Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 14, 2026
StayCosts is an independent research website about short-term-rental and vacation-rental software. This policy describes information processed when you visit staycosts.com or contact us.
Information collected when you visit
StayCosts uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand page visits and interactions with vendor links. The site sends page-view information and a vendor_outbound_click event when you follow a tracked vendor link. That event includes the vendor identifier, whether the link is marked as an affiliate link, the page path, and the destination website’s hostname. GA4 may also process browser, device, approximate location, and interaction information, and may use cookies or similar technologies as described in Google’s privacy information and Google Analytics documentation.
The site does not currently have user accounts, newsletter sign-up, contact forms, or on-site payments. The cost calculator performs its calculations in your browser; the listing-count and revenue values you enter are not sent to StayCosts by the calculator code.
StayCosts is delivered through Cloudflare Pages and Cloudflare’s network. Cloudflare may process request and technical information to deliver, secure, and operate the website. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy.
When you email us
If you email hello@staycosts.com, we receive the sender information and message you choose to provide. We use it to respond, review corrections, or address your inquiry. Do not include sensitive personal, payment, or account credentials in email.
Links to other websites
Vendor links take you to third-party websites. Their privacy practices are controlled by those providers, so review their policies before sharing information with them. StayCosts does not receive the information you submit on a vendor’s website.
Your choices
You can use your browser settings to manage or delete cookies. Google also provides information and controls for visitors in its Analytics privacy resources. Blocking analytics cookies or scripts may affect measurement, but does not prevent you from using the site or its calculator.
StayCosts currently loads GA4 when its measurement ID is configured and does not provide an on-page analytics preference control. Applicable consent requirements depend on visitor location and configuration; this policy is not a substitute for any consent mechanism required for a particular audience.
Contact and updates
For privacy questions or requests, contact hello@staycosts.com. This policy may be updated when the site’s data practices change; the revision date above will be updated when that happens.