Privacy Policy

OurCalculators.com ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website. By using OurCalculators.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Calculator Inputs

All calculations performed on OurCalculators.com run entirely in your browser (client-side). We do not collect, store, or transmit any data you enter into our calculator input fields. Your calculation inputs never leave your device.

1.2 Automatically Collected Data

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit:

• Log data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on pages
• Device data: Screen size, device type (desktop/mobile/tablet)
• Cookies: Small text files placed on your device by us and our third-party partners (see Section 3)

1.3 Contact Form Data

If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. This data is processed by Formspree (our form handler) and used solely to respond to your enquiry.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its calculators
• Analyse traffic patterns and user behaviour to improve user experience
• Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
• Detect and prevent abuse, fraud, or technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

3. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain site features. You can also opt out of Google's personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com.

4. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to show you ads based on your browsing history across websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet.

Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

We comply with Google AdSense program policies, including the requirement to disclose the use of cookies for advertising personalisation.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to visiting. We use this data only to improve the Site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date of your visit, not your name or other personally identifying information. We do not combine data collected by Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.

You can prevent Google Analytics from recognising you on return visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics 4 — Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense — Google Privacy Policy
• Formspree (contact form) — Formspree Privacy Policy
• Hostinger (web hosting) — Hostinger Privacy Policy

7. Your Rights — GDPR (European Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing — Request that we limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — Receive your data in a portable format
• Right to object — Object to processing of your data for direct marketing or legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent — Withdraw any consent given at any time

Our lawful basis for processing data is: legitimate interests (analytics and site improvement) and consent (advertising cookies). To exercise your rights, contact us via the Contact page.

8. Your Rights — CCPA (California Users)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know — Request information about the personal data we collect, use, and share
• Right to delete — Request deletion of personal data we have collected
• Right to opt out — Opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
• Right to non-discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights

To make a request under CCPA, contact us via the Contact page.

9. Children's Privacy

OurCalculators.com is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Data Retention

We retain analytics data for a maximum of 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry. We do not retain calculator input data as it is never transmitted to our servers.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or to exercise your rights, please use our Contact page.