This privacy policy was last updated in November 2026 and applies to this website. In plain terms: the site collects basic analytics data and, if advertising is enabled, advertising cookies. It does not run lead-generation forms, does not ask you to submit personal information to get a price, and does not sell personal data. Anyone who wants to understand or limit what is collected has controls available through the browser and through the third-party advertising provider.
What is collected
When you visit a page, standard web server and analytics data is recorded. That typically includes:
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- Referring source — a search engine, a link from another site, or direct navigation.
- Approximate geographic location derived from IP address, typically at the city or region level.
- Browser type, device type, operating system, and screen size.
- IP address, retained for security and aggregate reporting.
This data is used to understand which guides are useful, which need updating, and how people find the site. It is aggregate in practice and is not used to identify individual readers.
What is never collected or sold
There are no lead forms on this site. You are never asked for a name, phone number, address, or email in order to read a price range. No reader information is sold, rented, or shared with pest control companies, marketing lists, or lead brokers. This site does not dispatch or refer work, so there is no operational reason for it to hold that information and it does not.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. They fall into two groups here:
- Analytics cookies help count visits and understand general usage patterns.
- Advertising cookies, when display advertising is enabled, are set by third-party providers to measure ad performance and, depending on your settings, to personalize the ads you see.
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers offer a private or incognito mode that clears cookies at the end of a session. Blocking advertising cookies does not prevent you from reading anything on this site.
Third-party advertising
Display advertising on this site may be served by Google AdSense or comparable providers. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this and 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 other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google’s Ads Settings, and you can review Google’s partner sites’ data practices through the standard industry opt-out pages. Where required by law, a consent prompt will appear and will record your choices.
Third-party providers have their own privacy policies, and their data practices are governed by those policies rather than this one. Links from this site to external resources carry the same caveat — once you leave, the destination’s policy applies.
Affiliate links
Some outbound product links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned if a purchase is made, at no additional cost to the reader. Affiliate links do not transmit your personal information to this site. The disclosure page explains the arrangement in full.
Children
This site is written for adults managing a household or business and is not directed at children. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, and it does not knowingly collect information from children under 13.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding personal data — to request access, correction, or deletion, or to opt out of certain processing. Because this site does not maintain reader accounts or collect identifying information through forms, the practical scope of such a request is usually limited to analytics and advertising identifiers held by third parties, which are controlled through the provider settings described above.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as data practices or legal requirements change. The date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be reflected here rather than through notification, since there is no mailing list to notify.
Contact
Questions about privacy can be sent through the contact route listed on the contact page. Include “Privacy” in the subject line.