2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Data (Voluntarily Provided)

We typically do not require you to create an account or provide personally identifiable information (PII) such as your name, email address, or phone number to use our basic calculation tools.

However, if you voluntarily contact us via email or a contact form, we will collect the personal information you provide (e.g., your email address and message content) solely to respond to your inquiry.

2.2 Usage Data (Automatically Collected)

When you visit the website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• IP Address: To determine general location (city/country) for analytics.
• Browser Type and Version: To ensure our tools work correctly on your device.
• Operating System: (e.g., Windows, macOS, iOS, Android).
• Pages Visited: Which calculators or pages you viewed and the time spent on those pages.
• Referrer URL: The website you visited before clicking to our site.

2.3 Input Data

Data you enter into the calculators (such as grades, credit hours, and GPA values) is processed locally on your device (client-side) or temporarily on our servers to perform the calculation. We do not store or save your academic grades or GPA calculations after your session ends.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., remembering your dark/light mode preference).
• Analytics Cookies: We use third-party services like Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. This helps us understand which calculators are most popular.
• Advertising Cookies: We may partner with third-party ad networks (such as Google AdSense) to display advertising on our website. These companies may use cookies to collect data about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service: Ensuring the calculators work accurately.
• To improve our Service: Analyzing usage trends to fix bugs or add new features.
• To monitor usage: Detecting and preventing technical issues or abuse (e.g., bot attacks).
• To display advertisements: Serving relevant ads to support the free nature of our tools.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service. These third parties have access to your usage data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

5.1 Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to serve ads. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your previous visits to our website or other websites on the internet. You may opt-out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

5.2 Analytics (Google Analytics)

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, such as HTTPS encryption. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to use acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., university portals or other educational resources). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.