bestgpacalculator.com ("we," "us," or "our") operates this website (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you use the Site, how it's used, and the choices you have.
2. Information we collect
The GPA calculator itself runs entirely in your browser — the numbers and classes you enter are not transmitted to us or stored on any server. That said, like most websites, the Site may still collect information automatically through cookies, log files, and third-party services:
Log data: your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring/exit pages, and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies and similar technologies: small data files stored on your device that help the Site function and allow us and our partners to understand usage and serve relevant advertising (see Section 3 and our Cookie Policy).
Analytics data: if analytics tools are enabled, aggregated, non-identifying usage statistics such as pages viewed and time on site.
3. Information collected by WordPress
This Site runs on WordPress. Depending on which features are active, WordPress and its plugins may collect additional information beyond what's listed above:
Comments: if commenting is enabled, the name, email address, IP address, and browser user-agent string submitted with a comment are collected, and may be checked against an automated spam-detection service (such as Akismet). Your name, email, and website may also be saved in a cookie for your convenience on future comments.
User accounts: if a visitor registers or logs in (for example, a site administrator), WordPress stores their username, email address, and profile details, and sets session cookies — such as wordpress_logged_in_* and wp-settings-* — to keep them signed in.
Embedded content: pages may include content embedded from other websites (for example, a video). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly, and that other website may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to it.
Plugins and services: additional plugins (such as analytics, contact forms, or security tools) may collect their own data. If we add any such plugin or service, we will update this policy to reflect what it collects and how.
4. Advertising and third-party vendors (including Google AdSense)
This Site uses Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display ads. This Site may also display advertisements served by other third-party advertising vendors.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this Site or other websites on the Internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
We do not control the cookies placed by third-party advertising vendors and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review each third party's own privacy policy for details.
5. How we use information
To operate, maintain, and improve the Site;
To understand how visitors use the Site (analytics);
To serve and measure the performance of advertising;
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or misuse.
6. Your choices
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking cookies may affect how the Site functions and may result in less relevant advertising, but the calculator itself will continue to work since it runs locally in your browser.
7. Children's privacy
This Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the relevant age of digital consent in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the details below so we can remove it.
8. Data retention and security
We retain log and analytics data only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, and we use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.