Last updated: August 4, 2026
By accessing or using ClearCost (“the Platform”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, you may not access or use the Platform.
ClearCost provides an online platform that (a) generates data-backed Fair Market Rate estimates for home improvement projects, (b) matches homeowners with verified, independent contractors, and (c) offers businesses an embeddable estimator widget and API under a paid subscription. ClearCost does not itself perform, supervise, or guarantee any construction, repair, or renovation work.
Sections 6 through 9 apply only to businesses that subscribe to the estimator widget or API. Sections 5 and 10 through 16 apply to everyone.
You may be required to provide personal information such as your name, email, phone number, and project address to use certain features. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep it up to date. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
Price estimates provided by ClearCost are for informational purposes only. They are based on local data averages and may not reflect the final cost of your project. Actual costs depend on site-specific conditions, material availability, and contractor pricing. ClearCost makes no warranty that estimates will match the final invoiced price.
Estimates are ranges, not quotes, bids, or offers to contract. This is true wherever an estimate appears, including inside a third party's website through the embedded estimator.
All contractors accessible through the Platform are independent third parties. They are not employees, agents, or partners of ClearCost. ClearCost verifies licensing and insurance for contractors participating in the homeowner marketplace at the time of onboarding; however, it is your responsibility to independently verify a contractor's current credentials before work begins. ClearCost is not liable for any work performed by contractors.
Subscribers to the estimator widget or API are not required to hold a contractor license or to carry insurance, are not verified by ClearCost, and are not represented by ClearCost as qualified to perform work. A ClearCost subscription is not an endorsement, certification, or guarantee of any business or its work.
Subject to an active subscription, ClearCost grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to embed the ClearCost estimator and call the ClearCost API on domains you own or operate. You must register those domains; requests from unregistered origins are rejected.
You may not sublicense, resell, or otherwise make the widget or API available to third parties as a standalone product or service. You are responsible for all activity under your API keys, must keep them confidential, and must notify ClearCost promptly if a key is exposed.
You may not present a ClearCost estimate to a consumer as a firm price, bid, or binding quote; alter, recalculate, or crop an estimate so that it misrepresents the range ClearCost returned; or remove or obscure any disclosure the widget displays about how the estimate was produced. You are responsible for the accuracy of any pricing or scope information you supply to the API.
You may style the widget within the options ClearCost provides and display it alongside your own branding. ClearCost may reference your business as a customer unless you ask us not to.
Access to the estimator widget and API requires an active paid plan. Fees are billed in advance on a recurring basis through our payment processor and renew automatically until cancelled.
You may cancel at any time from your dashboard. Access continues through the end of the period you have already paid for. Fees already paid are non-refundable except where required by law.
Exceeding your plan's included volume may require an upgrade to maintain uninterrupted access. ClearCost may change subscription pricing on notice; changes take effect at your next renewal.
Marketplace lead fees are separate from subscription fees and are charged only when a contractor accepts a matched job, on the terms shown at the time of acceptance.
Estimates and consumer contact details submitted through your embedded estimator belong to you. ClearCost does not resell that data or route it to other businesses.
As between you and ClearCost, you are the controller of that data. You must maintain a privacy policy disclosing your collection and use of it, obtain any consent required for your own marketing, and comply with applicable consumer privacy and communications laws. Use consumer contact information only for the project the consumer submitted and in ways they would reasonably expect.
ClearCost processes this data as your service provider in order to deliver the Platform, and may use de-identified and aggregated data to improve estimate accuracy. On termination, data you have already collected remains yours.
ClearCost does not guarantee uninterrupted availability and may perform maintenance that briefly affects the Platform, the widget, or the API.
Pricing models and estimate outputs are updated over time as underlying cost data changes. Identical inputs may return different ranges on different dates.
Breaking API changes will be announced in advance where practical, with a deprecation window. ClearCost may suspend access for non-payment, abuse of the API, or violation of these Terms, with notice where practical.
You agree not to: (a) use the Platform for any unlawful purpose; (b) submit false, inaccurate, or misleading information; (c) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Platform; (d) interfere with or disrupt the Platform or servers; or (e) use the Platform to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
You further agree not to: (f) scrape, bulk-extract, or systematically harvest ClearCost pricing data; (g) use ClearCost output to train or develop a competing pricing model or service; (h) circumvent rate limits, quotas, origin checks, or other technical restrictions; or (i) reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code or pricing methodology of the Platform.
All content, features, and functionality of the Platform — including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, data compilations, estimate methodology, and software — are the exclusive property of ClearCost, Inc. and are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of the Platform to you. The rights granted for the estimator widget and API are the limited license described in Section 6 and nothing more. You retain ownership of your own content, branding, and the customer data described in Section 8.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, ClearCost shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the Platform, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, data, or use.
ClearCost's total aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (a) one hundred dollars ($100) or (b) the total fees you paid to ClearCost in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ClearCost, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses arising from your use of the Platform or your violation of these Terms, including any claim arising from how you presented an estimate to a consumer or how you handled consumer data collected through an embedded estimator.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Fulton County, Georgia.
ClearCost reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of the Platform after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
Questions about these Terms may be directed to legal@getclearcost.com.