Privacy Policy

Introduction

CalculatePTO.com ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit and use our website at calculatepto.com (the "Service").

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and users of our website.

Information Collection and Use

Our Service provides free online calculators for PTO (Paid Time Off), vacation accrual, leave calculations, and related tools. We are committed to maintaining your privacy and do not require personal registration or account creation to use our calculators.

We may collect certain information automatically when you visit our website, including but not limited to your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring website addresses. This information is used for analytics purposes to improve our Service and user experience.

Google AdSense and Advertising

CalculatePTO.com uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC that enables us to display relevant ads to visitors.

Google and its third-party vendors may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve and personalize advertisements based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet. These technologies allow Google to collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behavior.

Google uses this information to:

• Display personalized advertisements that are relevant to your interests
• Measure the effectiveness of advertisements
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Improve ad relevance and user experience

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Types of cookies we may use:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing.

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, and to delete cookies that have already been set. Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Service may not function properly.

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Log Files

Like many websites, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service. This may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

This information is used for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking user movement, and gathering broad demographic information for aggregate use. This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the information we collect. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We use industry-standard security protocols and technologies to safeguard data. Our Service uses HTTPS encryption to protect data in transit between your browser and our servers.

Data Retention

We retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide our Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. The retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

Analytics data is typically retained for a period necessary to analyze trends and improve our Service. Log files may be retained for security and troubleshooting purposes.

Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by third parties.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can delete such information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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 of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Your Rights

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

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of your information
• The right to object to processing of your information
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, you may need to contact us through appropriate channels. Please note that we may need to verify your identity before processing such requests.

Consent

By using our Service, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Service.