Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 7, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Business-Profit-Calculator.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you access our website and use our online tools and calculators. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with UK GDPR, PECR, and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Our services are designed primarily for informational and calculation purposes. We do not require account registration, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information (PII) such as your name, email address, or phone number. Most data is processed locally on your device or stored temporarily via secure session cookies.

3. Information We Collect

A. Data You Provide Directly

When you use our calculators or input forms, you may provide information including product details (name, quantity, cost, selling price, description, location), financial data for expenses, and labor cost calculations. This data is used solely to generate real-time results and is not stored persistently on our servers.

B. Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, our servers and third-party services automatically collect certain non-personal data to help us monitor, secure, and improve the site. This may include:

• Browser and device information (e.g., browser type, operating system, screen resolution)
• Web server logs such as IP addresses, timestamps, pages visited, and referring URLs

These logs are maintained by our hosting provider (Google Cloud App Engine) for security, diagnostics, and performance analysis and are governed by their privacy policies.

C. Cookie Data

We use cookies to store your analytics consent preferences and to gather aggregated, anonymous usage data. These cookies do not contain personal information, and you can manage or delete cookies via your browser settings.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information provided in the following ways:

• Real-Time Processing: Your data is processed directly within your browser to generate calculations and reports. No personal or sensitive information is saved on our servers.
• Analytics and Improvement: Aggregated and anonymous data is used to understand visitor behavior and improve our services.
• Third-Party Interactions: We may send non-identifiable data to third-party services (such as the OpenAI API) to obtain market pricing insights and AI-generated recommendations.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website relies on the following third-party services:

• Google Cloud App Engine: Provides hosting and logs technical data (e.g., IP addresses) for security and diagnostics.
• Google Analytics: Used for gathering aggregated, anonymous usage statistics.
• OpenAI API: Utilized for generating AI insights and retrieving market pricing information.

Please review the privacy policies of these third parties to understand their data practices.

6. Data Security and Retention

Data Security: We use industry-standard security measures, including HTTPS encryption and secure session cookies, to protect your data. No personal information is stored persistently on our servers.

Data Retention: The information you provide is used only for the duration of your session and is cleared when you close your browser or explicitly clear your data. Operational logs maintained by our hosting provider follow their retention policies.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Under applicable data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

• The right to access any personal data (if any) associated with your browsing session.
• The right to request deletion or correction of any personal data (though we do not store persistent data).
• The right to withdraw your consent for cookies at any time via your browser settings or by using our cookie consent banner.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed by third-party services located outside the UK/EU, including in the United States. We ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that these services comply with applicable data protection laws.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. When significant changes are made, we will update the "Effective Date" and notify you via an appropriate method on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

info@business-profit-calculator.com

By using this website, you acknowledge and agree to this Privacy Policy.