Privacy & Cookie Policy
Effective Date: July 12, 2026
Welcome to HowToPest.com. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and your rights regarding your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our website.
By accessing or using HowToPest.com, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy & Cookie Policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Create an account
- Place an order
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Submit a contact form
- Leave a product review
- Ask a product question
- Participate in promotions or surveys
- Contact customer support
This information may include:
- Name
- Billing address
- Shipping address
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Order history
- Account login information
- Product reviews and comments
- Customer support communications
Payment information is securely processed through our payment providers. We do not store complete credit card numbers on our servers.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Products viewed
- Shopping cart activity
- Referring website
- Date and time of your visit
- General geographic location
- Website usage statistics
This information helps us improve our website, products, and customer experience.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
HowToPest.com uses cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to improve your experience.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that allow websites to recognize your browser and remember certain information.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for our website to function properly. They enable features such as:
- Shopping cart functionality
- Customer login
- Checkout
- Security
- Fraud prevention
- Website performance
These cookies cannot be disabled because the website may not function correctly without them.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences, including:
- Language
- Recently viewed products
- Account preferences
- Website settings
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to better understand how visitors use our website. These cookies help us improve our products, educational content, and overall website experience.
Analytics services may include:
- Google Analytics
Analytics cookies help us understand:
- Which pages are most popular
- How visitors navigate the website
- Which products are viewed most often
- Website performance
- User engagement
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies help us:
- Measure advertising performance
- Show relevant advertisements
- Improve marketing campaigns
- Track conversions
- Understand customer interests
Marketing technologies may include:
- Google Ads
- Google Merchant Center
- Google Tag Manager
- YouTube
- Other advertising and remarketing services used by HowToPest.com
These cookies may be placed by us or trusted advertising partners.
Cookie Consent
Depending on your location, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner when visiting our website.
You may choose to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customize your cookie preferences
You can also modify your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Process and fulfill orders
- Deliver products
- Process payments
- Provide customer support
- Respond to inquiries
- Improve our website
- Improve our educational videos
- Personalize your shopping experience
- Prevent fraud
- Maintain website security
- Send order updates
- Send promotional emails if you choose to receive them
- Comply with legal obligations
Third-Party Services
We work with trusted third-party providers that help operate our business.
These providers may include:
- Payment processors
- Shipping companies
- Website hosting providers
- Email marketing providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising providers
- Customer service software
These companies may process personal information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf.
Google Services
Our website may use one or more Google services, including:
- Google Analytics
- Google Ads
- Google Merchant Center
- Google Shopping
- Google Tag Manager
- YouTube embedded videos
Google may collect information through cookies and similar technologies in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.
Embedded YouTube Videos
Our educational videos may be embedded directly on our website.
Viewing embedded YouTube videos may allow Google or YouTube to place cookies on your device according to their own privacy policies.
Email Communications
If you subscribe to receive marketing emails, we may send:
- Product announcements
- Educational articles
- DIY pest control tips
- Promotions
- New video notifications
- Special offers
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in every marketing email.
We may still send transactional emails related to your orders, shipping updates, security notices, or customer support.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information only when necessary to:
- Process your order
- Deliver products
- Process payments
- Detect fraud
- Comply with applicable law
- Protect our legal rights
- Operate our business
Data Security
We maintain commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information.
Although we strive to protect your information, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Complete transactions
- Maintain customer accounts
- Comply with legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce our agreements
- Maintain business records
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your state or country of residence, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of eligible personal information
- Request a copy of your personal information
- Object to certain processing activities
- Withdraw consent where applicable
Residents of California and other jurisdictions may have additional rights under applicable privacy laws.
To exercise your privacy rights, please contact us using the information below.
Children’s Privacy
HowToPest.com is intended for adults.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that such information has been collected, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of websites we do not own or control.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time.
When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised Effective Date.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us.
How To Pest
Website: https://www.howtopest.com
Phone: 1-877-708-1974
Email: Please use the contact form available on our website.
Thank you for trusting HowToPest.com with your DIY pest control needs.