🔒 Short version: PetCostCalc does not collect, store, or share any personal data. All calculations run entirely in your browser. Your inputs never leave your device.
1. Who We Are
PetCostCalc ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at YOUR-DOMAIN.com. We provide free, browser-based pet cost calculators to help pet owners budget and plan for the real costs of pet ownership.
2. Information We Do Not Collect
Our calculators run entirely in your browser using JavaScript. We do not receive, store, or process any of the numbers you enter into our calculators. Specifically, we do not collect:
- Your pet's age, breed, weight, or any other details you enter
- Your name, email address, or any contact information
- Your location beyond the general country level (for ad targeting by Google)
- Any financial information or insurance data you input
3. Information That May Be Collected Automatically
Like most websites, we use third-party services that automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our site:
- Google Analytics (GA4): Collects anonymized data about pages visited, time on site, device type, and general geographic region. This data is aggregated and cannot identify you personally. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Google AdSense: Serves advertisements and may use cookies to show relevant ads based on your browsing history. See Google's advertising privacy policy for details.
- Server logs: Our hosting provider may automatically log IP addresses, browser type, and page requests for security and performance purposes. These logs are not used for marketing.
4. Cookies
We use one first-party cookie: a theme preference cookie (fh-theme) that remembers whether you prefer light or dark mode. This cookie is stored locally in your browser and is never transmitted to our servers.
Third-party cookies may be set by Google Analytics and Google AdSense as described above. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.
5. Affiliate Links
Some pages on this site contain affiliate links to third-party products and services (such as pet insurance providers and pet supply retailers). If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. These links are clearly labelled as "Sponsored." We only recommend services that are genuinely relevant to our users.
Clicking an affiliate link will take you to a third-party website with its own privacy policy, which we do not control.
6. Third-Party Services
Our site links to or embeds content from the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:
- Google (Analytics & AdSense)
- Pet insurance providers linked via affiliate relationships (Lemonade Pet, Fetch by The Dodo, Pumpkin Pet Insurance, and others)
- Pet supply retailers linked via affiliate relationships (Chewy, Rover, and others)
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.
7. Children's Privacy
Our site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our site, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
8. Your Rights
Because we do not collect or store personal data, there is generally no personal data for us to provide, correct, or delete. If you have concerns about data collected by Google Analytics or AdSense, please refer to Google's privacy controls at myaccount.google.com/privacy.
If you are a California resident, the CCPA gives you rights regarding personal information. Since we do not sell personal information and collect only anonymized analytics data, most CCPA provisions do not apply. Contact us at hello@YOUR-DOMAIN.com with any questions.
9. Data Security
Since all calculator inputs remain in your browser and are never transmitted to us, there is no personal data for us to secure on our end. We maintain this site using industry-standard hosting practices.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at hello@YOUR-DOMAIN.com.