Privacy Policy

1 Overview

TripCalcs ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at tripcalcs.com (the "Site"), a free suite of online calculators that helps drivers estimate fuel costs, split trip expenses, and plan road trip budgets.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit the Site, how we use it, who we share it with, and what rights and choices you have. Please read it carefully. By using TripCalcs, you agree to the practices described here.

Because TripCalcs participates in the Google AdSense advertising programme, we are required under Section 10 of the AdSense Online Terms of Service to maintain a clearly labelled, easily accessible privacy policy that provides comprehensive information about cookies and other data collection practices. This policy fulfils that requirement.

2 Information We Collect

TripCalcs collects two categories of information: information you provide directly, and information collected automatically when you visit the Site.

Information You Provide

Our calculator tools are designed to work without requiring any account or personal information. All calculator inputs — such as distance, fuel efficiency, fuel price, and passenger count — are processed locally in your browser and are not transmitted to or stored on our servers.

If you contact us via email or a contact form, we may retain your name, email address, and the content of your message in order to respond to your enquiry.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit TripCalcs, certain information is collected automatically by our analytics tools and advertising partners. This may include:

• IP address — used to estimate your general geographic location (country or city level)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Device type (desktop, tablet, or mobile)
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URL — the page you visited before arriving at TripCalcs
• Date and time of your visit
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies placed by us and by third-party partners including Google

This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and server log files. It does not directly identify you as an individual but may be combined with other data by our advertising partners to show you relevant ads.

3 How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected in the following ways:

• To operate and improve the Site — understanding which tools are most used helps us prioritise improvements
• To serve and measure advertising — through Google AdSense, which uses your browsing data to display relevant ads
• To analyse Site performance — using aggregated analytics data such as page views, session duration, and traffic sources
• To respond to enquiries — if you contact us, we use your email address to reply
• To comply with legal obligations — including applicable data protection laws

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your calculator inputs for any purpose other than producing results within your browser session.

4 Google AdSense & Advertising

TripCalcs uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC. Google AdSense enables us to display advertisements on the Site and earn revenue that helps keep TripCalcs free to use.

How Google AdSense Uses Your Data

When you visit TripCalcs, Google may place one or more cookies on your browser. These cookies allow Google to recognise your browser on future visits to TripCalcs and other websites that participate in the Google advertising network. Google uses the information gathered through these cookies to:

• Show you advertisements that are relevant to your interests
• Limit the number of times you see the same advertisement
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Compile aggregate reports on ad activity for website operators

Google may also use web beacons (small invisible images) in connection with its advertising cookies to track how ads are displayed and interacted with.

Google's Privacy Policy

Google's use of your data in connection with AdSense is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. TripCalcs does not control how Google uses this data once it is collected by Google's advertising technology.

Non-Personalised Ads

Visitors who have opted out of personalised advertising, or whose browser signals indicate a preference for non-personalised ads, may still see contextual advertisements on TripCalcs. These ads are based on the content of the page being viewed rather than your browsing history.

5 Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your browser or device when you visit. Cookies serve a range of purposes, from keeping you signed in to measuring how a site is used.

TripCalcs uses cookies placed by us and by third-party services operating on the Site. The main categories of cookies in use are:

Cookie Type	Purpose	Placed By	Duration
Strictly necessary	Required for basic site functionality	TripCalcs	Session
Analytics	Measures traffic and user behaviour in aggregate	Google Analytics	Up to 2 years
Advertising	Serves and personalises Google AdSense ads based on browsing history	Google AdSense	Up to 13 months
Preference	Remembers your settings (e.g. unit preference: MPG vs km/L)	TripCalcs	30 days

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Browser settings: All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Consult your browser's help documentation for instructions. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of TripCalcs and other websites.
• Google Ads Settings: Manage or opt out of Google's use of advertising cookies at google.com/settings/ads.
• Network Advertising Initiative: Opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies at optout.networkadvertising.org.
• Digital Advertising Alliance: Manage opt-out preferences at aboutads.info/choices.

6 Third-Party Services

TripCalcs uses the following third-party services, each of which may collect data from visitors in accordance with their own privacy policies:

• Google AdSense (Google LLC) — advertising and ad personalisation. Privacy Policy  ·  Opt out
• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — website usage analytics. Privacy Policy  ·  Opt-out browser add-on
• Google Fonts (Google LLC) — typeface delivery. Google may log your IP address when fonts are loaded. Privacy Policy

TripCalcs does not control how these third parties collect or use your data. We encourage you to review each third party's privacy policy before using the Site if you have concerns about data collection.

7 Data Sharing & Disclosure

TripCalcs does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for their own marketing purposes.

We may disclose information in the following limited circumstances:

• With advertising and analytics partners — as described in Sections 4, 5, and 6 of this policy, third-party services operating on the Site collect data through cookies and similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies
• To comply with legal obligations — if required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority
• To protect rights and safety — where necessary to investigate potential violations of our terms, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of TripCalcs, our users, or others
• In connection with a business transfer — if TripCalcs is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, user information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to standard confidentiality obligations

8 Data Retention

TripCalcs does not store calculator inputs. All calculations run in your browser and no results are sent to or retained by our servers.

If you contact us by email, your message and contact details are retained for as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry and for a reasonable period afterwards, typically no longer than 12 months.

Analytics data collected by Google Analytics is retained for 26 months in accordance with our Google Analytics data retention settings.

Data collected by Google AdSense is governed by Google's own retention policies, which you can review at policies.google.com/technologies/retention.

9 Your Rights & Choices

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

For Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (GDPR)

• Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete 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 — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing
• Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent to cookie-based data collection at any time via your browser settings or the opt-out tools in Section 5

For Users in California (CCPA / CPRA)

• Right to know — request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you
• Right to delete — request deletion of personal information we have collected from you
• Right to opt out of sale — TripCalcs does not sell personal information. No opt-out action is required for this right.
• Right to non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights

For All Users

You may opt out of personalised Google advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also manage advertising preferences across participating companies at aboutads.info/choices.

To exercise any of your rights listed above, contact us using the details in Section 13. We will respond within 30 days.

10 Children's Privacy

TripCalcs is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the details in Section 13 and we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

Users between the ages of 13 and 18 should review this policy with a parent or guardian before using the Site.

11 Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information collected through the Site against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. The Site is served over HTTPS to encrypt data in transit.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. While we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately using the contact details in Section 13.

12 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the services we use, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of TripCalcs after any changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13 Contact Us

If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: