Overview
At LifeTradeoffs, we take your privacy seriously. This policy outlines how we handle data and the measures we take to ensure your personal information remains secure while using our decision-support tools.
Data Processing & Calculations
LifeTradeoffs is architected to prioritize user privacy. For the majority of our interactive tools, data inputs (such as salaries, rent costs, or debt balances) are processed locally within your browser. We do not store, save, or transmit the specific financial figures you enter into our calculators to our servers.
Log Files & Analytics
Like most websites, we follow a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends and administering the site.
Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on LifeTradeoffs. Google's use of the advertising cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
Advertising Partners
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on LifeTradeoffs, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
CCPA & GDPR Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your data, including:
- The right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
- The right to request the deletion of personal data.
- The right to opt-out of the "sale" of personal information (though we do not sell personal data to third parties).
Children's Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We do not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13.
Last updated: April 1, 2026