Last Updated: September 26, 2026
Website: SupportCalcUSA.com
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how SupportCalcUSA.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our website. This policy is designed to comply with US laws including California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by CPRA, and general US privacy standards.
1. Information We Collect
a) Information You Voluntarily Provide: When you contact us via email or contact form, you may provide your name, email address, and message.
b) Calculator Inputs: Any numbers you enter into our child support calculators (income, number of children, custody time) are processed locally in your browser (client-side JavaScript). We do NOT store, save, or transmit your calculator inputs to our servers. They are not associated with you and are cleared when you close the page. This is intentional for your privacy.
c) Automatic Information (Log Data): Like most websites, we collect non-personal information such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and time spent. This is collected via cookies and analytics.
2. Cookies and Advertising
We use cookies and similar technologies:
- Essential Cookies: For site functionality and security.
- Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand site usage. IP anonymization is enabled.
- Advertising Cookies: We use Google AdSense (Google LLC) to display ads. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve personalized and non-personalized ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting https://www.google.com/settings/ads
You can control or delete cookies via your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To operate and maintain our website
- To improve our calculators and content
- To respond to your inquiries
- To display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights
We do NOT sell your personal information. We do NOT sell calculator data because we do not collect it.
4. CCPA / CPRA Privacy Rights (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:
- Right to Know: Request what categories of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal exceptions).
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell personal information. For AdSense, you can opt-out of personalized ads via Google Ad Settings.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
To exercise these rights, email us at privacy@supportcalcusa.com with subject “CCPA Request”. We will verify your identity via email.
5. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
Our Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Our content concerns child support but is intended for adults (parents/guardians). If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us for deletion.
6. Data Retention and Security
Contact emails are retained for up to 12 months unless longer retention is required for legal reasons. We implement reasonable security measures but no internet transmission is 100% secure.
7. Third-Party Links
Our Site contains links to .gov and other third-party sites. Their privacy policies govern their sites, not ours.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy. Changes will be posted with an updated date. Material changes will be noted on the homepage for 30 days.
9. Contact Us
For privacy questions: privacy@supportcalcusa.com or via our Contact page.