Home Service Owner Cookies Policy

Last Updated: October 4, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Home Service Owner (“Home Service Owner,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit HomeServiceOwner.com (the “Website”).

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, Affiliate Disclosure, Disclaimer, and any other applicable policies or notices published on the Website.

By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Cookie Policy. Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before using certain non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files or pieces of data that websites place or store on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can perform a variety of functions, including:

  • Allowing websites to function properly;
  • Remembering preferences;
  • Recognizing returning visitors;
  • Measuring Website traffic;
  • Understanding how visitors use a website;
  • Improving Website performance;
  • Supporting security;
  • Measuring advertising;
  • Personalizing content;
  • Tracking affiliate referrals; and
  • Supporting marketing activities.

Cookies may contain identifiers or other information that allows a website or third-party service provider to recognize a browser or device.

2. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies used in connection with HomeServiceOwner.com may be either first-party or third-party cookies.

First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are placed by or on behalf of Home Service Owner.

These cookies may be used for purposes such as:

  • Website functionality;
  • Security;
  • Remembering preferences;
  • Managing consent choices;
  • Website performance; and
  • Understanding Website usage.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies are placed by companies other than Home Service Owner.

Third parties that may place cookies or similar technologies through the Website can include:

  • Analytics providers;
  • Advertising networks;
  • Affiliate networks;
  • Software providers;
  • Social media platforms;
  • Video hosting platforms;
  • Embedded-content providers;
  • Marketing platforms;
  • Email marketing providers;
  • Security providers; and
  • Other technology providers.

Third-party cookies are generally governed by the privacy policies and terms of the companies that provide them.

3. Session and Persistent Cookies

Cookies may also be categorized based on how long they remain on your device.

Session Cookies

Session cookies generally exist only during your current browsing session and may be deleted when you close your browser.

They may be used to support basic Website functionality and navigation.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser until they expire or you delete them.

Persistent cookies may be used to:

  • Remember preferences;
  • Recognize returning visitors;
  • Measure Website usage;
  • Attribute affiliate referrals;
  • Support advertising; or
  • Remember privacy choices.

The lifespan of a persistent cookie varies depending on its purpose and the company responsible for the cookie.

4. Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to traditional cookies, Home Service Owner and third-party providers may use other technologies that perform similar functions.

These may include:

  • Tracking pixels;
  • Web beacons;
  • Tags;
  • Scripts;
  • Software development kits;
  • Local storage;
  • Browser storage;
  • Device identifiers;
  • Advertising identifiers;
  • Tracking URLs;
  • Referral parameters;
  • Conversion tags; and
  • Similar technologies.

For simplicity, references to “cookies” in this Cookie Policy may also include these similar technologies where appropriate.

5. How We Use Cookies

Home Service Owner may use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes.

These purposes may include:

  • Operating the Website;
  • Maintaining Website security;
  • Preventing fraud or abuse;
  • Remembering visitor preferences;
  • Managing cookie consent;
  • Measuring Website traffic;
  • Understanding visitor behavior;
  • Measuring Website performance;
  • Improving content;
  • Identifying technical problems;
  • Tracking affiliate referrals;
  • Measuring advertising performance;
  • Measuring marketing campaigns;
  • Supporting personalized advertising where permitted;
  • Understanding which content is most useful to visitors;
  • Improving Website navigation; and
  • Supporting other legitimate business purposes.

6. Categories of Cookies We May Use

Cookies used on HomeServiceOwner.com may fall into one or more of the following categories.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies support functions required for the Website to operate properly.

These cookies may be used for:

  • Website security;
  • Fraud prevention;
  • Network management;
  • Basic Website functionality;
  • Cookie-consent management;
  • Session management; and
  • Other essential technical functions.

Because these cookies may be necessary to provide the Website, they may not always be subject to optional consent mechanisms where applicable law permits their use without consent.

Disabling these cookies through your browser may cause portions of the Website to stop functioning correctly.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may allow the Website to remember choices or provide enhanced functionality.

They may remember information such as:

  • Website preferences;
  • Display preferences;
  • Previously selected settings;
  • Language preferences; or
  • Other Website customization choices.

If these cookies are disabled, certain personalized features may not function as intended.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website.

These cookies may collect information regarding:

  • Pages visited;
  • Time spent on pages;
  • Referral sources;
  • Navigation paths;
  • Links clicked;
  • Browser types;
  • Device types;
  • Approximate geographic location;
  • Website errors;
  • Traffic patterns;
  • Returning versus new visitors; and
  • Other Website usage information.

We may use this information to improve Website content, usability, performance, and functionality.

Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies may be used to deliver, measure, or improve advertisements.

Depending on the advertising providers we use, these technologies may help:

  • Measure advertisement impressions;
  • Measure advertisement clicks;
  • Track conversions;
  • Prevent repetitive advertising;
  • Detect advertising fraud;
  • Measure campaign performance;
  • Build audiences; and
  • Deliver advertising that may be more relevant to a visitor’s interests.

Where required by applicable law, advertising cookies may be disabled until appropriate consent is obtained.

Targeting and Remarketing Cookies

Home Service Owner may use or permit third-party providers to use cookies for targeting or remarketing purposes.

These technologies may allow advertising providers to recognize visitors after they leave HomeServiceOwner.com and display advertisements on other websites, applications, or platforms.

Targeting and remarketing technologies may use information concerning:

  • Pages viewed;
  • Links clicked;
  • Products or services viewed;
  • General interests inferred from Website activity;
  • Advertisement interactions; or
  • Other online activity.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate choices regarding these technologies.

Affiliate Cookies

Home Service Owner may participate in affiliate marketing programs.

When you click an affiliate link on the Website, the applicable merchant or affiliate network may place a cookie or use another tracking mechanism to identify Home Service Owner as the source of the referral.

If you later:

  • Purchase a product;
  • Subscribe to a service;
  • Create an account;
  • Request a quote;
  • Schedule a demonstration;
  • Submit a lead;
  • Place a qualifying call; or
  • Complete another qualifying action,

Home Service Owner may receive compensation.

Affiliate cookies may remain active for varying periods depending on the affiliate program.

For additional information regarding affiliate relationships, please review our Affiliate Disclosure.

7. Analytics

Home Service Owner may use analytics services to understand Website usage and performance.

These services may collect information such as:

  • IP address;
  • Device information;
  • Browser information;
  • Pages visited;
  • Time spent on the Website;
  • Referral information;
  • Interactions with Website content;
  • Approximate location; and
  • Other usage information.

Analytics information helps us understand how visitors discover and use Home Service Owner and allows us to improve the Website.

8. Google Analytics

Home Service Owner may use Google Analytics, including Google Analytics 4 (“GA4”), to collect and analyze information about Website usage.

Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information concerning your interactions with the Website.

Information may include:

  • Pages viewed;
  • Website events;
  • Referral sources;
  • Device information;
  • Browser information;
  • Approximate geographic information;
  • Session information; and
  • Other usage information.

Google processes information according to its own terms and privacy practices.

The exact Google Analytics features used by Home Service Owner may change over time.

9. Google Advertising Technologies

Home Service Owner may use Google advertising products or technologies in the future.

These could include services associated with:

  • Google Ads;
  • Google AdSense;
  • Conversion tracking;
  • Remarketing;
  • Advertising measurement; or
  • Other Google advertising services.

Depending on the services enabled, Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to display advertisements, measure advertising, limit advertisement frequency, or personalize advertisements where permitted.

Where required, appropriate consent or privacy-choice mechanisms will be provided.

10. Other Advertising Networks

Home Service Owner may use advertising networks other than Google.

These providers may use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Advertisement delivery;
  • Measurement;
  • Attribution;
  • Audience creation;
  • Frequency management;
  • Fraud detection;
  • Personalization; or
  • Targeted advertising.

The specific advertising providers used by Home Service Owner may change over time.

Third-party advertising providers are responsible for their own privacy practices.

11. Affiliate Networks and Merchants

Home Service Owner may work with affiliate networks, merchants, software companies, service providers, and other commercial partners.

Affiliate tracking may use:

  • Cookies;
  • Referral IDs;
  • Unique URLs;
  • Tracking parameters;
  • Pixels;
  • Server-side attribution;
  • Promotional codes; or
  • Similar technologies.

These technologies allow an affiliate partner to determine whether Home Service Owner should receive credit for a referral or qualifying transaction.

Affiliate networks and merchants determine their own tracking practices and cookie durations.

12. Embedded Content

The Website may include embedded content from third-party services.

Examples may include:

  • Videos;
  • Social media posts;
  • Maps;
  • Podcasts;
  • Forms;
  • Calculators;
  • Widgets;
  • Advertisements;
  • Scheduling tools; or
  • Other interactive content.

Embedded third-party content may use cookies or similar technologies.

When you interact with embedded content, the third party may collect information about your device and activity according to its own privacy policies.

13. Video Content

Home Service Owner may embed videos from third-party video platforms.

When you view or interact with an embedded video, the video provider may place cookies or collect information about your interaction.

The provider’s own privacy policy governs its collection and use of information.

14. Social Media Technologies

Home Service Owner may include:

  • Social sharing buttons;
  • Embedded social media posts;
  • Social media pixels;
  • Social media widgets; or
  • Links to social media platforms.

Social media companies may use cookies or similar technologies to recognize users, measure interactions, or support advertising.

Your interactions with social media platforms are also governed by those platforms’ privacy policies.

15. Email Marketing

If you subscribe to a Home Service Owner newsletter or other email communications, our email service providers may use tracking technologies to help determine:

  • Whether an email was delivered;
  • Whether an email was opened;
  • Whether a link was clicked;
  • Which links received engagement; and
  • Other email performance information.

We may use this information to understand subscriber engagement and improve our communications.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in applicable communications.

16. Website Security and Fraud Prevention

We may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Detect malicious activity;
  • Prevent spam;
  • Prevent fraud;
  • Protect Website forms;
  • Identify suspicious traffic;
  • Detect automated abuse;
  • Protect Website infrastructure; and
  • Maintain Website security.

Security providers may process technical information as necessary to provide these services.

17. Cookie Consent and Preference Management

Home Service Owner may use a cookie consent or privacy preference platform.

Such a platform may itself use cookies or local storage to remember your privacy choices.

For example, a consent-management cookie may record whether you:

  • Accepted cookies;
  • Rejected optional cookies;
  • Selected particular cookie categories; or
  • Previously viewed the cookie notice.

These technologies help us avoid repeatedly asking you to make the same privacy choices.

18. Your Cookie Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have choices regarding certain cookies and similar technologies.

These choices may include:

  • Accepting cookies;
  • Rejecting non-essential cookies;
  • Selecting particular cookie categories;
  • Withdrawing consent;
  • Changing privacy preferences;
  • Opting out of certain targeted advertising;
  • Opting out of certain sales or sharing of personal information; or
  • Using browser-based privacy controls.

The availability of specific choices depends on applicable law and the technologies used by the Website.

19. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through browser settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

  • View stored cookies;
  • Delete cookies;
  • Block cookies;
  • Block third-party cookies;
  • Receive notifications before cookies are stored; or
  • Restrict certain tracking technologies.

Browser settings vary, so consult your browser’s help documentation for instructions.

Please note that deleting cookies may remove stored preferences.

Blocking certain cookies may also affect Website functionality.

20. Mobile Device Controls

Mobile devices may provide privacy settings that allow you to limit certain tracking or advertising activities.

Available settings depend on:

  • Your device;
  • Operating system;
  • Applications;
  • Browser; and
  • Advertising services.

Review your device’s privacy settings for available options.

21. Global Privacy Control

Some browsers and browser extensions support Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) or similar opt-out preference signals.

Where applicable law requires Home Service Owner to recognize a qualifying browser-based opt-out preference signal, we will process supported signals as required by applicable law.

22. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) setting.

There is not necessarily a universally accepted standard governing responses to traditional DNT signals.

Accordingly, the Website may not respond to all traditional DNT signals.

This does not affect our obligation to recognize legally required opt-out preference signals where applicable.

23. Targeted Advertising and U.S. State Privacy Laws

Certain U.S. state privacy laws may provide eligible residents with rights regarding targeted advertising or activities legally defined as the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information.

Some advertising cookies, pixels, and similar technologies may potentially fall within these definitions depending on the technology, data practices, jurisdiction, and applicable law.

Where required, Home Service Owner may provide mechanisms allowing eligible users to:

  • Opt out of targeted advertising;
  • Opt out of certain sales of personal information;
  • Opt out of certain sharing of personal information; or
  • Exercise other applicable privacy rights.

Please review our Privacy Policy for additional information about privacy rights.

24. California Privacy Choices

If Home Service Owner becomes subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), California residents may have rights concerning certain advertising and tracking practices.

Where required by applicable law, we may provide a “Your Privacy Choices,” “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information,” or similar mechanism.

Eligible users may also contact us at:

legal@homeserviceowner.com

25. Cookie Duration

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods.

The duration depends on factors such as:

  • The purpose of the cookie;
  • Whether it is a session or persistent cookie;
  • The provider responsible for it; and
  • The provider’s own retention practices.

Some cookies expire when your browser session ends.

Others may remain for days, months, or longer unless deleted earlier.

Third-party providers determine the lifespan of their own cookies.

26. Changes in Cookies and Providers

The specific cookies and third-party services used on HomeServiceOwner.com may change as we:

  • Add Website features;
  • Change hosting providers;
  • Change analytics platforms;
  • Add advertising;
  • Enter new affiliate relationships;
  • Add social media features;
  • Add embedded content;
  • Implement new marketing technologies; or
  • Modify Website functionality.

For this reason, the cookies present on the Website may change over time.

Where appropriate, our cookie consent or preference-management system may provide more current information regarding cookies detected on the Website.

27. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Third-party providers that use cookies through the Website generally maintain their own privacy policies.

We encourage you to review those policies to understand how third parties collect, use, disclose, and retain information.

Home Service Owner does not control every third party’s privacy practices.

28. Data Collected Through Cookies

Depending on the technologies used, cookies and similar technologies may collect or associate information such as:

  • IP address;
  • Cookie identifiers;
  • Device identifiers;
  • Browser type;
  • Operating system;
  • Device type;
  • Pages viewed;
  • Links clicked;
  • Referral source;
  • Date and time of visits;
  • Approximate geographic location;
  • Advertising interactions;
  • Affiliate referral information;
  • Session information;
  • Website events; and
  • Other usage information.

Whether particular information constitutes personal information or personal data depends on applicable law and the circumstances.

29. Personal Information and Cookies

Some information collected through cookies may be considered personal information under applicable privacy laws.

Our collection, use, disclosure, and retention of personal information are described more fully in our Privacy Policy.

This Cookie Policy supplements, rather than replaces, our Privacy Policy.

30. Children

Home Service Owner is primarily intended for business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, managers, marketers, and other adult audiences.

The Website is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly use the Website to collect personal information from children under 13 through cookies for behavioral advertising purposes.

If you believe information has been collected from a child in violation of applicable law, please contact us at:

legal@homeserviceowner.com

31. International Visitors

Home Service Owner is primarily intended for users in the United States.

Visitors accessing the Website from outside the United States should be aware that privacy and cookie laws may differ between jurisdictions.

Where applicable law imposes additional requirements regarding cookies or tracking technologies, we will seek to comply with those requirements to the extent they apply to our activities.

32. Consent Where Required

In jurisdictions where consent is legally required before storing or accessing certain non-essential cookies, Home Service Owner may use a consent-management mechanism to obtain and manage that consent.

Non-essential cookies may include certain:

  • Analytics cookies;
  • Advertising cookies;
  • Targeting cookies;
  • Social media cookies; or
  • Other optional technologies.

You may be able to withdraw or modify consent through the Website’s privacy or cookie settings where such functionality is provided.

33. Consequences of Disabling Cookies

You can generally use browser or Website privacy controls to disable certain cookies.

However, disabling cookies may affect your experience.

For example:

  • Preferences may not be remembered;
  • Embedded content may not function;
  • Certain Website features may be unavailable;
  • Login functionality, if offered, may be affected;
  • Privacy choices may need to be selected again; or
  • Certain Website functionality may not operate as intended.

Strictly necessary cookies may be required for certain portions of the Website to function.

34. Cookie Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

  • The cookies we use;
  • Website functionality;
  • Analytics providers;
  • Advertising partners;
  • Affiliate programs;
  • Technology;
  • Privacy practices;
  • Applicable laws or regulations; or
  • Other operational considerations.

When we update this Cookie Policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.

35. Relationship to Our Other Policies

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our:

  • Privacy Policy;
  • Terms of Service;
  • Affiliate Disclosure;
  • Disclaimer; and
  • Any other applicable notices or policies.

If there is a conflict between this Cookie Policy and a legal requirement that applies to Home Service Owner, the applicable legal requirement will control to the extent of that conflict.

36. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, cookies used by Home Service Owner, or your privacy choices, please contact:

Home Service Owner
Website: HomeServiceOwner.com
Email: legal@homeserviceowner.com

When contacting us regarding a privacy request, please provide sufficient information for us to understand and respond to your request.

37. Final Acknowledgment

By accessing or using HomeServiceOwner.com, you acknowledge that cookies and similar technologies may be used as described in this Cookie Policy.

Where consent is required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will be used subject to the applicable consent requirements and privacy choices made available through the Website.