Privacy Policy
Effective July 20, 2026. This policy explains what information hookandgauge.com collects, how cookies and advertising work on this site, and the choices available to you.
The short version
The calculators on this site run entirely in your browser — the numbers you type in are never sent to our servers, stored, or seen by us. We don't have user accounts, sign-ups, or forms that collect personal information. The main privacy-relevant thing happening here is standard web server logs plus cookies set by our advertising partner, Ezoic, both covered in detail below.
Information we collect
We do not require or request an account to use this site, and none of the calculator tools transmit the values you enter anywhere — all calculations happen locally in your browser using JavaScript, and the page never sends that data to a server. Like virtually every website, our hosting and CDN infrastructure automatically logs standard technical information for every visit: IP address, browser and device type, pages requested, referring page, and timestamps. These logs are used only for security, abuse prevention, and understanding aggregate traffic to the site, and are retained for a limited operational period.
Cookies and similar technologies
This site uses cookies in two categories. First, a consent-management cookie (served via gatekeeperconsent.com) remembers the privacy choice you make in the consent banner so you aren't asked again on every visit. Second, our advertising partner Ezoic and the third-party ad networks it works with set cookies to serve and measure ads, personalize ad content where permitted, and prevent fraud. These third-party cookies are subject to Ezoic's own privacy practices, described in Ezoic's privacy policy, which also lists its current advertising partners.
Advertising
hookandgauge.com is supported by display advertising served through Ezoic. Ezoic uses cookies and similar technologies, and works with a network of demand-side advertising partners who may also set cookies, to show relevant ads and measure their performance. We do not control the specific ads shown by these partners and are not responsible for their individual privacy practices, though Ezoic requires its partners to meet its own privacy standards.
Your privacy choices
When you first visit this site, a consent banner lets you accept or customize which categories of cookies and data processing you allow, in line with the IAB's Global Privacy Platform (GPP) framework. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's cookies for this site, which will bring the consent banner back on your next visit. If you are a California resident or a resident of another U.S. state with a comprehensive privacy law, you may have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising; the consent banner is the mechanism for exercising that choice on this site.
Children's privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because the calculators require no sign-up and store no personal data, there is no account information to collect from anyone, including minors.
Data security
The site is served entirely over HTTPS. Because we don't collect or store personal information beyond routine server logs, there is no user database or personal data store to secure beyond our hosting provider's standard infrastructure protections.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the site or its advertising partners change. The effective date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to [email protected].