This Privacy Policy explains how Swift Media, based in Lebanon (“we”, “us”), handles information when you use Compound Years at compoundyears.com (the “Site”). We aim to collect as little personal information as possible.
1. Information you enter into calculators
Our calculators run in your web browser. The numbers you type — amounts, returns, ages and so on — are processed on your device and are not sent to us or stored in an account. When you change a calculator, your inputs may be added to the page address (URL) so you can bookmark or share the result. If you share that link, anyone who opens it will see those inputs. Do not put information you consider private into a shared link.
2. Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our hosting provider automatically processes technical information needed to deliver the Site securely, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, the pages you request (including the page address) and the date and time of your visit. This is used to operate, secure and troubleshoot the Site.
3. Analytics
We use analytics to understand how the Site is used, so we can improve it. We may use:
- Cookie-free analytics, which measure visits and page views in aggregate without placing cookies on your device or identifying you individually.
- Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, which uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as pages visited, time on site, approximate location and device type. Google processes this information under its own privacy policy. You can learn more at How Google uses information from sites that use its services and opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
4. Advertising
To keep the Site free, we may show advertising through Google AdSense. In connection with this:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info.
- If you opt out of personalised ads, you may still see non-personalised ads.
Learn more about how Google uses data in Google's advertising policies.
5. Cookies and your choices
Cookies are small files stored on your device. When you first visit, we ask whether you allow analytics and advertising cookies. Until you choose, they stay off. We store your choice on your device so we don't ask again, and we pass it to Google using Google Consent Mode so its services respect it. You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, advertising consent may be collected through a separate consent message provided by Google, as Google requires for ads in those regions. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some features may not work as intended if you do.
6. Why we process information
We process information to provide and secure the Site, to understand and improve how it is used, and to fund it through advertising. Where consent is required for analytics or advertising cookies, we rely on your consent. Otherwise, we rely on our legitimate interests in running a useful, secure and sustainable website.
7. Sharing and international transfers
We do not sell your personal information. Information may be processed by service providers that help us run the Site, such as our hosting, analytics and advertising providers, some of which may process data in other countries, including the United States. These providers process information under their own privacy terms and applicable data-protection safeguards.
8. Retention
We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes above. Analytics and advertising providers retain data according to their own settings and policies.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. Because we don't operate user accounts, we usually hold little or no information that identifies you directly. To make a request, contact us at the address below. You may also have the right to complain to your local data-protection authority.
10. Children
The Site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the Site or the services we use change. The “Last updated” date above shows when it was last revised.
12. Contact
Swift Media, Lebanon. Email: hello@compoundyears.com.