Privacy Policy

1. Information we collect

Information you provide directly

This website does not require you to create an account or submit any personal information to use the tipping calculator or read the guides. If you contact us via email, we collect only the email address and message content you provide.

Information collected automatically

When you visit this site, certain information is collected automatically through standard web technologies:

• Log data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and date/time of your visit. This is standard server log data collected by virtually all websites.
• Usage data: How you interact with the calculator and which sections of the site you visit, collected through Google Analytics.
• Device information: Screen size, device type (mobile/desktop/tablet), and browser version — used to ensure the site displays correctly on your device.
• Location data: General geographic location (country, state, or city level) inferred from your IP address. We do not collect precise GPS location.

2. How we use your information

We use the automatically collected information for the following purposes:

• To understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content and functionality
• To monitor site performance and fix technical issues
• To serve relevant advertisements through our advertising partners
• To comply with legal obligations
• To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the site

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for email marketing. We do not build individual user profiles for any purpose other than the aggregate analytics described above.

3. Cookies and tracking

This site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device. Here is what each type does:

Essential cookies

These are required for the site to function. They store your preferences (such as your most recent calculator settings) temporarily in your browser session. No personal information is stored.

Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns — how many people visit, which sections are most useful, and where visitors come from. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique visitors. The data is anonymous and aggregated; we cannot identify individual users from this data.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising cookies

Our advertising partners (see Section 4) use cookies to serve relevant ads and measure ad performance. These cookies may track your browsing activity across websites to build interest-based profiles. See Section 4 for details and opt-out options.

Managing cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this site and others you visit. Most browsers allow you to block third-party cookies while keeping first-party cookies active, which will disable ad personalization without affecting site features.

4. Advertising

This website displays advertisements to support free access to the content. We work with the following advertising services:

Google AdSense / Google Ad Manager

Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, visit www.aboutads.info to opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising.

Other ad networks

We may use other advertising networks such as Ezoic or Mediavine. These services similarly use cookies to serve and measure advertisements. Each operates under its own privacy policy, which we link to in Section 5 below.

5. Third-party services

This site integrates with the following third-party services, each with its own privacy practices:

• Google Analytics — Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense — Privacy Policy
• Ezoic (if active) — Privacy Policy
• Mediavine (if active) — Privacy Policy
• Google Fonts — Fonts are loaded from Google's servers. Google may collect limited usage data. Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare — Our hosting provider. Cloudflare processes network requests and may log IP addresses for security purposes. Privacy Policy

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies directly.

6. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

California residents (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us at the address in Section 9.

European residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation including: the right to access your data, the right to rectification, the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"), the right to restrict processing, and the right to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address in Section 9.

All users

You may opt out of interest-based advertising at any time using the tools described in Section 4. You may disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

7. Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information promptly. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Continued use of this site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your data rights, or have a concern about how your information is handled, please reach out: