Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 24, 2026
Quick Summary
- No Data Collection:We don’t collect personal information or store the numbers you type into a calculator.
- Essential Cookies Only: We only use necessary cookies for basic site functionality, plus the advertising cookies described below.
- Private Tools:Every calculation happens in your browser — nothing is shared or transmitted.
- Contact Only: We only collect your email address when you contact us directly or subscribe to updates.
Introduction
At WoodPursuits (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and when using our woodworking calculators. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit woodpursuits.com.
We believe in complete transparency about our data practices. As a service focused on providing free woodworking tools and guides, we have built the site with privacy-by-default principles, minimizing data collection and maximizing your control.
This policy applies to all users of our website and tools, regardless of location, and is written to align with applicable privacy laws including the GDPR, the CCPA, and other regional privacy regulations.
Information We Collect
Personal Information We Do NOT Collect
Unlike many websites, WoodPursuits is designed with privacy first:
- No Required Accounts: You can use every calculator without registering.
- No Calculation Data: The dimensions, species, prices, and moisture figures you enter are not stored or transmitted.
- No Cross-Session Tracking:We don’t track your browsing behavior from one visit to the next.
- No Personal Profiles:We don’t build profiles based on your usage.
- No Location Data:We don’t collect or store location information.
Information We DO Collect
We collect minimal information in specific circumstances:
Contact & Subscription Information: When you voluntarily contact us or subscribe to updates, we collect your email address and any message content. This is used solely to respond to you or send the updates you asked for, and is retained only as long as needed for that purpose.
Technical Information: Our website automatically collects minimal technical information necessary for operation, including browser type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, and an anonymized IP address. Technical logs are automatically deleted after a short retention period.
How We Use Your Information
We use the limited information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide support
- Send updates only to people who subscribe, and honor unsubscribe requests
- Improve our tools and guides based on aggregate usage patterns
- Ensure website functionality, security, and performance
- Comply with legal obligations where required
We do not sell your information or use it to build advertising profiles ourselves.
Privacy of Our Tools
All woodworking calculators on WoodPursuits run entirely within your browser. The values you enter — board thickness, width, and length; species and moisture content; price per board foot and waste factors; shelf spans and loads; surface areas and coat counts — are never sent to us, stored, or accessible to us. The numbers behind your project stay on your own device.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Essential Cookies
We use only essential cookies required for the website to function properly. These include session management cookies and security tokens. We do not use our own tracking or profiling cookies.
Third-Party Services
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Analytics
If we use an analytics service, it collects information in aggregate and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information only when required by law, to protect our rights, or with service providers who assist in our website operations and are bound by confidentiality obligations.
Your Privacy Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Object to our use of your personal information
- Request restriction of processing your personal information
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@woodpursuits.com.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date above.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: support@woodpursuits.com
- Via our contact page