Privacy Policy

Who we are

How Much? (howmuchshoulditcost.co.uk) is a free cost comparison and pricing guide for UK services. We do not require you to create an account or provide personal information to use our site.

What data we collect

We collect minimal data to operate and improve the site:

• Analytics data: We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors use the site, including pages visited, referral sources and general geographic location. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you.
• Cookies: We use essential cookies for site functionality. Third-party advertising partners may set their own cookies to serve relevant ads. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings.
• Server logs: Our hosting provider may collect standard server logs including IP addresses, browser type and access times. These are used for security and performance monitoring only.

How we use your data

Any data collected is used solely to operate, maintain and improve How Much?. We do not sell personal data to third parties. Aggregated, non-identifying data may be shared with advertising partners to serve relevant ads.

Third-party services

We may use third-party services including advertising networks (such as Google AdSense) and analytics providers. These services have their own privacy policies governing how they collect and use data.

Quote request forms

On some pages, such as our roofing, driveway and guttering cost guides, we display a quote request form operated by Leads Do Work Ltd. If you choose to complete it, the details you enter (including your name, contact details, address, postcode and a description of the job) are submitted directly to Leads Do Work Ltd, who use them to pass your enquiry to up to four suppliers so they can quote for the work. We may earn a commission for the introduction, which does not affect the price you pay.

Two things are worth knowing before you use it. Each supplier your enquiry is passed to becomes a data controller of your details in their own right, so how they then handle your information is governed by their own privacy policy rather than ours or Leads Do Work's. And as the form itself states, Leads Do Work and its partners may also contact you by email or SMS with offers or updates about home improvement services, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.

Completing that form is entirely optional and is not required to read any of our cost guides. The information you enter is handled under Leads Do Work Ltd's privacy policy, and any request to access or delete that data should be directed to them. Leads Do Work Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company number 15887622, at 97 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1PT.

Where we instead show a link to a partner such as Bark or AnyVan, no personal data is collected by us. You simply leave our site and any details you provide are given to that company directly.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access, correct or delete any personal data we hold about you. Since we collect minimal data and do not require accounts, there is typically no personal data to manage. If you have concerns, please contact us.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please visit our contact page.