Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 22, 2026
Probably Useful respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use this website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
Information we collect
You can use most of Probably Useful without creating an account or providing personal information.
Information may be collected in the following situations:
- When you submit a contact form, we may receive your name, email address, message, and any other information you choose to provide.
- Our web server and hosting providers may automatically record technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, requested URL, and the date and time of your visit.
- Cookies and similar technologies may be used for advertising, security, analytics, preferences, and website functionality.
Browser-based tools
Probably Useful provides calculators, converters, generators, and other browser-based utilities.
Many of these tools are designed to process the information you enter directly in your browser. When a tool operates entirely in your browser, the values you enter are not intentionally submitted to Probably Useful’s servers by that tool.
Individual tools may work differently. Where a tool requires information to be processed remotely or stored, we will aim to explain that clearly on the tool page.
You should avoid entering confidential, sensitive, financial, authentication, or personally identifying information into a tool unless it is necessary and the tool specifically indicates that it is appropriate to do so.
Contact forms
When you contact Probably Useful through a form, the information you provide is used to respond to your request, investigate reported problems, review suggestions, or discuss advertising and partnership inquiries.
Contact form submissions may also be processed by the form software, email provider, hosting provider, and other services required to deliver and protect the message.
We do not publicly display the email address used to receive form submissions.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. Probably Useful and third-party services may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, measure website usage, prevent abuse, and support advertising.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how certain website features work.
Advertising and Google AdSense
Probably Useful may use Google AdSense and other advertising services to help support the website.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to Probably Useful or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its advertising partners to serve advertisements based on visits to this website and other websites on the Internet.
Visitors can manage or opt out of personalized advertising through Google’s advertising settings.
Third-party advertising vendors and advertising networks may also use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies in connection with advertisements shown on this website.
Probably Useful does not control cookies placed directly by third-party advertising providers. Their use of information is governed by their respective privacy policies.
How Google uses information
Google may collect and process information when its advertising, analytics, or other services are used on partner websites such as Probably Useful.
Google provides additional information explaining how it uses data when you use websites or applications that use Google services.
Analytics and website measurement
We may use analytics or performance-measurement services to understand how visitors use Probably Useful.
These services may collect information such as pages viewed, approximate geographic region, browser and device information, traffic source, interactions with the website, and other technical usage data.
This information helps us improve tools, identify technical problems, understand which content is useful, and improve the overall website experience.
How we use information
Information collected through Probably Useful may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website.
- Respond to messages and support requests.
- Improve existing tools and guides.
- Develop new tools and content.
- Detect spam, abuse, security issues, and technical problems.
- Understand website usage and performance.
- Display and measure advertising.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations.
Sharing information
Probably Useful does not sell personal information.
Information may be processed by service providers that help operate the website, such as hosting providers, email providers, form-processing services, analytics providers, security services, and advertising providers.
Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal process, or a valid request from an appropriate authority.
Data retention
Information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, maintaining security records, complying with legal requirements, and resolving disputes.
Technical server logs may be retained according to the policies and settings of our hosting and infrastructure providers.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the website and information submitted through it. However, no method of Internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s privacy
Probably Useful is a general-audience website and is not designed specifically for children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our tools or contact forms.
International visitors
Probably Useful may be accessed from countries around the world. Information may therefore be processed in countries other than the country where you live, depending on the service providers used to operate the website.
Your choices
You may choose not to submit information through our contact forms.
You can manage cookies using your browser settings and manage personalized advertising through the controls provided by Google and other advertising providers.
Where required, visitors may also be shown a consent message that allows them to manage advertising and cookie preferences.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our tools, advertising services, analytics services, legal requirements, or business practices change.
The date at the top of this page will be updated when significant changes are made.
Contact us
If you have a privacy-related question or request, please use the contact form on our Contact page.