Privacy Policy
BuildAdvocate respects the privacy of homeowners, contractors, and other visitors who contact us or use our website. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Last updated: June 4, 2026
Information we collect
We collect information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, property or project location, company name, service interest, and the details you include in forms, emails, calls, text messages, or consultation requests.
If you work with BuildAdvocate on a homeowner consulting matter, you may also share project documents, photos, contracts, invoices, permit details, inspection notes, payment information, communication history, and other project facts. If you contact us about contractor data services, we may collect business details such as service category, territory, target market, capacity, and subscription preferences.
When you visit our website, we may collect basic technical information such as pages viewed, referring pages, browser type, device type, approximate location, IP address, and cookie or analytics data.
How we use information
We use information to respond to inquiries, schedule calls, provide requested services, review project or market information, prepare reports or recommendations, process communications, maintain business records, improve the website, protect our services, and comply with legal or operational obligations.
For homeowner consulting, this may include reviewing project facts, construction documents, permit history, payment status, contractor communications, or related records. For contractor data services, this may include reviewing public-record sources, contractor-provided business inputs, market criteria, and delivery requirements.
How we share information
BuildAdvocate does not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who help operate the business, such as website hosting, form processing, email, analytics, document storage, payment, communication, or security providers. These providers are expected to use the information only to support the services they provide to us.
We may also share information when you ask us to involve another professional, when sharing is needed to deliver a requested service, when required by law, or when necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or business operations.
Cookies and analytics
Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, pixels, server logs, or similar technologies to understand website activity, improve performance, measure outreach, and keep the site working properly. You can adjust cookie settings through your browser, though some site features may not work the same way if cookies are disabled.
Email, calls, and text messages
If you provide your email address or phone number, BuildAdvocate may contact you about your inquiry, appointment, requested service, account, report, or related business matter. Message and data rates may apply for text messages.
You can ask us to stop marketing emails, calls, or text messages at any time. For text messages, you may reply STOP where supported. BuildAdvocate does not sell mobile opt-in information or consent for third-party marketing.
Data security and retention
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and business safeguards to protect information. No website, email system, file transfer, or storage system can be guaranteed perfectly secure.
We keep information for as long as needed to provide services, maintain records, resolve issues, support audits, comply with legal obligations, and operate the business. When information is no longer needed, we may delete, archive, or de-identify it.
Your choices
You may contact us to update your information, ask a privacy question, request that we stop contacting you, or ask us to review information associated with a BuildAdvocate service. We may need to verify your request before making changes.
Links to other websites
The BuildAdvocate website may link to third-party websites, public records, tools, or resources. Their privacy practices are controlled by those third parties, not BuildAdvocate.
Children’s privacy
BuildAdvocate services are intended for adults and businesses. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new last updated date.
Contact BuildAdvocate
For privacy questions or requests, contact BuildAdvocate at nathan@buildadvocate.com or (512) 775-5792.
Other BuildAdvocate work
BuildAdvocate also operates separate service lines, including homeowner construction consulting and public-record data services for responsible contractors. Information you share as a homeowner or consulting customer is not sold, repackaged, or used to build contractor outreach lists, data products, or other BuildAdvocate projects. Contractor data work is based on public records, contractor-provided business inputs, and BuildAdvocate source review.