At HST Calculator, accessible from https://hstcalculator.ca/, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information collected and recorded by HST Calculator and how we use it.
If you have questions or require more information about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
This Privacy Policy applies to our online activities and to information visitors share with or that is collected by HST Calculator. It does not apply to information collected offline or through channels other than this website.
Information we collect
HSTCalculator.ca does not require visitors to create an account.
If you use the contact form, we collect the information you enter, such as your name, email address, subject, and message. Please do not include passwords, payment details, government identification numbers, or other sensitive personal information.
The contact form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Information submitted through the form and related technical information may be processed by Akismet for spam detection. See the Akismet Privacy Policy.
Our hosting, security, analytics, and advertising services may also process technical information such as an IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, requested page, and date and time of access.
How we use information
Information may be used to:
- operate, maintain, and secure HSTCalculator.ca;
- provide calculator pages and related website features;
- respond to suggestions and correction reports submitted through the contact form;
- detect spam, abuse, fraud, and technical problems;
- understand website usage and improve calculators, content, and accessibility;
- display and measure advertising; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not use contact-form submissions to create marketing mailing lists.
Data retention
Contact messages and related correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, investigate a reported problem, maintain a record of corrections, or meet applicable legal obligations.
Technical logs, analytics information, advertising data, and spam-detection information are retained according to the settings and policies of the applicable hosting and service providers.
Information may be deleted, anonymized, or aggregated when it is no longer reasonably required for these purposes.
Service providers and information sharing
We may use service providers to host and secure the website, process contact forms, detect spam, provide analytics, and display advertising. These providers may process information on our behalf or for their own stated purposes under their respective terms and privacy policies.
Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to comply with the law, respond to a lawful request, protect the website or its users, investigate abuse, or establish and defend legal rights.
We do not sell contact-form messages or use them to create marketing lists.
International processing
HSTCalculator.ca and its service providers may process information in countries other than the country where a visitor lives. Privacy and data-protection laws may differ between countries.
Where required, service providers are expected to use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.
Server logs
The website’s hosting and security systems may automatically record technical information when a page is requested. This may include the IP address, browser and device information, requested page, referring page, date and time, and server response information.
Server logs are used for website operation, security, abuse prevention, and troubleshooting. Their storage and retention may also be controlled by the website’s hosting and security providers.
Cookies, analytics and advertising
HSTCalculator.ca uses cookies and similar technologies for website operation, analytics, advertising, security, and remembering applicable privacy choices.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website. Depending on the applicable settings and consent choices, Google Analytics may process information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser information, referral source, and interactions with the website.
We use Google AdSense to display and measure advertising. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, local storage, IP addresses, and other identifiers to provide, limit, personalize, and measure ads, subject to applicable consent choices and legal requirements.
Google ads may display their own privacy or advertising-options link. That link provides access to Google’s information and controls but does not replace this Privacy Policy.
Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services and review Google’s advertising privacy information.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect website or advertising features.
Security
We use reasonable technical and administrative measures intended to protect the website and information submitted through it. These measures may include encrypted HTTPS connections, access controls, software updates, spam detection, and hosting security tools.
No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information through the contact form.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live and the law that applies, you may have rights concerning your personal information. These may include the right to:
- request access to personal information associated with you;
- request correction or deletion of that information;
- object to or restrict certain processing;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- request a portable copy of certain information; and
- opt out of certain uses of personal information for targeted advertising.
You can use the website’s available privacy or consent controls to manage applicable cookie and advertising choices.
To make a request concerning information submitted through the contact form, please use our Contact page. We may need to verify the request and may retain information where permitted or required by law.
Requests will be handled within the period required by the applicable privacy law. You may also have the right to complain to the relevant privacy or data-protection authority.
Children’s privacy
HSTCalculator.ca is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically at children. We do not knowingly request personal information from children.
If you believe that a child submitted personal information through the contact form, please contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.
External links
HSTCalculator.ca links to government sources, other Calculators World websites, and third-party services. When you follow an external link, the destination website’s privacy policy and data practices apply.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites operated by other organizations.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, service providers, data practices, or applicable requirements change. The revised policy will be published on this page with an updated review date.
Material changes may also be highlighted on the website where appropriate.
Last updated: August 20, 2026
Contact us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning information submitted through the website, use the HSTCalculator.ca Contact page.
HSTCalculator.ca is maintained by Calculators World.