Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 January 2026

Who We Are

CalculateQuick is a calculator website operated by an individual based in the United Kingdom. Our website address is https://calculatequick.com.

For any privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at: hey@calculatequick.com

What Data We Collect

We collect different types of information depending on how you interact with our site:

Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact forms: If you contact us, we receive your email address and message content.
  • Feedback forms: Calculator feedback submissions are stored with your comments and, optionally, your email address if you choose to provide it.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and referring website.
  • Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, click patterns, scroll behavior, and interactions with our calculators.
  • Aggregate statistics: We track calculator usage counts for display purposes. This data is anonymized and contains no personal information.

Calculator Inputs

Calculations performed on our site are processed in your browser. We do not store the specific values you enter into our calculators. From time to time, we may collect anonymized, aggregate data about calculator usage patterns to improve our services.

How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and feedback
  • Provide and improve our calculator tools
  • Analyze site usage and user behavior to enhance user experience
  • Display relevant advertisements
  • Maintain site security and prevent abuse
  • Display popular content based on page views

Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: For advertising cookies and analytics tracking, collected via our cookie consent mechanism.
  • Legitimate interests: For site security, fraud prevention, and basic analytics to improve our services.
  • Contract performance: To respond to your inquiries when you contact us.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze traffic, and serve personalized advertisements.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our site, you will see a consent dialog asking for permission to use non-essential cookies. You can manage your preferences at any time by clicking “Privacy and cookie settings” in the footer of any page. Our consent mechanism is managed by Google and complies with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF).

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential cookies: Required for the site to function properly. These do not require consent.

Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site. We use:

  • Google Analytics: Tracks page views, session duration, traffic sources, and user demographics. Google Privacy Policy
  • Microsoft Clarity: Records session replays, heatmaps, and user interactions to help us improve site usability. Microsoft Privacy Statement

Advertising cookies: Used to display relevant advertisements. We use Google AdSense, which may use cookies to:

  • Show personalized ads based on your interests
  • Measure ad performance
  • Limit how often you see specific ads

You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ad Settings.

Functionality cookies: Used by plugins like WP Popular Posts to track page views and display our most popular calculators.

Third-Party Services

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

Hosting and Infrastructure

  • Hostinger: Our web hosting provider, which processes server logs including IP addresses.
  • LiteSpeed Cache: Caching and performance optimization, which may use the QUIC.cloud CDN to deliver content faster.

Analytics and Advertising

  • Google (via Site Kit): Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, and related services.
  • Microsoft Clarity: Behavioral analytics including session recordings and heatmaps.

Security

  • Wordfence: Security monitoring and firewall protection, which processes IP addresses to detect threats.
  • Loginizer: Brute force protection, which logs failed login attempts by IP address.

Other Services

  • ShortPixel: Image optimization service.
  • UpdraftPlus: Backup service, which may store backups containing user data.

Embedded Content

Our site may include embedded content from external websites, such as YouTube videos, social media posts, or other third-party content. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. If you have an account with these services and are logged in, they may link your visit to your profile.

We currently embed content from:

From time to time, we may embed content from additional platforms including social media networks, mapping services, or other content providers.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Contact form emails: Retained in our email system until deleted.
  • Feedback submissions: Retained until no longer needed for service improvement, then deleted.
  • Analytics data: Retained according to the policies of Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity (typically 14-26 months).
  • Server logs: Retained by our hosting provider according to their data retention policies.

International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers are based outside the United Kingdom and European Economic Area. When your data is transferred internationally, it is protected by appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office or the service provider’s participation in recognized data protection frameworks.

Specifically, data may be transferred to:

  • United States: Google, Microsoft, and other service providers.

Your Rights

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

  • Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
  • Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
  • Right to data portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hey@calculatequick.com. We will respond within one month.

Right to Complain

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Website: https://ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 16, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete that information.

Future Features

From time to time, we may introduce new features that involve additional data collection, such as:

  • User accounts and profiles
  • Email newsletters
  • Products or services for purchase
  • Comments on content

If we introduce such features, this privacy policy will be updated accordingly, and where required, we will obtain your consent before collecting additional data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

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

Email: hey@calculatequick.com

By using calculatequick.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy.