Privacy Policy
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This policy explains what information Material Guides (materialguides.com) collects, how it is used and the choices you have. If you have questions, email hello@materialguides.com.
The calculators
The calculators run entirely in your browser. The numbers you type are not sent to our servers and are not stored.
Information you send us
If you email us or use the contact form, we receive your name, email address and message. We use them only to reply and to fix any problem you report. We do not sell or share them.
Server logs
Like most websites, our hosting provider records basic technical data for each request, such as IP address, browser type, the page requested and the time. This is used for security and to keep the site running, and is kept only for a limited time.
Advertising and cookies
This site may show ads served by Google and its advertising partners. To do so:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.
For more on how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalized advertising cookies are used, through a consent message shown on the site. You can change your choice at any time from that message.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, including several US states such as California, you may have the right to know what personal information is collected about you, to request its deletion and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising. To make a request, email hello@materialguides.com. We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights.
Children
This site is meant for adults planning home projects. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Links to other sites
Guides link to manufacturers, standards bodies and other sites. Their privacy practices are their own.
Changes to this policy
When this policy changes, the date at the top of the page changes too.