Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to CoastFIRECalculator.us ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, and your choices regarding that information.

By using CoastFIRECalculator.us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our website.

2. Information We Collect

CoastFIRECalculator.us is designed with privacy in mind. Our Coast FIRE calculator runs entirely on your device (client-side JavaScript). We do not collect, store, or transmit any of the financial values you enter into the calculator — your numbers never leave your browser.

We may collect the following non-personal information automatically when you visit our site:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URLs
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• General geographic location (country/region level, not precise)
• IP address (used only for analytics and security; not linked to personal identity)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the automatically collected information solely to:

• Understand how visitors use our website and improve user experience
• Monitor website performance and fix technical issues
• Serve relevant advertisements through our advertising partners
• Protect against fraud, spam, and security threats
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, CoastFIRECalculator.us uses "cookies." These cookies are used to store information, including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

For more general information on cookies, please read "What Are Cookies" from Cookie Consent.

5. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.coastfirecalculator.us and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

6. Our Advertising Partners

Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own privacy policy for their policies on user data.

• Google AdSense: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

7. Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the privacy policy for each of the advertising partners of CoastFIRECalculator.us.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on CoastFIRECalculator.us, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that CoastFIRECalculator.us has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

8. Third-Party Links

CoastFIRECalculator.us may contain links to other websites. These third-party sites have their own separate and independent privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

9. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

CoastFIRECalculator.us does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child has provided personal information on our website, please contact us immediately and we will remove such information from our records.

10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, and opt out of the sale of personal information. As noted above, we do not sell personal information. To exercise any rights, please contact us.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect the information we collect. All calculations on CoastFIRECalculator.us are performed locally in your browser. No financial data you input is ever sent to our servers.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us here. We aim to respond within 5 business days.