Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Canadian Calculators ("we," "us," or "our"), operated at canadiancalculators.ca. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

Information you enter into calculators: All calculations are performed locally in your browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit any financial figures you enter into our calculators. Your income, tax, or mortgage data never leaves your device.

Automatically collected information: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This is standard web server log data.

Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze website traffic and improve your experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

3. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to visiting. We use this information to improve our site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy.

4. Google AdSense

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

5. Affiliate Links

Our website may contain affiliate links to third-party financial products and services. If you click on an affiliate link and sign up for a product, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products and services we believe may be useful to our visitors. Affiliate relationships do not influence our calculator results or editorial content.

6. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to operate and improve our website, analyze usage trends, and display relevant advertising. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.

9. Your Rights (PIPEDA)

As a Canadian website, we comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). You have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to request corrections. To exercise these rights, please contact us.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date above. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@canadiancalculators.ca.