1. Introduction
Welcome to UniGradeCalculator.uk ("we", "our", "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, how third-party services including Google AdSense use cookies and similar technologies on this site, and your rights regarding your data.
By using UniGradeCalculator.uk, you agree to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use this website.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Calculator Data
All grade calculations on UniGradeCalculator.uk are performed entirely in your browser. The marks, grades, and credit weights you enter are never transmitted to our servers and are not stored anywhere outside your own device. Your academic data remains entirely private.
2.2 Automatically Collected Technical Data
When you visit our website, the following technical data may be collected automatically:
- IP address (used in anonymised or aggregated form)
- Browser type and version
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website (where you came from)
- Date and time of visit
This data is collected via Google Analytics and may also be collected by Google AdSense as part of ad serving (see Section 5 below for full details).
2.3 Contact Form Data
If you submit a message via our Contact page, we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to respond to your enquiry. This data is not shared with third parties and is deleted once your enquiry is resolved.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
UniGradeCalculator.uk uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — and similar tracking technologies including web beacons and pixel tags. These are used by us and by third-party services operating on this site.
3.1 Types of Cookies Used
- Analytics cookies — Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymised data about how visitors use our site (pages visited, session duration, device type). This helps us understand and improve our tools.
- Advertising cookies — Google AdSense places cookies on your browser to serve personalised or contextual advertisements. These cookies allow Google and its advertising partners to track browsing activity across websites to deliver relevant ads.
- Functional cookies — small cookies that may be used to remember your preferences within a session.
3.2 Third-Party Cookies from Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense and its advertising partners may place and read cookies on your browser, use web beacons, and collect your IP address as a result of ads being served on this website. These technologies allow Google and its partners to:
- Serve advertisements based on your prior visits to this website and other websites
- Measure the effectiveness of advertisements
- Prevent the same ads from being shown to you repeatedly
- Detect and report on ad fraud
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use websites that use Google services, please visit: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.
3.3 Managing Cookies
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a new cookie is set. Disabling advertising cookies may affect the relevance of advertisements shown but will not affect the operation of our calculators.
You can also use the Your Online Choices tool (EU) or NAI opt-out tool to manage interest-based advertising preferences.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To understand how visitors use our website and to improve our tools and content
- To respond to enquiries submitted via our contact form
- To monitor website performance, diagnose technical issues, and fix bugs
- To serve advertisements through Google AdSense to support the free operation of this website
- To comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
5. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing
This website uses the following third-party services. Each operates under its own privacy policy and data practices. By using this website, you acknowledge that these services may collect data as described below.