Privacy policy
Who is responsible
LegalCostGuides is operated by Javi Pérez, an individual based in Almería, Spain, who is the data controller for this site. Contact for any privacy matter: [email protected].
What we collect
| Data | When | Purpose and legal basis | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous usage counters (page path, which box or button was seen or clicked, date) | When you browse | Understanding which pages and tools are useful (legitimate interest). No cookies, no IP address, no identifiers are stored. | Up to 24 months, as daily totals |
| Server logs (IP address, browser, time) | Every request, by our host Cloudflare | Security and reliability (legitimate interest) | Per Cloudflare's retention |
| Purchase records: email address, product, amount, Stripe session and payment IDs, download count | When you buy a planning kit | Delivering your files, re-sending access, refunds, tax and accounting (contract; legal obligation) | As long as required for tax and accounting records |
| Emails you send us | When you write | Replying (legitimate interest) | Until the matter is closed |
We do not ask for, and you should not send, details of your legal matter. Our planning kits are files that you fill in on your own device; we never receive what you type into them.
Payments
Payments are processed by Stripe, which receives your card details directly; we never see or store full card numbers. Stripe's privacy policy applies to the data it processes: stripe.com/privacy. If you contact us, or ask to re-send a download link, we email you only about your purchase. We do not add buyers to marketing lists and do not sell or share personal data.
Google AdSense and cookies
We use Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info. How Google uses data: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland see Google's certified consent message (IAB TCF) with options to consent, not consent or manage choices. Until you choose, Google Consent Mode runs with advertising and analytics storage denied. You can change your choice any time with the "Privacy & cookie settings" link in the footer. We do not use Google Analytics or any other third-party analytics.
Affiliate links
If you click a LawDepot affiliate link, LawDepot may set its own cookies to attribute the visit, under its own privacy policy. We do not receive anything you enter on LawDepot.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or California law), you can ask to access, correct, delete or port your data, object to processing, or withdraw consent. Email [email protected]. You may also complain to a data protection authority; in Spain this is the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (aepd.es). We do not sell or share personal information as defined by California law.
Service providers and transfers
We use Cloudflare (hosting, storage and email delivery), Stripe (payments) and Google (advertising). Some process data in the United States under their own safeguards for international transfers.