Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Craft Calc Lab ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit craftcalclab.com(the "Site").

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

If you contact us via our contact page, we may collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically by our hosting provider and analytics services, including:

• IP address (anonymized where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

Calculator Data

All calculations performed on Craft Calc Lab run entirely in your browser. We do not transmit, store, or have access to any values you enter into our calculators. Your calculation data never leaves your device.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies on the Site:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Site to function properly. They do not collect personally identifiable information.

Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics services to understand how visitors interact with our Site. These services may set cookies to collect information such as page views, session duration, and traffic sources. This data is aggregated and anonymous.

Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites. These cookies enable Google and its partners to serve personalized ads to you based on your browsing activity.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain the Site
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our tools and content
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Respond to your inquiries and support requests
• Detect and prevent technical issues or abuse

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data:

• Google AdSense:For displaying advertisements. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this Site and other sites on the internet. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare: For hosting and content delivery. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data (analytics) for up to 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry, then deleted.

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of personalized advertising
• Withdraw consent for data processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), grants you additional rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information we collect about you and how it is used and shared
• Request deletion of personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising
• Non-discrimination for exercising any of these rights

Craft Calc Lab does not sell personal information for money. However, our use of advertising cookies through Google AdSense may qualify as "sharing" under the CPRA definition. To opt out of personalized advertising:

• Visit Google Ads Settings to disable personalized ads on Google services.
• Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page to opt out from participating advertising networks.
• Enable the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in a supported browser. When we detect the GPC signal, we treat it as a valid opt-out request for that browser and device.

To exercise any CCPA/CPRA right, please contact us. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Children's Privacy

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

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our contact page.