Privacy Policy | My Benefits Calculator

1. Who we are

My Benefits Calculator (mybenefitscalculator.com) is an independent website that provides free, educational benefit and entitlement calculators. We are not affiliated with HUD, the IRS, GSA, or any federal, state, or local government agency.

2. Information we collect

Information you provide

Our calculators run entirely in your browser. Inputs you type — ZIP codes, income figures, household size, travel dates — are not transmitted to our servers and are not stored anywhere.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, our hosting provider and analytics tools may collect standard server-log data including your IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and time of visit. This data is used in aggregate to understand how the site is used and to improve it.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Analytics. We may use Google Analytics to measure traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics sets cookies to distinguish users and sessions.
Advertising. We display ads through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising at google.com/settings/ads.

3. How we use your information

To operate and improve the site and calculators.
To analyse aggregate usage and performance.
To serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense.
To comply with legal obligations.

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

4. Third-party services

Our site may embed or link to third-party services including Google AdSense and Google Analytics. These services have their own privacy policies and may collect data independently. We encourage you to review their policies:

5. Data retention

Server logs are retained for up to 90 days. Analytics data is retained per the default Google Analytics retention setting (26 months) unless adjusted in our account settings.

6. Your rights (California / GDPR)

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you, or to opt out of certain uses. To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Contact us here.