Privacy Policy

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We do not require you to create an account or provide personal information to use our tip calculator. However, if you contact us by email, we will receive:

• • Your email address
• • The content of your message
• • Any other information you choose to include

This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is never sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically through standard web technologies, including:

• • IP address (anonymized where possible)
• • Browser type and version
• • Operating system
• • Referring URL (the page you came from)
• • Pages visited on our site
• • Time and date of your visit
• • Time spent on each page
• • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This information is collected in aggregate and is used to understand how visitors use our website so we can improve the user experience.

2.3 Locally Stored Data (localStorage)

Our tip calculator may save certain preferences and calculation history directly in your browser's localStorage. This data:

• • Never leaves your device
• • Is never transmitted to our servers
• • Can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser data
• • Includes calculation history, currency preference, and theme preference

We use localStorage solely to improve your experience across visits.

3.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

3.2 How We Use Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

3.3 Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• • Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Visit your browser's help section for instructions.
• • Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout ↗
• • Google Ad Settings: Manage your Google ad personalization preferences at https://adssettings.google.com ↗
• • Your Privacy Choices: Visit https://optout.aboutads.info ↗ to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

For a full breakdown of cookie categories, storage behavior, and opt-out options, read our Cookie Policy.

4.1 Google AdSense

When advertising is enabled on our website, we may use Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC ("Google"), to display advertisements.

Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your 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 based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

Google may use the following to serve ads:

• • DoubleClick Cookie
• • Google Analytics data
• • Demographic and interest data from Google accounts (if signed in)
• • Prior browsing behavior across websites using Google ad services

4.2 How to Opt Out of Personalized Ads

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting https://www.google.com/settings/ads ↗.

You can also opt out via https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ ↗ or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://optout.networkadvertising.org/ ↗.

Opting out does not mean you will no longer see ads. It means the ads you see will not be personalized based on your interests.

4.3 Google's Privacy Policy

For more information on how Google collects and uses data from our site, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites ↗.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• ✦ To operate and improve our website and calculator tool
• ✦ To understand user behavior and optimize the user experience
• ✦ To respond to your inquiries and support requests
• ✦ To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense when advertising is enabled
• ✦ To monitor website performance and fix technical issues
• ✦ To comply with legal obligations

10.1 For Users in the European Union (GDPR)

If you are located in the EU or EEA, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• • Right to Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• • Right to Rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data
• • Right to Erasure — Request deletion of your personal data
• • Right to Restrict Processing — Request that we limit how we use your data
• • Right to Data Portability — Receive your data in a portable format
• • Right to Object — Object to our processing of your personal data
• • Right to Withdraw Consent — Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

10.2 For Users in California (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• • Right to Know — Know what personal information we collect and how it is used
• • Right to Delete — Request deletion of your personal information
• • Right to Opt-Out — Opt out of the sale of personal information
• • Right to Non-Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights

We do not sell personal information. To submit a CCPA request, contact [email protected].

10.3 For All Users

• • Clear your browser's localStorage to remove locally stored preferences
• • Use browser settings to manage or delete cookies
• • Contact us with any privacy-related questions or concerns