AdSense & Advertising Privacy Disclosures
Effective Date: September 1, 2026 • Last Revised: October 1, 2026
1. Overview & Commitment to Privacy
ProTradeCalculators ("we", "us", "our", or "the Service") operates https://protradecalculators.com. We provide deterministic estimating calculators and technical reference materials for construction, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical trades. This Privacy Policy details our policies regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of personal data and describes your privacy rights under applicable laws including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA).
2. On-Device Calculation Execution
Zero Server Storage of Calculation Inputs
All numerical inputs, conductor dimensions, circuit lengths, ampacity parameters, and project quantities entered into our calculator forms execute locally on your client device (inside your web browser). We do not transmit, log, sell, or retain your proprietary jobsite estimating figures on our servers.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Cookies
To provide free, unhindered access to our professional calculation suite without subscription paywalls, we utilize Google AdSense to serve advertisements when you visit our website.
- Third-party vendors, including Google LLC, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites across the Internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve targeted ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting AboutAds.info.
4. Web Analytics & Server Infrastructure Logs
We use privacy-focused website analytics and standard web server logs (via Cloudflare edge infrastructure) to monitor system performance, identify broken links, and protect against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threats. Technical data automatically recorded includes:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address (anonymized/truncated)
- Browser user-agent, operating system, and screen resolution
- Timestamp and uniform resource identifier (URI) requested
- Referring URL and network latency metrics
5. Rights for European Economic Area (EEA) Residents (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, you have specific data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. These include:
- The right to access: Request copies of your personal data held by us.
- The right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate information.
- The right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
- The right to object: Object to processing of personal data for direct marketing or analytics.
6. Rights for California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act:
- We do not sell personal information as traditionally defined under California law.
- We do not collect sensitive personal information such as social security numbers, health records, or financial account credentials.
- California residents possess the right to know what personal data is collected and the right to request deletion without discrimination.
7. Privacy Officer Contact
For questions, data access requests, or privacy inquiries regarding this policy, please contact our privacy team: