Privacy Policy

1. Overview

dwcost.com ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website at https://dwcost.com. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our service. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we operate.

The calculator itself collects no personal data. All cost calculations run entirely in your browser. No workload inputs, query volumes, or cost estimates are ever sent to our servers.

2. Information We Collect

2a. Analytics (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects information such as:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website or search query
• Browser type, operating system, and device type
• Approximate geographic location (country/city level)

This data is collected via cookies and is processed by Google LLC. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

2b. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

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

3. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: We store your cookie consent preference in localStorage so we don't ask again on every visit.
• Analytics cookies: Set by Google Analytics to measure site usage (only if you accept cookies).
• Advertising cookies: Set by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements (only if you accept cookies).

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features.

4. Data Retention

We do not store any personal data on our own servers. Analytics data retained by Google is subject to Google's Privacy Policy. By default, Google Analytics retains user-level data for 14 months.

5. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
• The right to object to processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address below. For data held by Google, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites. We have no control over the content and privacy practices of those sites and are not responsible for their privacy policies.

7. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@dwcost.com