Cookie Policy HouseGuide
Your Privacy is Important
Important notice about your data:
- All calculations are performed locally in your browser
- We store your income and mortgage data ONLY in cookies on your own device
- We do NOT collect or sell personal data
- We do NOT share your data with third parties
- Your data is NOT sent to our servers
- Entered data such as income, mortgage amount, and other personal information is NEVER stored or collected
- We automatically anonymize your IP address to protect your privacy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. These files contain information that is used to improve your user experience and enable certain functionalities.
What cookies do we use?
Functional cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They remember:
- Your cookie preferences
- Your entered data in the calculators (stored locally only)
- Technical information for proper functioning
Marketing cookies
These cookies are used to make our marketing more relevant to you:
- Cookies to remember marketing preferences
We may use marketing cookies to improve our website experience and measure performance.
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us improve the website by providing insight into:
- How visitors use the website
- Which pages are visited most
- Whether visitors encounter error messages
- User behavior and session recordings (Microsoft Clarity)
We use Microsoft Clarity for user behavior analytics and session recordings to improve user experience. More information can be found in Microsoft's privacy policy.
Note: We automatically anonymize your IP address before processing any analytics data to protect your privacy.
Managing Cookie Settings
You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time:
- Through the cookie settings at the bottom of each page
- By adjusting your browser settings
- By manually deleting your cookies
Specific Cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Remembers your cookie preferences | 365 days |
| mortgageData | Stores your mortgage calculation (locally only) | 30 days |
| incomeData | Stores your income data (locally only) | 30 days |
| propertyData | Stores your property data (locally only) | 30 days |
| _ga | Google Analytics tracking | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity tracking | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity session tracking | 1 day |