Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy – CalculateGenerate.com

Cookie Policy for CalculateGenerate.com

Last Updated: July 29, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how CalculateGenerate.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at CalculateGenerate.com (“Site”). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

We also use other similar technologies like web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”) and local storage (e.g., HTML5 localStorage) to collect information about your browsing activities and preferences.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons, including:

  • To enable essential website functionality.
  • To analyze website traffic and usage patterns.
  • To personalize content and advertisements.
  • To remember your preferences and settings.
  • To improve the overall user experience.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

The specific types of cookies served through our Site and the purposes they perform are described below:

3.1. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary Cookies)

  • Purpose: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to enable some of its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
  • Provider: CalculateGenerate.com
  • Example Data: Session IDs, security tokens.
  • Consent: These cookies are essential for the website to function and do not require your consent under GDPR/ePrivacy Directive.

3.2. Analytics Cookies (Performance Cookies)

  • Purpose: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. They help us understand how our Site is performing and how we can improve it.
  • Provider: Google Analytics (third-party)
  • Example Data: Anonymous usage statistics, page views, time spent on site, referral sources.
  • Consent: We require your consent for these cookies in compliance with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.

3.3. Advertising Cookies (Targeting/Marketing Cookies)

  • Purpose: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
  • Provider: Google AdSense (third-party), other ad networks.
  • Example Data: Browsing history, ad interactions, demographic data (inferred).
  • Consent: We require your consent for these cookies in compliance with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.

3.4. Functional Cookies (Preference Cookies)

  • Purpose: These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
  • Provider: CalculateGenerate.com
  • Example Data: Language preferences, theme settings.
  • Consent: We require your consent for these cookies in compliance with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.

4. Third-Party Cookies and Google AdSense

Some cookies on our Site are placed by third parties, such as Google, for analytics and advertising purposes. These third parties may collect information about your online activities across different websites and over time.

4.1. Google AdSense Cookies

We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements. Google uses cookies, including the DART cookie, to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. The DART cookie enables Google and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

Google and other third-party vendors and ad networks may use cookies to serve personalized ads when you visit our Site. These vendors may collect data directly from your browser. CalculateGenerate.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

5. Cookie Duration

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the Site. They are typically used for essential functions like maintaining your session.
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain in the cookie file of your browser for a longer period and are used to remember your preferences or track your activity across multiple visits. Their duration can vary from a few days to several years.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through our interactive cookie preference center below, or by adjusting your browser settings.

Manage Your Cookie Settings

You can enable or disable different categories of cookies below. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to function.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

6.1. Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.

Here are links to instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

6.2. Opt-Out Mechanisms

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable or reject cookies, some parts of our Site may not function properly or may become inaccessible. For example, if you disable essential cookies, you may not be able to log in or use certain features that require session management. Disabling advertising cookies will not stop ads from appearing, but they will be less targeted to your interests.

8. Local Storage & Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies like HTML5 Local Storage, session storage, and web beacons (tracking pixels). These technologies are used for purposes similar to cookies, such as remembering preferences, tracking user interactions, and delivering content. The same principles of consent and control apply to these technologies as to cookies.

9. International Data Transfers

Information collected via cookies and similar technologies, particularly by third-party providers like Google, may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our Site and consenting to cookies, you acknowledge that your data may be transferred to these third parties in other countries.

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that such transfers comply with GDPR requirements, typically through the use of Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards.

10. Updates to Our Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last revised.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Email: Contact@calculategenerate.com

Address: CalculateGenerate.com Legal Department, Berlin, Germany