What cookies UKCalc uses and how to manage them.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve performance, and to provide information to website owners.
UKCalc uses a small number of cookies for two purposes: analytics (understanding how the site is used) and advertising (to fund the free tools we provide).
Under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we are required to obtain your consent before setting non-essential cookies on your device.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent as they are essential for the website to function.
Analytics and advertising cookies require your consent. When you first visit UKCalc, a cookie notice is displayed. By accepting cookies, you consent to our use of Google Analytics and Google AdSense cookies as described in this policy. If you decline, only strictly necessary cookies will be set and no advertising or analytics cookies will be activated.
You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your cookies and declining when the notice reappears, or by managing cookies in your browser settings as described in Section 4 below. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They do not track you for marketing purposes and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookie | Maintains your session while browsing | Session (deleted when browser closes) |
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the site. All data collected is anonymised and aggregated — we cannot identify individual users from this data.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes users (anonymised) | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics — stores session state | 2 years |
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to personalise the ads you see based on your interests. If you prefer not to see personalised ads, you can opt out via Google's settings.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google AdSense — conversion tracking | 3 months |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick — ad personalisation | 13 months |
| NID | Google — stores user preferences for ads | 6 months |
You can control and manage cookies in the following ways:
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Note: blocking all cookies may prevent some parts of the website from working correctly.
Some cookies on UKCalc are set by third parties (Google). We do not control these cookies. Please refer to the relevant third-party privacy policies:
We may update this cookie policy as our use of cookies changes. We will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page when changes are made. We encourage you to check this page periodically.
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.