Effective Date: August 15, 2024.
Last Updated: October 29, 2025.
At Profound Estimates, we value your trust — whether you engage with us for professional construction estimating and material takeoff services or rely on our informational and educational content.
This page provides a unified overview of all our legal, editorial, and ethical policies, ensuring full transparency in how we operate, communicate, and protect our users’ interests.
1. Legal and User Policies
Our legal policies govern your interaction with our website, digital services, and informational content. Each policy is crafted to meet U.S. regulatory standards, Google AdSense requirements, and industry best practices.
• Privacy Policy
Explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
We comply with U.S. privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and applicable data protection standards.
Our policy also explains how third-party technologies — including Google (Alphabet), Meta (Facebook), Cloudflare, and our web hosting providers — may collect certain analytics and operational data.
• Cookie Policy
Details how cookies and tracking tools are used on our website to enhance functionality, personalize experiences, and serve relevant advertising.
It also provides instructions on how users can manage, disable, or withdraw cookie consent at any time.
• Terms of Service
Defines the terms, conditions, and responsibilities governing your use of our website, estimating services, and related informational materials.
By accessing Profound Estimates, you agree to abide by these terms and the policies referenced within.
2. Editorial and Integrity Policies
As part of our mission to deliver accurate, professional, and ethically produced information, Profound Estimates maintains a robust editorial governance framework.
These policies guide how our content is created, reviewed, corrected, and improved.
• Editorial Policy
Outlines our editorial process, content standards, fact-checking procedures, and commitment to independence, accuracy, and transparency in all published materials.
• Corrections Policy
Describes how we identify, verify, and correct factual or editorial errors, ensuring accountability and traceable editorial history for every update or revision.
• Ethics Policy
Defines the ethical principles that guide our writers, editors, and experts — including conflict-of-interest rules, editorial independence, transparency, and professional integrity.
• Actionable Feedback Policy
Explains how readers, clients, and industry professionals can submit feedback, report errors, or share insights that help us improve the accuracy and quality of our content.
Feedback may be sent through our Contact Page or via official discussions on platforms like Reddit or YouTube.
3. Additional Pages and References
To ensure full transparency and understanding of our operations, we encourage you to explore the following resources:
• Disclaimer
Clarifies the informational nature of our published materials, limitations of estimates, and professional scope of responsibility for both services and content.
• About Us
Learn more about our company, mission, team of estimators, and editorial professionals who uphold our standards of expertise and reliability across the U.S. construction industry.
• Contact Us
Reach out for general inquiries, service requests, or feedback.
You may also contact our Editorial Department for policy-related questions or to request clarifications about any listed document.
4. Policy Governance
All Profound Estimates policies are maintained by our Compliance & Editorial Integrity Office and are periodically reviewed for accuracy and regulatory alignment.
We may update these policies as necessary to reflect changes in law, technology, or company practice.
Any substantial modifications will be announced with an updated “Last Modified” date at the top of each policy.
5. Contact for Policy-Related Inquiries
For questions or clarifications about any of the policies listed above, please contact.
Profound Estimates is committed to professionalism, transparency, and integrity — across our estimating services, educational resources, and every interaction with our readers and clients.