Privacy Policy

Overview

LegalCostCalc ("we", "us") provides free, informational estimates of legal costs. We do not require accounts and do not ask for personal information to use the calculator. This policy explains what limited data is collected automatically, the cookies used, and your choices.

Information we collect

• No personal accounts. We do not collect names, emails, or payment details. Cost lookups you run are not tied to your identity.
• Calculator inputs.The category, state, and case-complexity selections you make in the cost calculator are used only to request matching cost ranges from our data. The Settlement Net Estimator's gross settlement, contingency percentage, and case-cost figures are processed entirely in your browser and are not transmitted to or stored on our servers.
• Standard server logs. Our host (Vercel) and database provider (Supabase) process technical data such as IP address and request metadata to serve pages and apply basic rate limiting.
• Analytics. We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics service. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect or store personal data, and does not build cross-site profiles. Only aggregate page-view counts are recorded (configured via NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_DOMAIN). No consent is required for Plausible under GDPR because no personal data is processed.

Cookies & advertising

We may display advertising provided by Google AdSense and its partners. This site uses Google Consent Mode v2 to apply geo-differentiated cookie behavior. What loads on your first visit depends on where you are located:

• EEA, UK, and Switzerland (opt-in). Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland must actively consent via our cookie/consent banner before personalized advertising cookies or analytics cookies are set. Until consent is given, Google AdSense runs in a non-personalized, limited mode that does not use cookies for ad targeting.
• All other countries, including the United States (notice and opt-out). Visitors outside the EEA/UK/Switzerland encounter a notice-and-opt-out model consistent with US privacy law (including CCPA). Advertising and analytics cookies load on your first visit, and you may opt out or withdraw consent at any time (see below).
• Opting out. You may withdraw consent or opt out of personalized advertising at any time by using the cookie/consent controls in the site footer, by visiting Google Ad Settings, or by opting out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info.

Affiliate links

Some outbound links to legal-service providers are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you if you use them. Affiliate relationships do not influence our cost data or estimates.

Children's privacy

This site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Data retention

• Plausible Analytics. Only aggregate, anonymous page-view counts are stored — no personally identifiable information is retained at any time.
• Vercel server logs. Vercel retains standard access logs (including IP addresses) for a limited period in accordance with its Privacy Policy. We do not control that retention period.
• Supabase logs. Supabase retains database query logs per its own data-retention schedule as described in the Supabase Privacy Policy. No user-submitted personal data is stored in our database.
• Google AdSense. Google retains advertising data in accordance with its own policies — see Google's Privacy Policy for details.
• Cookie-consent preference. Your consent choice is stored in localStorage on your device and persists until you clear your browser's local storage or withdraw consent via the banner.

Your rights under GDPR (EEA & UK residents)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights regarding any personal data we process. Because we collect very limited personal data (only what is incidentally captured in server logs), most of these rights will have narrow practical scope, but we are committed to honoring them.

• Right of access. You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification. You may ask us to correct inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"). You may request deletion of your personal data where no legitimate ground for retention exists.
• Right to restriction of processing. You may ask us to restrict how we process your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability. Where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means, you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent. Where processing is based on your consent (e.g., accepting advertising cookies), you may withdraw that consent at any time via the cookie consent banner without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Right to lodge a complaint. You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection supervisory authority (e.g., the ICO in the UK or the relevant national authority in your EU member state).

Legal bases for processing. Plausible Analytics runs without cookies and processes no personal data, so no legal basis is required for that tool. For Google AdSense personalized advertising, the legal basis for EEA, UK, and Switzerland residents is consent: personalized advertising and analytics cookies are set only after you opt in via our cookie/consent banner. Withdrawing consent at any time does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at contact@legalcostcalc.co.

Your rights under CCPA / CPRA (California residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provides you with the following rights:

• Right to know. You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the business purpose, and the categories of third parties with whom it is shared.
• Right to delete. You may request deletion of personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to correct. You may request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain.
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing.You have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. We do notsell personal information. However, the delivery of personalized advertising by Google AdSense may constitute "sharing" of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising under CPRA. Because US visitors are served under a notice-and-opt-out model, personalized advertising loads by default and you may opt out at any time by (1) using the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link in the site footer, or (2) visiting Google Ad Settings.
• Right to non-discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights. You will not be denied services, charged different prices, or provided a different level of service.

To submit a verifiable consumer request, contact us at contact@legalcostcalc.co.

Changes & contact

We may update this policy as the site evolves. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Questions about this policy may be directed to LegalCostCalc at: contact@legalcostcalc.co