Privacy Policy & Cookie Disclosure

1. Information We Collect & Sourcing Methods

When you visit Solar Savings Hub, navigate our regional research silos, or utilize our financial engineering models, we process information across three distinct categories:

A. Anonymous Interactive Calculator Inputs

Our mathematical estimators—including the Roof Area Estimator, Solar Loan EMI Engine, Battery Runtime Visualizer, and 25-State Solar Matrix—run client-side via JavaScript. Numerical entries such as estimated monthly electricity spending, geographic state, roof square footage, and battery capacity are calculated directly in your browser. We do not store or associate these financial figures with personally identifying records.

B. Voluntary Direct Communications

If you submit an editorial inquiry, report an erratum in state utility tariffs, or submit research whitepapers to our editorial desk, we receive the personal identifying data you provide (such as your name, corporate email address, and professional affiliation). This information is utilized solely to process and respond to your communication.

C. Automated Technical Log Files

Like all professional web platforms, our servers generate automated log files to monitor operational health and protect against cyberattacks. Data points logged include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser user-agent strings, internet service provider (ISP) identifiers, referring/exit URLs, platform timestamps, and interaction event paths. Log entries are sanitized and aggregated for performance optimization.

2. Cookie Technologies & Purpose Matrix

We deploy standard HTTP cookies, session tokens, and local storage keys to optimize user experience across multiple sessions. The table below delineates the categories, purposes, and retention durations of cookies deployed on Solar Savings Hub:

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

Solar Savings Hub participates in the Google AdSense programmatic advertising platform to fund independent energy journalism and public calculator maintenance. You must review and understand the following mandatory advertising disclosures:

• Third-Party Vendor Cookies: Google and its authorized advertising exchange partners use cookies to serve personalized and contextual advertisements based on a user's prior browsing history across this and other websites.
• Google DoubleClick DART Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies (including DART cookies) enables it and its advertising partners to serve targeted ads based on your specific visits to our digital property and other internet domains.
• Opt-Out Protocol: Users may opt out of personalized interest-based advertising at any time by configuring their settings through the Google Ads Settings Portal.
• Cross-Industry Opt-Out: Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party behavioral advertising cookies across participating vendors globally by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance WebChoices Portal or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance.

4. California Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA & CPRA Disclosures)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), California residents are entitled to explicit statutory disclosures regarding personal information processing:

5. European Economic Area (EEA) & UK GDPR Data Rights

If you access our platform from the European Union, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the processing of your personal data complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 under the following legal bases:

• Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f)): Processing automated server logs and non-invasive aggregate metrics to safeguard platform infrastructure against denial-of-service vectors, monitor uptime, and maintain technical integrity.
• User Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Serving personalized advertising or activating third-party tracking cookies via browser consent frameworks. You possess the right to revoke consent at any time.
• Data Subject Entitlements: You hold the statutory right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to lodge a formal complaint with your national Data Protection Supervisory Authority (such as the UK ICO or Irish DPC).

6. Data Retention, Security & Child Safety (COPPA)

We maintain industry-standard physical, electronic, and managerial safeguards to protect website infrastructure against unauthorized intrusion, data alteration, or disclosure. Standard transport layer security (TLS 1.3) encryption protects all browser communication.

Children's Online Privacy: Solar Savings Hub is directed exclusively toward homeowners, clean energy professionals, and adult commercial property managers. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from individuals under the age of 13 pursuant to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you believe a child has provided us with identifying data, please contact us immediately for prompt expungement.

7. Data Protection Officer & Privacy Inquiries

To exercise statutory data subject rights, submit a privacy grievance, or request clarification regarding our cookie management framework, please contact our designated privacy compliance bureau: