Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Spreadsheet Charts (“we,” “us,” or “our”), operating the website at spreadsheetcharts.co.uk (the “Site”), collects, uses, and protects information when you visit. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here.

Who We Are

Spreadsheet Charts is an independent publisher of tutorials, guides, comparisons, and templates about charting and data visualization in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. We are a content website supported by advertising.

Information We Collect

We do not require you to create an account, and we do not ask you to submit personal information to read our content. The information collected falls into two categories:

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, standard technical information is logged, including your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring website, the pages you view, and the dates and times of your visits. This is standard for virtually all websites and is used to keep the Site running, secure, and improving.

Information collected by third-party services. We use Google AdSense to display advertising and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. These services collect information through cookies and similar technologies, as described below.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, and our content is directed at a general professional audience, not children.

Cookies and Advertising

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. For full detail on the specific cookies used and how to control them, see our Cookie Policy.

Google AdSense. We use Google AdSense with Auto Ads to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses 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 to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to collect aggregated, largely anonymized data about how visitors interact with the Site — which pages are read, how long visitors stay, and general geographic region. This helps us decide what content to produce and improve. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our Site, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

How We Use Information

We use the information collected to operate and secure the Site, to understand which content is useful so we can produce more of it, to display advertising that funds the Site, and to comply with legal obligations. We do not sell your personal information.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete it, and the right to opt out of certain data uses. Residents of California (under the CCPA/CPRA), the European Economic Area and the UK (under GDPR / UK GDPR), and other jurisdictions may have specific rights. Because we do not collect account information directly, most data about you is held by the third-party services described above, and their opt-out tools (linked above) are the most direct way to exercise your choices. You may also control cookies through your browser settings.

To make a request or ask a question about your data, contact us using the details below.

Data Retention and Security

Automatically collected server logs are retained only as long as needed for security and operational purposes. Data held by Google Analytics and Google AdSense is retained according to Google’s own retention policies. We take reasonable measures to protect the Site, but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Third-Party Links

Our content links to other websites, including comparison targets and tool vendors. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact the site owner via the contact details provided on the Site’s About page.