Plain-language summary: HomeShark is a free home energy audit tool. We collect your address, contact info, and energy usage to generate your report. When you request installer quotes, we share your contact info with up to four vetted home improvement companies per service category and receive a referral fee. We do not sell your data to data brokers or advertisers.
HomeShark ("HomeShark," "we," "us," "our") operates homeshark.ai and related services. HomeShark provides free AI-powered home energy audits and connects homeowners with home improvement contractors. HomeShark acts as a lead generator — we collect homeowner contact information and, with your explicit consent, share it with home improvement contractors who pay us a referral fee.
| Purpose | Data Used |
|---|---|
| Generate your home energy audit report | Address, property data, bill data |
| Display efficiency score and savings estimates | Property data, bill data, solar data |
| Connect you with installer quotes (consent required) | Name, email, phone, address |
| Send confirmation emails | Name, email |
| Improve accuracy and algorithms | Aggregated, anonymized data |
| Comply with legal obligations | As required by law |
We use advertising tags to measure our own ad campaigns, as described in Cookies and Tracking. We do not sell your data to data brokers or marketing lists.
When you click "Get Free Quotes," we share your name, email, phone, and address with up to four vetted providers in that category. This sharing occurs only after you give explicit written consent by checking the consent box and submitting the form. Each provider category requires a separate consent action.
Partners include, but are not limited to: Modernize, Angi (through CJ Affiliate), Solar Optimum, Credible Solar, All Energy Solar, SanTan Solar, West Shore Home, and Profitise.
We may disclose information when required by law or if HomeShark is acquired or merged. We will notify users before information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Compensation disclosure: HomeShark is a free service supported by referral fees paid by home improvement companies when we connect them with interested homeowners. This compensation does not affect the accuracy of your energy audit. You are never required to request quotes to use HomeShark.
When you submit a quote request, your contact information is shared with up to four home improvement companies per service category. Those companies may contact you by phone, text, and email. Standard message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of further contact from any specific provider by contacting that provider directly. HomeShark does not control providers' communication practices after your information is shared.
The categories of home improvement services for which we may share your information include: solar panel installation, HVAC and heat pump installation, EV charger installation, home insulation (wall, attic, spray foam), window replacement, roofing, pool heaters and pumps, smart home thermostats, artificial turf, and other residential home improvement services.
We use essential cookies (required for the service to function), analytics cookies (to understand site usage), preference cookies (to remember settings), and advertising cookies and tags through Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Google Ads to measure which of our ads lead to visits, reports and quote requests. When you arrive from an ad, we store the ad click identifier and campaign tags with your report so we can attribute results to that campaign. We do not send your name, email, phone number or address to ad platforms through these tags. Analytics and advertising cookies are only enabled for visitors in the United States and its territories; for visitors elsewhere they are off by default. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we turn off advertising storage and ad personalization. You can also opt out on our Privacy Choices page or control cookies through your browser settings.
We use TLS encryption for all data in transit, server-side API key storage, and access controls limiting who can access personal data. No internet transmission method is 100% secure. If we become aware of a breach affecting your rights, we will notify you as required by law.
California residents have the following rights:
To exercise any right, email privacy@homeshark.ai or visit our Privacy Choices page. We respond within 45 days.
We honor these rights for all users regardless of state. Residents of Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas (TDPSA), and Nevada have rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of sale of their personal information. Contact privacy@homeshark.ai to exercise any right.
HomeShark is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have done so inadvertently, contact privacy@homeshark.ai and we will delete it promptly.
We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be noted with an updated "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, email notification. Continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance.