Privacy Policy

A. Calculator Inputs (Processed Locally)

All calculator inputs you enter on AnimalCalculators.com (such as pet weight, age, or activity level) are processed entirely within your web browser. These values are never transmitted to our servers and are not stored, logged, or associated with your identity.

B. Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our Site, our web hosting infrastructure and third-party services may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• IP address (anonymized where technically possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL and pages visited
• Date and time of visit
• Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)

This information is used solely for aggregate site analytics, security monitoring, and performance optimization.

C. Contact Form Submissions

If you contact us via our contact form or by email, we collect the name, email address, and message content you voluntarily provide in order to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell or share this information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to AnimalCalculators.com and/or other websites.

Google uses the DoubleClick cookie (also known as the DART cookie) to serve ads based on a user's visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. Users can opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Advertising Settings page.

Opting Out of Personalized Advertising

You can opt out of personalized advertising through the following resources:

• Google Ads Settings — Manage your personalization preferences directly with Google.
• AboutAds.info (Digital Advertising Alliance) — Opt out from multiple ad networks at once.
• Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out — Industry-wide opt-out tool.

Opting out of personalized ads does not mean you will no longer see advertisements on this Site. You will continue to see generic, non-personalized ads that are not based on your browsing history.

Other Third-Party Advertising Vendors

Third-party ad vendors we may work with use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to measure campaign effectiveness and serve relevant ads. Each vendor's data practices are governed by their own privacy policies. We do not control third-party cookies and encourage users to review the privacy policies of any advertising partners whose ads appear on this Site.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help websites function properly and provide information to website owners. AnimalCalculators.com uses the following categories of cookies:

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features, such as unit preference memory between calculator sessions.

4. Analytics

We may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Analytics data is collected in aggregate and anonymized form and is not linked to any personally identifiable information. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR:

• Right of Access: Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing or legitimate interests.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@animalcalculators.com. We will respond within 30 days of receipt of your request.

Our legal basis for processing personal data submitted through the contact form is legitimate interest (responding to inquiries). For advertising cookies, the legal basis is consent, which you can withdraw at any time through the opt-out links provided in Section 2.

6. California Residents — CCPA / CPRA Rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provide you with the following rights:

• Right to Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: We do not sell personal information. Third-party advertising partners may use data for cross-context behavioral advertising, which may constitute "sharing" under CCPA. You can opt out via the links in Section 2.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at contact@animalcalculators.com.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

AnimalCalculators.com is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information to us, please contact us immediately at contact@animalcalculators.com and we will promptly delete such information.

8. Data Retention

Contact form submissions and email inquiries are retained for a period of up to 24 months to allow for follow-up on open inquiries. After this period, personal data is permanently deleted. No calculator input data is ever retained on our servers.

9. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to external websites, published research papers, and official veterinary organization resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting any personal information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or new third-party service integrations. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any revisions. Continued use of the Site after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.