Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 January 2026

Your privacy matters

Cost Saver is designed so you can use cost tools and insights without your personal inputs being stored on our servers.

Some tools require you to enter information (for example, costs, usage, household details, or preferences) so the tool can calculate results. In general:

  • Your tool inputs are processed on your device or during the active session
  • We do not save your tool inputs to our databases
  • We do not create personal profiles from your tool inputs
  • We do not sell personal data

This policy explains what data you may enter, what we do with it, and what limited technical data may still be collected to run and improve the site.

1. Information You Provide

a) Information entered into tools

To use certain tools, you may choose to enter information that could be personal or household-related (for example: postcode area, household size, usage, or spending figures).

What happens to that information

  • It is used only to generate the result you requested (for example, a calculation, breakdown, or benchmark comparison).
  • It is processed on your device or in-session (for example, in your browser while the page is open).
  • It is not saved by Cost Saver into our databases as part of normal use.

What "not saved" means

  • We do not store your entered tool data as a record linked to you.
  • If you close the page, refresh, or leave the session, the data you entered is generally not retained by us.
  • If any tool offers an option to download, export, or copy results, that output is for you to keep on your device.
  • If we introduce account features in the future that allow users to save history or preferences, we will clearly explain what is stored and why, and this policy will be updated.

b) Information when you contact us

If you contact us (for example via email or a contact form), you may provide:

  • Your email address
  • Your message and any information you choose to include

We use this only to respond to your enquiry and provide support.

2. Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, Cost Saver may collect limited technical information to keep the site working properly and to understand usage in aggregate. This may include:

  • Device type and browser type
  • Pages visited and basic usage events (for example, page views)
  • Approximate location (for example, country or region)
  • IP address (typically for security, fraud prevention, and rate limiting)

This technical data is used for:

  • Running the site reliably
  • Security and abuse prevention
  • Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
  • Improving the site based on aggregated usage patterns

This information is not intended to identify you personally.

3. How We Use Information

We use data only to:

  • Provide the tools and show results you request
  • Operate, maintain, and secure the website
  • Respond to support messages
  • Understand performance and improve usability (using aggregated technical data)

We do not:

  • Sell personal data
  • Store the personal inputs you enter into tools as part of normal usage
  • Build personal profiles based on tool inputs

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cost Saver may use cookies or similar technologies for:

  • Essential functionality (for example, keeping the site working correctly)
  • Basic analytics (to understand what pages are used and improve performance)

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect site functionality.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal data.

We may share limited technical data with service providers who help operate the site (for example hosting, infrastructure, or analytics providers), only where necessary for:

  • Site delivery and uptime
  • Performance monitoring
  • Security and abuse prevention

We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and users.

6. Data Storage and Retention

Tool inputs

As part of normal use, Cost Saver does not store the personal data you enter into tools in our databases.

Your tool inputs are typically handled on your device or within the active session and are not retained by us after the session ends.

Support messages

If you contact us, we may retain messages for as long as necessary to respond and maintain support history.

Technical logs

We may retain limited technical logs for security, reliability, and debugging for a reasonable period.

If account-based features are introduced in future that allow saved preferences or history, this section will be updated to explain what is stored and for how long.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the site and the information we handle, such as:

  • HTTPS encryption in transit
  • Secure hosting and infrastructure controls
  • Limited access to systems and admin tools

No system can be guaranteed 100% secure, but we aim to minimise risk and follow good security practices.

8. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:

  • Access: request a copy of personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Deletion: ask us to delete personal data we hold (where applicable)
  • Objection / Restriction: object to or restrict certain processing
  • Portability: request transfer of certain data in a usable format

If you want to exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.

Note: Because Cost Saver does not store your tool inputs as personal records as part of normal use, there may be limited personal data available to access or delete beyond support communications (if you contacted us).

9. Children and Family Use

Some Cost Saver tools or content may be suitable for families, including children using tools with a parent or guardian.

Cost Saver does not knowingly collect or store personal data from children. Most tools work without accounts and do not store tool inputs in our databases as part of normal use.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to Cost Saver via a message or form, please contact us and we will take appropriate action.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date above will show when the latest version was published.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about privacy or data protection, contact us:

Use the site contact form.