Privacy Policy

This policy applies to ukcalc.uk and all calculators on this website.

1. Who we are

UKCalc ("we", "us", "our") operates the website ukcalc.uk, a free online calculator service providing financial, tax and utility tools for UK users. We are a sole trader business based in the United Kingdom.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us at: hello@ukcalc.uk

2. What information we collect

We are committed to minimising the data we collect. Here is what we collect and why:

Calculator inputs: Numbers and values you enter into our calculators are processed entirely within your browser. They are never sent to our servers or stored by us.
Usage data: We collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site (pages visited, time on site, general location by country) through Google Analytics. This data cannot be used to identify you personally.
Cookies: We use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes. See Section 4 for full details.
Contact information: If you contact us by email, we will retain your email address and message content in order to respond to you.

3. How we use your information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide and improve our free calculator tools
To understand how our website is used so we can make it better
To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
To respond to any enquiries you send us
To comply with legal obligations

      We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your calculator inputs for any purpose other than displaying your results on screen.
    

4. Cookies

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

Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): These help us understand how visitors interact with our site — which pages are popular, how long people stay, and where visitors come from. The data is anonymous and aggregated.
Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to show you personalised ads based on your interests and browsing history across other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how our website functions. For more information about managing cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.

5. Google AdSense & advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please visit: How Google uses data from sites that use Google services.

6. Third-party services

Our website uses the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

Google Analytics — website analytics. Google Privacy Policy
Google AdSense — advertising. Google Privacy Policy
Google Fonts — typography. Fonts are loaded from Google's servers. Google Privacy Policy

7. Your rights under UK GDPR

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

Right to access: You can request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
Right to erasure: You can request that we delete any personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate data we hold.
Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.
Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@ukcalc.uk. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

8. Data retention

We retain email correspondence for up to 2 years. Anonymous analytics data is retained for 26 months as per Google Analytics default settings. We do not store any calculator input data as it is never sent to our servers.

9. Children's privacy

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

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact us

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

Email: hello@ukcalc.uk
Website: ukcalc.uk