Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how DIY Calculator UK ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website at diycalculator.co.uk ("the Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Information We Collect

Calculator data: All calculations are performed entirely within your web browser using JavaScript. We do not collect, store or transmit any data you enter into our calculators. Your measurements, dimensions and calculation results remain on your device only.

Automatically collected information: When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain technical information through cookies and similar technologies, including:

Your IP address (anonymised)
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages visited and time spent on each page
Referring website address
Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
Screen resolution

2. How We Use Information

We use automatically collected information to:

Understand how visitors use our Site to improve our calculators and content
Monitor Site performance and diagnose technical issues
Display relevant advertising through Google AdSense

3. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: These are necessary for the Site to function and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

Analytics cookies: We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information anonymously and report website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising cookies: We display advertisements through Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve ads based on your interests. Google's advertising cookies enable it to serve ads to you based on your visits to our Site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

4. Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. Specifically:

DoubleClick cookie: Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads to you based on your visits to our Site and other sites across the internet. The DoubleClick cookie is used by Google in the ads served on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying Google AdSense ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When you visit a partner's website and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may be dropped on your browser.
Personalised advertising: Google's advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing history across the web.

Your opt-out choices:

You may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie and personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
You may opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page.
You may also visit the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page at www.aboutads.info/choices/.
EU/UK users may visit www.youronlinechoices.com for additional opt-out options.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties. We may share anonymised, aggregated data with advertising partners (Google AdSense) as described above.

6. Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for a maximum of 26 months. We do not retain any calculator input data as it is not transmitted to our servers.

7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, 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 request that we correct any inaccurate personal data.
Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.
Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@diycalculator.co.uk.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites (such as material suppliers). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: hello@diycalculator.co.uk

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.