Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

MyCalculatorGenie.com ("the Site," "we," "us," or "our") is operated by Strategic Marketing. The Site provides free online calculators for finance, health, math, cooking, home improvement, and other everyday calculations, along with an AI-powered assistant ("Genie").

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
Email: privacy@mycalculatorgenie.com
Website: www.mycalculatorgenie.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect two types of information: information you provide directly and information collected automatically.

Information You Provide

The Site does not require account registration. When you use our calculators, you enter numbers and values into calculator fields. We do not transmit or store these inputs on our servers — all calculator math happens entirely within your browser.

If you use the AI Genie chat feature, any text you type into the Genie input field is transmitted to Anthropic, PBC ("Anthropic") to generate a response. Please do not enter sensitive personal information (such as your full name, Social Security number, financial account numbers, or health records) into the Genie chat.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including by our third-party service providers:

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies

These are necessary for the Site to function. They store your session preferences (such as an API key you enter for the Genie feature, stored in your browser's sessionStorage and never sent to our servers). You cannot opt out of essential cookies.

Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often you visit, which pages you view, and what site you came from. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data. Google's ability to use and share this data is governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Service. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this Site and other websites to provide targeted advertisements that may be of interest to you. This is known as interest-based advertising.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other websites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are sent. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on the Site. Browser-specific instructions are available at:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

4. Third-Party Services

The Site uses the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its calculators
• Understand how visitors use the Site (via Google Analytics)
• Display advertisements relevant to you (via Google AdSense)
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats
• Comply with legal obligations
• Respond to inquiries sent to our contact email

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your calculator inputs for any purpose other than performing the calculation in your browser.

6. Data Retention

Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months by default. The API key you enter for the Genie feature is stored only in your browser's sessionStorage and is automatically deleted when you close your browser tab — we never receive or store it on our servers.

If you contact us by email, we retain that correspondence for as long as necessary to respond and for up to 3 years thereafter for record-keeping purposes.

7. Your Privacy Rights

For Residents of the European Economic Area (GDPR)

If you are located in the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — Request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Erasure — Request deletion of your personal data
• Objection — Object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing
• Restriction — Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
• Portability — Request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format

Our legal basis for processing is legitimate interest (analytics, security) and consent (advertising cookies). To exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@mycalculatorgenie.com.

For California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected about you and how it is used
• Delete personal information we have collected from you (subject to certain exceptions)
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

To submit a CCPA request, contact us at privacy@mycalculatorgenie.com. We will respond within 45 days.

For All Users

You may opt out of interest-based advertising at any time by visiting optout.aboutads.info or by adjusting your browser settings as described in Section 3.

8. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@mycalculatorgenie.com and we will delete that information promptly.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information on the Site. The Site is served over HTTPS (encrypted connection). However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Links to Other Websites

The Site may contain links to external websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to MyCalculatorGenie.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify users. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

This Privacy Policy was written in plain English intentionally. It is intended to be comprehensive and accurate, but it does not constitute legal advice. If you have specific legal concerns, we recommend consulting a qualified attorney.