Introduction

Welcome to GaugeGuru ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information that you may provide when using our website located at gaugeguru.app (the "Website").

Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal information from you, which may include:

• Email address (only when you contact us)
• Usage data (how you interact with our Website)
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiries and provide support
• Improve our Website and services
• Monitor the usage of our Website
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Pattern Data and Local Storage

Important: GaugeGuru does not store any of your knitting patterns, calculations, or gauge information on our servers. All pattern data, including text entered in the Pattern Reader, calculations, and personal gauge measurements are processed and stored entirely within your device's local storage.

This approach ensures:

• Your personal patterns remain private and secure
• No pattern copyright or intellectual property concerns
• Your data remains accessible even without internet connection
• No risk of unauthorized access to your creative work

Any presets or settings you save are stored in your browser's local storage and are not transmitted to or stored on our servers.

Data Retention

When you submit our contact form, your name, email address, topic, message, and updates consent choice are sent to our team through our email provider, Resend. We use these details to respond to your inquiry. Please do not include passwords or sensitive information. We also use short-lived request limits to help prevent spam.

The updates checkbox is optional and unchecked by default. Only if you opt in may we retain your email for occasional GaugeGuru updates. Your choice and its timestamp are recorded with your message. You can withdraw this permission at any time through our contact form. Sending a message does not require opting in, and opting in does not automatically subscribe you to a mailing list.

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Advertising

We display advertisements on parts of our Website (such as our tutorial articles) through Google AdSense. These ads help cover the cost of running GaugeGuru's free tools. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland are shown a consent message before any advertising cookies are set, and may decline or manage their consent at any time.
• For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Website, see How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
• GaugeGuru itself does not access, collect, or use any of the cookies or information gathered by Google for advertising purposes. Advertising data is handled solely by Google and its partners.

Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics service, to understand overall site usage. Plausible does not use cookies and does not collect personal data or track you across websites. All analytics data is aggregated and anonymous.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

Our Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please use our contact form.

Disclaimer on Calculation Accuracy

While we strive to provide accurate calculations and conversions, results generated through GaugeGuru should be considered as guidance only. We recommend always checking your calculations and verifying measurements against your actual knitting gauge before proceeding with your project.

GaugeGuru is not responsible for any discrepancies, errors, or issues that may arise from using the calculations provided by our tools. It is the user's responsibility to validate all measurements and calculations before applying them to their knitting projects.