Privacy Policy

Information we collect

We don't ask you for your name, email, or any account details to use this site. The numbers you type into the calculator (wattage, hours, electricity rate) are processed in your own browser to show you a result — they are not sent to us or stored on our servers.

Like almost every website, we do collect some standard, non-identifying usage data automatically through the third-party services described below — for example, which pages are visited and general information about your device and browser.

Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how people find and use the site so we can improve it. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar measurement technologies to collect aggregated, non-identifying information such as the pages you view, roughly where in the world you are (by country/region), and what type of device and browser you use. We use this only to see which tools and guides are useful. You can learn how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Advertising

This site may display ads served by third-party advertising networks, including Google and its AdSense product. These networks may use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads, and — depending on your settings — to show ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits here and elsewhere on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, and you can opt out of many other vendors' personalized ads at aboutads.info/choices.

Affiliate links

Some pages contain affiliate links, including links to products on Amazon. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. These links may set cookies that let the retailer attribute the referral to us. Full details are on our affiliate disclosure page.

Cookies and your choices

The cookies on this site come from the analytics and advertising services described above, not from a login or shopping cart. You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings, and you can use the opt-out links above to limit personalized advertising. Blocking cookies won't stop the calculator from working — it runs entirely in your browser.

We do not sell your personal information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone. We also don't build our own marketing profiles about you. The only data sharing that happens is with the analytics and advertising providers named above, under their own privacy policies.

Children's privacy

This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we handle data, we'll update this page and the “last updated” date above. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Email us at contact@appliancecostcalculator.net or use our contact page.