COMMUNICATION CONSENT

How We May Contact You About a Project Request

When you ask Services.Contractors for project help, you may provide contact information so we or a relevant independent service provider can follow up about that request. This page explains the purpose of those communications and the choices available to you.

THE BASIC PRINCIPLE

Providing project contact information is meant to continue the project conversation.

If you submit a request for a home service, the contact information you provide may be used to respond to that request, clarify project details, facilitate a contractor introduction, or discuss next steps related to the project.

A project inquiry is not an obligation to hire, sign a contract, accept an estimate, or proceed with work.

PROJECT-RELATED COMMUNICATION

Follow-up may take several forms depending on the information you provide.

The actual method used can depend on the contact details you submit, the nature of your request, and the service provider involved.

01 Phone Calls

A call may be used to clarify the work requested, discuss availability, arrange an inspection, or continue a contractor conversation.

02 Text Messages

When applicable and appropriately authorized, text messages may be used for project-related communication such as follow-up or scheduling.

03 Email

Email may be used to confirm a request, provide project information, continue a conversation, or share relevant next steps.

04 Contractor Follow-Up

If your project information is shared with a potentially relevant independent contractor, that business may contact you about the request.

WHO MAY CONTACT YOU

The party contacting you should be connected to the project request.

Depending on how the request is handled, communication may come from Services.Contractors or from an independent service provider that may be relevant to the project.

A contractor is an independent business. Its communications, estimates, services, agreements, and project performance are its own responsibility.

PROJECT COMMUNICATION & MARKETING

A project follow-up and unrelated marketing are not the same thing.

We believe the purpose of a communication should be understandable from the context in which your information was provided.

PROJECT FOLLOW-UP

Communication connected to the request you submitted.

Clarifying project details
Discussing contractor availability
Scheduling an estimate or inspection
Discussing scope, timing, or next steps
SEPARATE MARKETING

Promotional communication beyond the immediate project request.

General promotional campaigns
Unrelated products or services
Ongoing promotional messages
Other communications requiring separate permission when applicable
AUTOMATED OR PRERECORDED COMMUNICATION

Certain types of calls or messages can require additional consent.

Laws and rules governing telephone and text communications can distinguish ordinary project follow-up from certain automated, prerecorded, or telemarketing communications.

When a specific form of communication requires additional authorization, the applicable consent should be presented where the request for that authorization is made.

This page does not replace the specific disclosure that may appear next to a phone number field, checkbox, button, or other consent request.

YOUR CHOICE

A communication does not require you to purchase a service.

Receiving a project-related call, message, or email does not require you to hire the provider, accept a proposal, or purchase a home service.

You remain responsible for deciding whether to continue the conversation and whom, if anyone, to hire.

COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES

You may ask for certain communications to stop.

The way to stop a communication can depend on the communication channel and the sender.

Phone

You may tell the caller that you do not want additional calls from that party.

Text

Where supported, follow the opt-out instructions included with the message or otherwise notify the sender that you want messages to stop.

Email

Promotional emails should provide an appropriate way to unsubscribe when required.

MORE THAN ONE PROVIDER

A project request may involve more than one potential service provider.

Depending on the service, location, available contractors, and the way the request is handled, your project may be considered by more than one potentially relevant service provider.

This does not mean a specific number of contractors will contact you, nor does it guarantee that any provider will accept the project.

CONTACT INFORMATION & PRIVACY

Communication depends on how your information is collected and used.

Our Privacy Policy provides additional information about how personal and project information may be collected, used, shared, or retained.

Our Project Matching Disclosure explains more about how project information may be shared in connection with contractor introductions.

COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

A contractor relationship with Services.Contractors does not obligate you to hire that contractor.

Services.Contractors may receive compensation from contractors or other commercial relationships connected to referrals, matching, advertising, sponsorships, or participation programs.

That compensation does not create a homeowner obligation to respond, purchase a service, accept an estimate, or hire the provider.

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CONSENT SHOWN WITH A FORM

The disclosure next to a particular submission matters.

Different forms may collect different information or support different types of follow-up. For that reason, the language shown with the form should be read together with this page.

01 Read the nearby disclosure

Review the wording next to the button, checkbox, phone field, or other submission control.

02 Check who may contact you

The form should help explain whether follow-up may come from Services.Contractors, an independent provider, or both.

03 Understand the purpose

The disclosure should help you understand what type of communication the submission supports.

04 Do not submit if you do not agree

If a requested form of communication is optional, you can choose whether to provide that permission.

QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNICATION?

Contact Services.Contractors.

If you have a question about a communication you received or how your project request was handled, contact us with enough information to identify the request.

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