The short version
- You do not need an account, and we do not ask for your name or email to use the calculators.
- The calculators do their math in your browser.
- Two optional features send data to outside services: photo Auto-trace and the nearby plant search.
- The site currently shows no ads and does not use advertising cookies.
Calculator inputs
Sizes, thicknesses, prices, and other numbers you type are used in your browser to show a result. We do not save them on our servers.
Photos and Auto-trace
When you take or upload a photo of a form, it stays in your browser while you trace it by hand. It is not uploaded just because you picked it.
If you tap Auto-trace, your browser makes a smaller copy of the photo (no more than 1,280 pixels on the long side, saved as a JPEG) and sends it to our server. Our server passes that copy to Google's Gemini API, an AI service, which sends back the corners of the pour outline. We do not save the photo on our servers. Google processes the image under the Gemini API terms. Do not use Auto-trace on photos that show people, license plates, or anything private.
To prevent abuse, Auto-trace is limited per day. To count uses we look at your IP address and may set a small cookie named oy_at_rl that holds a signed daily count and expires after 48 hours. We may also use Cloudflare Turnstile, a bot check, before an Auto-trace request.
Your location and the plant search
The Find local concrete yards tool only asks for your location if you tap "Use my location." Your browser will show a permission prompt first, and you can say no. You can also type a ZIP code or city instead.
The location or text you give is sent to our server, which looks up nearby concrete plants using OpenStreetMap services (Nominatim and Overpass). We use it only for that search and do not store it. Results may include links to Google Maps. Those open Google's site, and Google's own privacy policy applies there.
Advertising
OrderYards currently shows no ads, and we do not use advertising cookies or ad tracking. If we add ads in the future, we will update this page first to explain which ad provider we use, what cookies it sets, and how you can opt out.
Amazon affiliate links
After an estimate, the slab calculator may show links to concrete mix on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click one, Amazon may set its own cookies, and Amazon's privacy notice applies on its site. The price you pay does not change.
Analytics and hosting
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page views and see which pages are useful. It does not use cookies and does not track you across other sites. The site is hosted on Cloudflare, which processes standard request data such as IP address and browser type to deliver pages and block attacks.
Children
OrderYards is meant for adults planning construction work. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about privacy or this site? Email [email protected]. You can also read about OrderYards.