How MixDesignCalc.co.uk collects, uses and protects information when you use our UK construction calculators, guides and resources.
This Privacy Policy explains how MixDesignCalc.co.uk collects, uses, stores and protects information when you visit our website, use our construction calculators, read our guides, contact us, or interact with our tools and pages. The website provides UK-focused calculators and educational content for concrete, steel, aggregates, construction costs, materials, unit conversions and related building topics.
We aim to keep privacy information clear and easy to understand. Our calculators are designed to work without asking for personal information in most cases. You can normally use our calculators without creating an account, logging in, or submitting your name. However, some information may be collected automatically through normal website technology, analytics tools, cookies, server logs, security systems and advertising services.
This policy applies only to MixDesignCalc.co.uk. It does not apply to external websites that we may link to, such as suppliers, standards organisations, government resources, manufacturer websites, advertising partners or third-party services. If you leave our website using an external link, you should review that external website’s own privacy policy.
Most calculators run in your browser and do not require account registration.
If you contact us, we use your details only to respond to your message.
Cookies may be used for analytics, security, preferences and advertising.
You can manage cookies, advertising preferences and browser privacy settings.
We may collect limited information depending on how you use the website. This may include information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information collected by third-party tools used to operate, secure, analyse or monetise the website.
You may provide information when you contact us, submit a correction, ask a question, report an issue with a calculator, or communicate with us by email or form. This information may include:
Please do not send sensitive personal information, payment details, confidential project documents, private addresses or legally sensitive information unless it is strictly necessary. Our website is intended for general estimating and educational use, not confidential professional project management.
When you visit the website, certain technical data may be collected automatically by our hosting provider, analytics tools, security systems, caching services and advertising partners. This may include:
This information helps us understand how visitors use the website, improve calculator pages, detect technical issues, protect the site from abuse, and measure whether content is useful.
We use information for practical website operation, communication, improvement, security, analytics and advertising. We do not sell personal contact messages to third parties.
| Purpose | How Information May Be Used |
|---|---|
| Website operation | To load pages, run calculators, maintain site performance and deliver content correctly. |
| Contact and support | To respond to messages, questions, correction requests or reports about calculator issues. |
| Analytics | To understand which pages are useful, improve content quality and identify technical problems. |
| Security | To detect spam, abuse, malicious traffic, unauthorised activity or attacks against the website. |
| Advertising | To display, measure and manage advertising where advertising services such as Google AdSense are used. |
| Legal compliance | To comply with applicable laws, user rights requests, regulatory requirements or lawful requests. |
Cookies are small files placed on your device by websites, browsers or third-party services. Similar technologies may include local storage, pixels, tags, scripts, web beacons and identifiers. These technologies can help a website remember preferences, improve performance, protect against abuse, measure visits and show advertising.
MixDesignCalc.co.uk may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
You can control cookies using your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies or receive warnings before cookies are stored. If you disable cookies, some website features may not work properly.
MixDesignCalc.co.uk may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to display ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.
Third-party advertising vendors and ad networks may place and read cookies on your browser, use web beacons, use IP addresses, use device identifiers, or use similar technologies to collect information as a result of ad serving on this website. This information may be used for ad delivery, ad measurement, fraud prevention, frequency capping, aggregated reporting and, where permitted, personalised advertising.
Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads
You can also learn more about how Google uses data from partner sites here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can learn more about Google advertising technologies here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
AdSense note: If Google AdSense ads are active on this website, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Where required by law, we will ask for consent before using advertising cookies or personalised advertising technologies.
For users in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area and Switzerland, advertising and analytics technologies may require consent depending on the type of cookie, the purpose of processing and applicable law. Where required, we may show a cookie or consent message that allows users to accept, reject or manage certain categories of cookies and advertising purposes.
If we use Google AdSense to serve ads to users in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we may use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform or Google’s privacy messaging tools where required. This may allow users to consent to or manage purposes such as storing information on a device, personalised ads, ad measurement and related advertising functions.
You may be able to change or withdraw consent through the cookie banner, privacy message, browser settings or device settings. If you cannot find a consent control on the page, you can still manage cookies through your browser.
We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use MixDesignCalc.co.uk. Analytics helps us identify popular calculators, improve weak pages, fix broken layouts, understand device usage and make content easier to use. Analytics data may include page views, referring websites, browser type, general location, device category and interaction patterns.
Analytics information is usually aggregated and does not directly identify individual users. However, analytics services may use cookies or similar identifiers. Where required, analytics cookies may be subject to consent.
We use analytics to improve website quality, not to collect unnecessary personal information. For example, if many users leave a calculator page quickly, we may review whether the page is slow, confusing or missing important explanations.
If you contact us through a form or by email, we may process the details you provide so we can respond. This may include your name, email address, message content and any details needed to understand your query. We may keep correspondence for a reasonable period to manage support, corrections, complaints, technical issues or site improvement.
We do not use contact messages for unrelated marketing unless you have clearly agreed to receive such communication. We do not publish your email address or personal contact details without your permission.
If you send a correction about a calculator, we may use the technical details of your message to improve the relevant page, but we will not intentionally publish your personal details.
Most calculators on MixDesignCalc.co.uk are designed to run in your browser. The values you enter, such as length, width, depth, material type, mix grade, price or wastage allowance, are generally used to calculate results on the page. We do not require you to create an account to use these tools.
However, you should avoid entering sensitive, confidential or private project information into calculator fields or contact messages. Calculator results are estimates for general planning and educational use only. They are not a replacement for structural design, supplier specifications, site investigation, Building Control approval or professional advice.
Pages on this website may include links to external websites, resources, standards bodies, government guidance, product suppliers, calculator references or third-party tools. External websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed tracking, or monitor your interaction according to their own privacy policies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, accuracy, security or content of external websites. Clicking an external link means you are leaving MixDesignCalc.co.uk and should review the privacy policy of the destination website.
We may share limited information with service providers where necessary to operate the website. These providers may include hosting companies, security services, analytics providers, email systems, advertising partners and technical support tools.
We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, regulatory request, fraud prevention, security investigation or to protect our rights, users, website and systems.
We do not sell personal contact form messages to third parties. Advertising services may process data according to their own policies and user choices, especially where cookies and ad identifiers are involved.
We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose it was collected, unless a longer period is required for legal, security, accounting, dispute resolution or technical reasons.
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the website and information processed through it. These may include secure hosting, software updates, spam protection, access controls, security monitoring and encrypted connections where available.
No website or online transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. You use the website at your own risk and should avoid sending sensitive information through ordinary contact forms or email.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information. These may include the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to certain processing, and the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
You can also control many privacy settings directly:
To contact us about privacy, email: support@mixdesigncalc.co.uk
MixDesignCalc.co.uk is intended for general construction, engineering, estimating and educational use. It is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and remove it where appropriate.
Although this website is focused on UK construction calculators and UK estimating guidance, it may be accessible from other countries. If you access the website from outside the UK, you understand that information may be processed in locations where our hosting, analytics, advertising or technical service providers operate.
Privacy rights and cookie requirements may differ depending on your country. Where required, we aim to provide appropriate disclosures and consent options for relevant users.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in website features, advertising services, analytics tools, legal requirements or operating practices. When we update the policy, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of the page.
You should review this page periodically if you want to stay informed about how we collect and use information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to request a correction, or need to contact us about privacy-related matters, please email:
Email: support@mixdesigncalc.co.uk
We aim to respond to genuine privacy and website queries within a reasonable time. Please include enough detail for us to understand your request, but avoid sending unnecessary sensitive personal information.