Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At onlineboardfootcalculator.com, we respect your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information that may be gathered when you visit our Website and how we handle that information. Our tool is built with a static-first, privacy-by-design architecture: calculation inputs remain on your device.

2. Zero-Registration Architecture, Client-Side Calculations & Cookies

Our Website operates completely free of user accounts, registrations, passwords, or logins. All calculation operations execute locally in your web browser via lightweight client-side JavaScript.

To make the tool maximally useful on job sites and in workshops without requiring a login, we store your customized preferences in client-side cookies and browser localStorage for up to 365 days (1 full year):

• user_custom_species (Lifespan: 365 days): Stores the custom lumber species names and prices per board foot created by you via the "+ Custom" species tool.
• lumber_calc_history (Lifespan: 365 days): Stores the cut-lists and project tallies you choose to save via the "Save Calculation" button so you can reload them on future visits.
• user_bookmarks (Lifespan: 365 days): Remembers in-app quick bookmark actions.
• board_foot_calc_state & theme (Local Storage): Preserves your active board rows, selected measurement units (Imperial vs. Metric), waste percentage, and color theme (Dark vs. Light mode).

Complete Local Control: This data remains strictly stored on your own device and is never sent, logged, or stored on our web servers. You can permanently delete these cookies at any time by clicking the "Reset" or "Clear History" buttons within the calculator, or by clearing your browser cookies.

3. Cookies & Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)

We may display advertisements provided by third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites across the Internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

4. Web Analytics & Log Files

Like most standard website servers, we may receive standard non-personally identifiable log information such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, and date/time stamps. This data is used in aggregate solely to analyze website performance, monitor page load speeds, and maintain system security.

5. Contact Information Submitted by Users

If you voluntarily choose to contact us through our Contact form or via email, any contact details (such as your name and email address) will be used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell, rent, or lease your contact information to third parties.

6. Your Rights & Policy Updates

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation or the California Consumer Privacy Act), you have rights regarding access to or deletion of personal data. Since we do not maintain personal accounts, user profiles, or cloud database records, we hold no user profiles to delete.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable legal requirements. The updated policy will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.