Privacy Policy

🔍 1. Overview

Statify Lab ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website statifylab.com, which provides free online statistical analysis tools including One-Way ANOVA, Two-Way ANOVA, Repeated Measures ANOVA, and MANOVA calculators.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. We are committed to protecting your personal data and complying with applicable data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

📋 2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter or email updates
• Contact us via email or contact forms
• Leave comments on blog posts
• Participate in surveys or feedback forms

This information may include your name and email address.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• Log Data: IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
• Device Information: Device type, operating system, screen resolution, and language settings
• Usage Data: Which calculator tools you use (without capturing the data you enter), tab navigation patterns, and interaction events
• Performance Data: Page load times and error reports (anonymized)

2.3 localStorage Data

Our role selection feature ("Who are you?" — Student, Teacher, Professional) stores your preference in your browser's localStorage. This data:

• Remains entirely on your device
• Is never transmitted to our servers
• Can be cleared by clearing your browser data

⚙️ 3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Service Delivery: To provide and maintain our statistical calculator tools
• Analytics: To understand how visitors use our site and improve our tools and content
• Communications: To respond to inquiries and send newsletters (if you have subscribed)
• Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, and abuse
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations
• SEO & Performance: To optimize our website for search engines and improve page speed

We rely on the following legal bases under GDPR for processing your data:

• Consent — for newsletter subscriptions and optional cookies
• Legitimate Interests — for analytics and site security
• Legal Obligation — where required by law

🍪 4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. Here is a breakdown of what we use:

4.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled. Examples include session management and security tokens used to protect form submissions.

4.2 Analytics Cookies

We may use Google Analytics or similar tools to understand traffic patterns and usage. These cookies collect anonymized data about how visitors interact with the site.

4.3 Preference Cookies

These store your preferences such as dark/light theme selection and language settings to personalize your experience.

4.4 Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete existing cookies
• Block new cookies from being set
• Accept or reject cookies on a site-by-site basis

Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

🖥️ 5. Local Data Processing

This design decision was intentional to protect the confidentiality of your research. Whether you're analyzing proprietary business data, clinical trial results, or academic research, your data remains private on your device.

🔗 6. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — Website traffic analysis (Privacy Policy)
• Google Fonts — Typography delivery via CDN (Privacy Policy)
• Hostinger — Web hosting provider (Privacy Policy)
• Custom SEO Meta — SEO meta tags, structured data, and canonical URLs are managed directly in site code (no external plugin, no data shared externally)

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any information.

🗄️ 7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

• Email subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion
• Contact form submissions: Up to 24 months, or sooner upon request
• Server log files: Up to 90 days, then automatically deleted
• Analytics data: Up to 26 months (Google Analytics default, anonymized)
• Browser localStorage: Persists until you clear browser data; never transmitted to us

⚖️ 8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

8.1 GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Residents)

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your data
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

8.2 CCPA Rights (California Residents)

• Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• Right to delete personal information held by us
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (Note: We do not sell personal data)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@statifylab.com. We will respond within 30 days.

👶 9. Children's Privacy

Statify Lab is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at privacy@statifylab.com. We will promptly delete such information.

Users between 13 and 18 should use this service with parental awareness.

🔐 10. Data Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction:

• HTTPS/TLS: All data transmitted between your browser and our server is encrypted using SSL/TLS
• HSTS: HTTP Strict Transport Security is enforced to prevent downgrade attacks
• Security Headers: We implement X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy, X-XSS-Protection, and other security headers
• Access Controls: We restrict access to personal data to authorized personnel only
• Regular Audits: We regularly review and update our security practices

No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

🌍 11. International Data Transfers

Statify Lab operates primarily from servers hosted by Hostinger. If you access our service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

For transfers from the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) where applicable. By using our service, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer and processing of your information as described in this policy.

📝 12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Post a notice on our website homepage for 30 days
• Notify newsletter subscribers via email

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. Your continued use of Statify Lab after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

📬 13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: