Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 8, 2026 | Last Updated: August 29, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Real Cost Report (“this site,” “we,” “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit realcostreport.com. This site is operated by Dai Luong Ngo as an individual publisher (sole proprietor).

By using this site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information You Provide Directly

When you submit the contact form on this site, we collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • The subject and content of your message

This information is submitted through Contact Form 7 and delivered directly to the editorial inbox. It is used solely to respond to your inquiry.

b) Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this site, certain technical information is collected automatically through the following services:

  • Google Analytics (GA4) — collects anonymous usage data including pages visited, time on site, browser type, device type, and approximate geographic location (country/region level). This data does not identify you personally.
  • Mediavine — serves display advertisements on this site through its Journey program. Mediavine and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your device and browsing activity in order to serve interest-based ads through a real-time bidding process. Full detail on Mediavine’s data practices is provided in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice appended automatically at the end of this page — see Section 5 below.
  • DreamHost (Hosting) — this site is hosted on servers operated by DreamHost, located in the United States. Standard server logs may record IP addresses, browser user-agent strings, and page requests for security and performance purposes.
  • Cloudflare (Domain, DNS & CDN) — this site’s domain registration, DNS management, and content delivery network (CDN) services are provided by Cloudflare. Cloudflare may process technical information such as IP addresses and request metadata to route traffic efficiently and protect the site from malicious activity.

2. Cookies

This site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — through the following services:

  • Google Analytics (GA4) cookies — used to distinguish users and sessions for anonymous traffic analysis. These cookies do not store personally identifiable information.
  • Mediavine advertising cookies — used by Mediavine and its advertising partners to serve interest-based advertisements based on your browsing activity on this site and elsewhere. See the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice appended at the end of this page for how to manage your preferences, including the “Update Privacy Settings” link available at the bottom of the homepage.
  • Cloudflare security cookies — may be set to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated traffic and to protect the site from abuse. These are not used for advertising purposes.
  • WordPress functional cookies — set only if you log into the WordPress admin area. Visitors who do not log in will not receive these cookies.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information collected on this site is used for the following purposes only:

  • Responding to contact form submissions
  • Analyzing anonymous site traffic to improve content (via Google Analytics)
  • Serving display advertisements and enabling interest-based advertising (via Mediavine)
  • Maintaining site security, performance, and content delivery (via DreamHost and Cloudflare)

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for our own purposes. We do not build email lists, run newsletters, or use collected data for our own marketing. Section 6 below explains how Mediavine’s advertising partners may process your data differently, and what rights you have as a result.

4. Third-Party Services

This site integrates the following third-party services, each governed by its own privacy policy:

Real Cost Report is not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their policies directly.

5. Mediavine Advertising Disclosure

This site displays advertisements managed by Mediavine through its Journey program. The complete Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice — which governs in full detail how Mediavine and its advertising partners collect, use, and share your information for interest-based advertising on this site, including what data is collected, how the ad bidstream works, and how to opt out — is appended automatically to the end of this page by Mediavine and is kept current by Mediavine directly. Please scroll to the end of this page to review it in full.

6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA) & Other State Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and residents of certain other US states have similar rights under their respective state privacy laws:

  • Right to Know — you may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you.
  • Right to Delete — you may request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing — this site itself does not sell or share your personal information for its own purposes. However, as described in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice appended at the end of this page, Mediavine and its advertising partners may sell or share personal information through the ad bidstream for interest-based advertising. You can exercise your right to opt out of this sale/sharing using the “Do Not Sell or Share My Information” link available at the bottom of the homepage, or via the opt-out tools listed in that notice.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination — you will not receive different service for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights regarding data collected directly by this site, contact us at: [email protected]. To exercise rights specifically regarding data processed by Mediavine, contact [email protected] directly.

7. Users Outside the United States

This site is operated from and primarily directed at audiences in the United States, and is hosted on servers located in the United States. If you are visiting from the European Union, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with data protection laws, please be aware that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Mediavine uses Standard Contractual Clauses with its partners to safeguard such transfers, as described in its Advertising Privacy Notice appended at the end of this page.

If you have concerns about data transfer, please contact us before submitting any personal information.

8. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to the inquiry. Server logs held by DreamHost and Cloudflare are retained in accordance with each provider’s standard retention policies. Anonymous analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics’ default retention settings. Data processed by Mediavine for interest-based advertising is retained until you opt out, as described in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice appended at the end of this page.

9. Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this site, contact us at [email protected] and the information will be deleted.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of this site after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

For privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns:

Dai Luong Ngo
Real Cost Report
[email protected]