Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 28, 2026

Introduction

WeldingCalc ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, calculators, guides, tables, solution pages, and contact forms.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

You may choose to provide information through our contact form or other direct messages, including:

  • Name, email address, and message content submitted through the contact form
  • Technical context you include voluntarily, such as material, thickness, process parameters, or application goals
  • Follow-up information you send in later communications

Calculator Data

Calculator inputs and results are processed in your browser for planning and comparison. We do not provide user accounts, payment processing, or a saved-results database on the public site. If you create a share URL, selected inputs may be encoded in that URL and visible to anyone you share it with.

Information We Do Not Request

Please do not submit confidential production data, export-controlled information, regulated personal data, or proprietary drawings through the public contact form unless you have an appropriate agreement in place.

  • No user account data is required to use the public calculators
  • No payment card data is collected by the public site
  • No public admin or database workflow is provided for calculator results

Automatically Collected Information

We may collect certain information automatically when you visit our website or submit a form:

  • Log Data: IP address, browser type, referring pages, pages visited, time stamps
  • Cookies: Small data files for essential website functionality and preferences (see Cookie Policy below)
  • Analytics: Usage statistics to improve navigation and tool reliability, if analytics are enabled
  • Form Metadata: Submission time, anti-spam fields, and routing metadata handled by the form service

How We Use Your Information

We use the limited data we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our calculators and website
  • Respond to contact form submissions and engineering questions
  • Analyze usage patterns to improve functionality
  • Detect and prevent technical issues
  • Understand which tool, guide, table, and solution pages are most useful

Cookie Policy

Essential Cookies

We use strictly necessary cookies to:

  • Remember visible preferences such as cookie acknowledgement or interface choices, where enabled
  • Ensure website security

Analytics Cookies

With your consent where required, we may use analytics cookies or similar privacy-conscious analytics to:

  • Track page views and popular calculators
  • Monitor user flow and navigation patterns
  • Identify technical issues

You can disable analytics cookies through your browser settings without affecting calculator functionality.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with:

  • Service Providers: Hosting, security, and infrastructure providers used to serve the website
  • Form Provider: The external form endpoint that receives submitted contact form data
  • Analytics Providers: Analytics providers used for usage statistics, if enabled
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

Data Security

We use reasonable security measures for a public static tool site:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
  • Hosted infrastructure with standard security controls
  • No public account system, payment workflow, or saved-results database
  • Limited contact form collection scoped to information you submit

However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external sites, including standards organizations, safety references, and equipment resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

Your Privacy Rights

EU Users (GDPR)

If you are in the European Union, you have rights to:

  • Access your data (though we collect minimal personal data)
  • Request data deletion
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent for cookies

California Users (CCPA)

California residents have rights to:

  • Know what personal information is collected
  • Request deletion of personal information
  • Opt-out of sale (we do not sell data)
  • Non-discrimination for exercising rights

International Data Transfers

Our servers may be located in different countries. By using our service, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries outside your residence, which may have different data protection laws.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact form submissions, or our data practices, please contact us:

Consent

By using our website and calculators, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy. Where consent is required for cookies, analytics, or similar processing, we will ask for it through the relevant interface.