Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025

Short version

We do not collect personal data through these tools. Your inputs stay in your browser.
This site uses Google AdSense, which sets third-party cookies for ad delivery and personalization.
You can opt out of personalized ads at any time via adssettings.google.com.
We do not sell user data. We do not have a user database. We do not run first-party analytics that fingerprint individuals.

Data we collect directly

None. The 32 tools on this site run entirely client-side. We do not have a backend that receives your inputs. We do not log what you type into the STAR Story Builder, the Cold Outreach Composer, or the Salary Calculator.

The hosting provider (which serves the static HTML files) may log standard server access information (IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp) for security and abuse prevention. These logs are rotated and not tied to individual identities.

Cookies and Google AdSense

This site displays ads served by Google AdSense. AdSense uses cookies (small text files stored in your browser) to:

Prevent fraudulent ad impressions and clicks.
Select ads that may be relevant to you based on your prior visits to this or other sites (personalized advertising).
Measure ad performance (impressions, viewability, click-through rates) in aggregate.

Google AdSense may also use web beacons (single-pixel transparent images) and similar technologies for the purposes above.

Categories of cookies AdSense may set:

__gads, __gpi — ad serving and frequency capping.
IDE — DoubleClick cookie used for ad personalization across Google properties.
_gcl_au — conversion linker for advertisers.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting adssettings.google.com or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. EU/UK users may also use the Your Online Choices tool.

Third parties that may set cookies

Google (AdSense, DoubleClick) — ad serving, frequency capping, personalization. Privacy: policies.google.com/privacy.
Tailwind CSS CDN — no cookies; serves a static CSS file.
Font Awesome CDN — no cookies; serves a static icon font CSS file.

Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. The tools are designed for adult job seekers.

Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control

We respect browser-level Do Not Track (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as best we can. Google AdSense may still serve non-personalized ads in response. We do not alter our behavior in ways that punish users for sending these signals.

Data retention

Because we do not collect your inputs server-side, there is nothing to retain on our side. Google retains AdSense data according to Google's own retention policy, available at policies.google.com/technologies/retention.

Changes to this policy

If we update this Privacy Policy in a material way, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top. Substantive changes (such as adding a new advertising partner or changing what data is collected) will be highlighted on the homepage for at least 30 days.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use Privacy Policy step by step without mistakes?

Follow the order given in the usage section: How this site handles (or doesn't handle) your data, Google AdSense, cookies, and third-party advertising. The step-by-step part matters less than the unit check that sits inside it. Confirm every unit matches the thing you are actually trying to measure before you press calculate - that single check catches more wrong answers than any other habit, and it costs about ten seconds.

What are the common mistakes when using Privacy Policy?

Most common mistakes come down to four habits: entering 20 when the field expects 0.2 because the field is a percentage; leaving a field blank and accepting the default without checking what it stands for; changing one input and reading a result that was calculated before the change; and quoting the output as an exact figure when the page describes it as a reference estimate. Press calculate again after any edit, and treat the number as a reference point rather than a final answer.

Where does Privacy Policy stop being useful?

How this site handles (or doesn't handle) your data, Google AdSense, cookies, and third-party advertising. Put another way, this page answers one narrow question: given the numbers you typed, what does a quick estimate look like. It is not for looking up authoritative data, checking official documents, reviewing a contract line by line, or making a professional judgement call. If a decision depends on money, a signature, or a commitment to somebody else, go back to the source material and confirm the numbers there first.

How do I read the result from Privacy Policy?

Read the final figure first, then come back to this section for the conditions behind it: How this site handles (or doesn't handle) your data, Google AdSense, cookies, and third-party advertising. Keep two things apart: the number itself, which comes from the values you typed, and the assumptions it depends on, which decide whether that number is meaningful. The page sets out what a higher or lower result means for your case, so check that direction as well as the magnitude.