Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

calculatorsite.co.uk ("we", "us", "our") provides free online calculators designed for users in the United Kingdom. Our website is operated from the UK. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us at [email protected].

2. What Information We Collect

We are committed to minimising the data we collect. Our calculators run entirely in your browser, and we do not store the numbers you enter into any calculator.

Information we may collect includes:

• Usage data: We use privacy-focused analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This includes pages visited, approximate geographic location (country level), device type, browser type, and referring website. This data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify you personally.
• Cookies: We use a small number of cookies to ensure the website functions correctly and to gather anonymous usage statistics. See section 5 below for full details.
• Contact information: If you choose to contact us by email, we will collect your email address and the content of your message solely to respond to your enquiry.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the limited information we collect to:

• Understand which calculators and pages are most useful so we can improve the site
• Monitor website performance and fix technical issues
• Respond to any enquiries you send us
• Ensure the security and integrity of our website

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK data protection law (the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018), we process data on the basis of legitimate interests. Our legitimate interest is to operate and improve a free public calculator service. Where we use cookies that are not strictly necessary, we will seek your consent.

5. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types of cookies:

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy policy:

• Analytics providers: To collect anonymous usage statistics about how the site is used.
• Advertising networks: We may display advertisements to support the free service. These providers may use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing activity.
• Affiliate partners: Some pages contain links to third-party products and services. If you click these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These partners include but are not limited to retail, travel, and financial service providers.

7. Google Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your browsing activity. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of other third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

For more information about how Google uses data when you visit websites that use their services, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms page.

8. Data Retention

We retain analytics data in aggregated form for up to 26 months. If you contact us by email, we retain your correspondence for up to 12 months after the last communication, after which it is deleted. We do not retain any data entered into our calculators, as all calculations are performed locally in your browser.

9. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:

• Right of access: You can request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data.
• Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to object: You can object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
• Right to complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: calculatorsite.co.uk