Privacy Policy

Overview

Solar Estimator ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

Our solar calculators are designed to work without collecting personal information. You do not need to create an account or provide personal details to use any calculator on this site.

Cookies We Use

When you visit our site, we may use the following types of cookies depending on your consent choices:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the site to function. They store your cookie consent preferences and enable core functionality like form submissions. These cookies do not collect personal data and cannot be disabled.

Example: cookie_consent — stores your cookie preferences in local storage.

Analytics Cookies

If you consent, we use analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our site. This data is anonymous and aggregated — we do not identify individual users. Analytics help us improve our calculators and content.

These cookies are only set if you click "Accept All" or explicitly enable them in cookie settings.

Marketing Cookies

If you consent, marketing cookies may be used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness. These cookies may be set by third-party advertising platforms.

These cookies are only set if you click "Accept All" or explicitly enable them in cookie settings.

Data We Collect

Calculator inputs: The values you enter into our calculators (electricity bill, home size, country, etc.) are processed entirely in your browser. They are not sent to our servers or stored by us.

Contact forms: If you submit a contact or lead capture form, we collect the information you provide (such as name and email address). This data is used only to respond to your enquiry and is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

Automatically collected data: If you consent to analytics cookies, we may collect anonymous data about your visit including pages viewed, time on site, device type, and approximate geographic location (country/region level).

Your Rights

Under GDPR, CCPA, and similar regulations, you have the right to:

  • Know what data we collect about you
  • Access your personal data
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time
  • Object to data processing
  • Data portability where applicable

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer of any page.

Third-Party Services

This site is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect basic access logs (IP address, request URL, timestamp) as part of its hosting infrastructure. See Vercel's Privacy Policy for details.

Our map feature uses OpenStreetMap tiles and Nominatim geocoding. OpenStreetMap Foundation's privacy policy applies to map interactions.

Data Retention

Cookie consent preferences are stored in your browser's local storage and persist until you clear your browser data or change your preferences. We do not maintain a server-side record of your consent choice.

If you submit a contact form, we retain that data for up to 12 months to handle your enquiry, after which it is deleted.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make significant changes to how we handle your data, we will re-prompt for cookie consent. The date of the last update is shown below.

Last updated: 1 June 2025

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your data rights, please contact us at privacy@solar-estimator.com.