The Leather Bench

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 January 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how The Leather Bench (the "Website") handles information in connection with your use of our free leathercraft calculators. We have designed the Website to work without accounts and without collecting personal information wherever possible.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

We do not require registration, and we do not ask for or store names, postal addresses, payment details or any other account information. All calculator inputs — measurements, project dimensions, hide sizes and similar values — are processed entirely in your browser and are never transmitted to or stored on our servers.

3. Information We May Collect

  • Technical log data. Our hosting provider may automatically record standard server logs such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, requested URL and timestamp. This data is used for security, abuse prevention and diagnosing technical faults.
  • Aggregate usage statistics. We may record anonymous, aggregated counts of page views to understand which tools are useful. These statistics cannot be used to identify an individual.
  • Information you send us voluntarily. If you email us, we receive the content of your message and your email address, and use it only to respond.

The feedback form on the Contact Us page is a front-end demonstration only. It validates your entry in the browser and displays a success message; it does not transmit or store your input.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

The Website uses the following categories of cookies and local storage:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. Required to keep the Website functioning correctly during your visit (e.g. session state, CSRF protection). These cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality.
  • Advertising cookies. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. For more information about how Google uses data from sites or apps that use its services, see Google's partner sites policy.

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time; the calculators will continue to work, though ad personalisation may be affected.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or a similar law applies, we process technical log data on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a secure and reliable website, and we process email correspondence on the basis of your voluntary submission and our legitimate interest in responding to you.

6. Advertising and Personalised Ads

The Website may display advertisements provided by Google (including Google AdSense). These services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that may interest you.

Opting out of personalised advertising. You can opt out of Google's personalised advertising at any time by visiting the following links:

Opting out does not remove advertisements; it only means you will see ads that are less relevant to you. You can also manage ad-related cookies through your browser settings or visit Network Advertising Initiative for broader opt-out options.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent or trade personal information. Data may be shared with the following categories of recipients:

  • Hosting and content delivery providers acting on our behalf to serve the Website securely.
  • Advertising partners (including Google) who may process cookies and usage data to deliver and measure advertisements, as described in Section 6.
  • Legal obligations. We may disclose information where required to comply with a valid legal obligation or to protect the rights, safety and security of the Website and its users.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect any information we handle, including secure hosting infrastructure, encryption in transit (HTTPS) and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Data Retention

Server log data is retained only as long as necessary for security and diagnostic purposes, typically no more than 12 months. Email correspondence is retained for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and any reasonable follow-up.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, to request its correction or deletion, to object to or restrict its processing, to request data portability, and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below. Because we collect so little data, we may need additional information to identify any records relating to you.

11. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right under the CCPA to: request disclosure of what personal information we collect and how it is used; request deletion of your personal information; opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information); and not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below.

12. Children's Privacy

The Website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

13. International Users

The Website is available worldwide and may be served from infrastructure located in multiple countries. By using the Website you acknowledge that technical log data may be processed in a country other than your own.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version takes effect when published on this page, and the "Last updated" date above will be revised accordingly.

15. Contact

Privacy questions and data rights requests can be sent to [email protected].