📋 Overview
Welcome to RoadTripCostCalc.com ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.
📊 Information We Collect
Information you provide: RoadTripCostCalc.com is a free calculator tool. We do not require you to create an account or provide personal information to use the calculator. All calculations happen in your browser — no trip data is sent to or stored on our servers.
Automatically collected information: When you visit our site, certain information may be automatically collected, including:
- Your browser type and version
- Your operating system
- Pages you visit on our site and time spent
- The referring URL (how you found us)
- Your general geographic location (country/region level only)
- Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)
This data is collected through Google Analytics and is used only in aggregate form to improve our website.
🍪 Cookies & Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our site. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
Types of cookies we use:
- Analytics cookies — Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (pages visited, time on site, traffic sources).
- Advertising cookies — Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet.
- Functional cookies — To remember your preferences within a single session.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some site functionality. You may also opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
💰 Google AdSense & Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC.
Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements that may be of interest to you. This is known as interest-based advertising.
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 personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or Google Ads Settings.
For more information about Google's privacy practices, please review Google's Privacy Policy.
📈 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve our service. Google Analytics collects data such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this information only to improve our site.
Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.
You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits by disabling cookies in your browser or by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
🔗 Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites such as AAA, GasBuddy, Google Maps, and hotel booking platforms. These sites have their own privacy policies and we have no responsibility or liability for their content or activities. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
👶 Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Our website is not directed to 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 your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at the email address below and we will take steps to remove that information.
🌍 GDPR — EU/EEA Users
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have certain rights regarding your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to correct inaccurate data
- The right to request deletion of your data
- The right to restrict processing of your data
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to data processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@roadtripcostcalc.com.
🔄 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 policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
📬 Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@roadtripcostcalc.com
- Website: www.roadtripcostcalc.com