Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how UK Gas Converter collects, uses, and protects your personal information.
Last updated: January 2025
Overview
UK Gas Converter ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website ukconverter.site and use our gas and energy conversion tools.
We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- • Contact Information: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
- • Calculator Inputs: The values you enter into our conversion calculators are processed locally and not stored on our servers.
- • Feedback: Any feedback, suggestions, or comments you provide to help improve our services.
Information Automatically Collected
- • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent, and features used.
- • Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address, and device identifiers.
- • Analytics Data: Website performance metrics and user interaction patterns (anonymized).
How We Use Your Information
Primary Uses
- • Provide and maintain our conversion tools and calculators
- • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- • Improve our website functionality and user experience
- • Ensure the accuracy and reliability of our conversion calculations
Analytics and Improvement
- • Analyze website usage patterns to improve our services
- • Monitor website performance and identify technical issues
- • Understand which conversion tools are most useful to our users
- • Develop new features and calculators based on user needs
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and improve our services.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Required for basic website functionality and cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how visitors use our website to improve performance.
Preference Cookies
Remember your settings and preferences for a better experience.
Functional Cookies
Enable enhanced functionality and personalization features.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Security Measures
- • SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmission
- • Secure hosting infrastructure with regular security updates
- • Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
- • Regular security assessments and monitoring
- • Data backup and recovery procedures
Important: While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under UK GDPR, you have several rights regarding your personal data:
Right of Access
Request copies of your personal data
Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate data
Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data
Right to Restrict Processing
Request limitation of data processing
Right to Data Portability
Request transfer of your data
Right to Object
Object to processing of your data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@ukconverter.site. We will respond to your request within one month.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services to help us operate our website and provide our services. These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request.
Services We Use
- • Analytics Services: To understand website usage and improve our services
- • Hosting Services: To provide reliable website hosting and performance
- • Content Delivery Networks: To ensure fast loading times globally
These third parties have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Retention Periods
- • Contact Form Data: 2 years from last contact
- • Analytics Data: 26 months (anonymized)
- • Website Logs: 12 months for security purposes
- • Calculator Data: Not stored (processed locally)
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Questions About This Policy?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.
Email: support@ukconverter.site
Website: ukconverter.site