Last updated: September 30, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Real Repair Cost (realrepaircost.com, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website.
Information we collect
- Usage data: like most websites, our servers and analytics tools automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, referring page, and time spent on pages.
- Estimator inputs: our estimators run entirely in your browser. The values you enter are not sent to or stored on our servers.
- Information you send us: if you email us, we receive your email address and message.
Cookies and advertising
We use cookies and similar technologies for site functionality, analytics (Google Analytics), and advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info. To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland are asked for consent before non-essential cookies are used, through a consent message.
Affiliate links
Some pages link to products on Amazon.com. If you click such a link, Amazon may set cookies to attribute a purchase to us. Amazon’s handling of your data is governed by its own privacy notice.
How we use information
We use information to operate and improve the site, understand which content is useful, keep the site secure, display advertising, measure affiliate referrals, and reply to your messages. We do not sell your personal information for money.
Your privacy rights
U.S. state privacy rights (including California): depending on your state, you may have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request deletion or correction, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted advertising. You can opt out of personalized ads using the links above or by enabling Global Privacy Control in your browser, and you can contact us to exercise your rights. We will not discriminate against you for exercising them.
EEA/UK visitors: we rely on your consent for advertising and analytics cookies and on legitimate interests for site security and basic operation. You may access, correct, delete, or object to processing of your data, withdraw consent at any time, and lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.
Data retention and security
We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes above and use reasonable measures to protect it. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
Children
This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes and contact
We may update this policy; the date above shows the latest version. Questions or requests: contact@realrepaircost.com.