Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 16, 2026
Introduction
Welcome to Rental Affordability Calculator ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of any information you provide while using our website and services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When using our rental affordability calculator, you may input:
- Income information (gross and net monthly income)
- Debt obligations (student loans, car payments, credit cards, etc.)
- Roommate preferences and split arrangements
Important: All calculations are performed locally in your browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit any of the financial information you enter into our calculator.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website
- Geographic location (country/region level)
How We Use Information
We use the automatically collected information to:
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Improve our website and content
- Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
Google AdSense and Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. 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 Google's Ads Settings.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
- Advertising cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements
Third-Party Services
Our website may use the following third-party services:
- Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
- Google Analytics: For website analytics (if implemented)
These third parties have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access to your personal information
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion of your information
- Objection to processing of your information
- Data portability
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website.