracking network (affiliates.paradoxm.com) and then to the partner. We may earn a commission if you buy. The network and the partner can set cookies, record your visit and collect any information you give them. Their privacy policies, not this one, govern that data, and we may be told that a referral led to a sale so we can be paid.
• Other links. We link to company websites, regulators and news sources. We do not control their privacy practices.

How partner links relate to our reviews is explained on How This Site Makes Money.

Cookies

This site does not set cookies of its own. Google and the partners described above may set cookies when you load fonts or follow a partner link. You can block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings; the site works without them.

Your Choices

You can clear the stored banner timestamp by clearing site data in your browser, and you can avoid third-party requests by not following partner links or by blocking font requests in your browser. Depending on where you live, you may have rights over personal data a company holds about you. We hold very little. If you contacted us and want your message deleted, tell us so through the contact page.

Data Security and Retention

We keep messages only as long as needed to respond and to maintain our records of corrections. We take reasonable steps to protect what we hold, but no system is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children

The site is written for adult homeowners and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

If we add analytics, advertising or any other tool that collects data, we will update this page before it goes live and change the date above.

Contact Us

If you have privacy concerns or questions about this policy, please contact us.