TryBuildCalcPrivacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how TryBuildCalc collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website, calculators, guides, checklists, and related content.
TryBuildCalc is a construction calculator and knowledge-guide platform. Most of our tools can be used without creating an account or directly submitting personal information.
Information We Collect
We do not collect personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it, such as when you contact us by email with a question, feedback, correction request, or calculator issue.
We may collect limited non-personal or technical information to help operate, secure, and improve the website. This may include:
- Browser type, device type, operating system, and screen size.
- Pages visited, referring pages, and approximate usage patterns.
- Approximate location derived from network or analytics data.
- Interaction data such as calculator usage, page views, and clicks.
- Information voluntarily sent to us by email.
How We Use Information
We use collected information to operate and improve TryBuildCalc, understand which calculators and guides are useful, fix errors, improve page performance, respond to user feedback, prevent misuse, and support advertising or analytics where applicable.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website may use cookies, local storage, web beacons, or similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze traffic, remember preferences, measure performance, and support advertising.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect some website features, analytics, advertising preferences, or user experience.
Analytics and Performance Tools
We may use analytics, performance-monitoring, or similar tools to understand how visitors use TryBuildCalc and to improve calculators, guides, navigation, and page speed. These tools may collect usage data such as page visits, device information, browser information, referral source, and approximate location.
Third-Party Advertising
We may use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements on TryBuildCalc. Third-party vendors, including Google and its partners, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads, personalize ads where permitted, limit ad frequency, and measure ad performance.
These advertising services may use information about your visits to this website and other websites to provide more relevant advertising, subject to your consent choices and applicable laws.
Google Advertising Cookies
Google, as a third-party vendor, may use advertising cookies to serve ads on this website. Google's advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to serve ads based on a user's visit to this website and/or other websites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Users may also visit third-party opt-out resources such as About Ads or Your Online Choices, where available.
Cookie Consent and Privacy Choices
You may manage cookies through your browser settings. Where required, we may also display a cookie consent message that allows users to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies and advertising choices.
Your available choices may depend on your location, browser settings, applicable law, and the advertising or consent tools active on the website at the time of your visit.
User Consent for EEA, UK, and Switzerland Users
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we will request consent for non-essential cookies, advertising cookies, and personalized advertising where required. Users may accept, reject, or manage their choices through the cookie consent message shown on the website.
We may use Google's Privacy & Messaging tools or another Google-certified consent management platform to manage consent choices where required.
Advertising Partners
Third-party ad servers, ad networks, or advertising partners may use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, or similar tools in advertisements and links that appear on this website. These technologies may automatically receive information such as your IP address, browser information, or interaction data when an advertisement is served or clicked.
TryBuildCalc does not control the cookies or tracking technologies used by third-party advertisers. Please review the privacy policies and preference tools of those third-party services for more information.
External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, standards organizations, references, suppliers, or other third-party resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, accuracy, or policies of those external websites.
Children's Privacy
TryBuildCalc is not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
Data Controller and Contact
TryBuildCalc operates this website. For privacy-related questions, correction requests, or concerns, contact us at support@trybuildcalc.com. We will try to respond within 30 days.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, advertising services, analytics tools, legal requirements, or user privacy choices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.