Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This privacy policy explains how costofhabits.com ("we", "us", or "our") handles information when you use our website. We believe in keeping things simple and transparent.

What data we collect

We do not collect any personal information directly. The calculator runs entirely in your browser — no habit data, spending amounts, or results are ever sent to our servers or stored anywhere.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymised data such as which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and general location (country level). No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics.

Advertising and cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. These cookies allow Google and its partners to show you relevant ads across the internet.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use partner sites like ours, visit How Google uses information from sites that use our services.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services which may set cookies or collect data according to their own privacy policies:

Google AdSense — advertising platform. Privacy Policy

Google Analytics — website analytics. Privacy Policy

Google Fonts — font delivery. Privacy Policy

Your rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to access, correct, or delete any personal data we hold about you. As we do not collect personal data directly, the primary avenue for exercising these rights is through Google's privacy controls linked above.

You can also manage cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date at the top.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us at hello@costofhabits.com.