Privacy policy

This privacy policy explains what information Calculators With Steps ("we", "us") collects when you visit calculatorswithsteps.com, how it is used and the choices you have. We have kept it as short and clear as we can.

1. The numbers you enter in calculators

Our calculators run entirely in your web browser. The values you type, such as your income, loan amount, weight or date of birth, are not sent to our servers and are not stored by us. If you use the "Copy link" feature, your inputs are placed in the link's address so that whoever opens it sees the same calculation. Only share such links with people you trust.

We store one setting in your browser's local storage: your light or dark theme preference. It never leaves your device.

2. Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting provider (Cloudflare) processes basic technical data such as IP address, browser type and the pages requested, in order to deliver the site and protect it against abuse. We do not use this data to identify you.

We use Google Analytics to understand how many people visit, which pages they use and how they found us. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies and processes information such as your approximate location, device and the pages you view. We do not send Google Analytics any calculator inputs. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

3. Advertising and cookies

We use Google AdSense to show advertisements, which keeps the site free.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
• Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and about how Google uses cookies in advertising.

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will be asked for consent before personalized ads or non-essential cookies are used, through a Google-certified consent management message. You can change your choice at any time using the privacy settings link shown by that message.

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The calculators will keep working without them.

4. Emails you send us

If you email us, we use your email address and message only to reply and to fix any issue you report. We do not add you to mailing lists.

5. How long we keep data

We do not store calculator inputs at all. Analytics data is kept for the retention period set in Google Analytics (14 months). Emails are kept only as long as needed to handle your request.

6. Your rights

Depending on where you live, including under the EU and UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent. We do not sell personal information. To exercise any right, email contact@calculatorswithsteps.com.

7. Children

The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Links to other websites

Our pages link to official sources and other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their policies.

9. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be highlighted on the site.

10. Contact

Questions about privacy? Email contact@calculatorswithsteps.com.