Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

1. Privacy Policy & Cookies

SmartEng Tools, operated as a personal educational website, is committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws.

This site does not collect registration data, does not require a user account, and does not store any personal data directly. All information entered into the tools (grades, financial values, RISC-V instructions, etc.) is processed locally in your browser and is not sent to our servers to perform calculations.

2. Use of Cookies

This site displays Google AdSense advertising to help sustain the project. Google LLC and its partners may use cookies and similar identifiers to serve, personalise and measure ads. In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, consent is managed through Google's official consent management platform (Privacy & Messaging, compatible with the IAB TCF framework), which is shown on your first visit.

To measure site usage and performance we use Vercel Web Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights (Vercel Inc.). According to Vercel's documentation, these services do not use cookies and collect aggregated, anonymised data (pages visited, referrer, country, device type and web performance metrics) without individually identifying users.

The tools save data in your browser's local storage (localStorage) only to keep your inputs and preferences (e.g. the grade calculator state or Festival Clash Finder templates). This data never leaves your device and you can delete it from the tool itself or from your browser settings. The services and technologies in use are summarised below:

Service / technologyProviderPurposeType and basis
Google AdSense and Google CMPGoogle LLC / Google Ireland Ltd.Serve and measure ads; store your consent choicesThird-party cookies (e.g. __gads, __gpi, IDE, FCCDCF). Consent
Vercel Web AnalyticsVercel Inc.Aggregated visit statisticsNo cookies. Legitimate interest
Vercel Speed InsightsVercel Inc.Performance metrics (Core Web Vitals)No cookies. Legitimate interest
Language preference (NEXT_LOCALE)SmartEng ToolsRemember your chosen languageFirst-party technical cookie. Necessary
Tool localStorageSmartEng ToolsKeep your data and preferences in the browserFirst-party local storage. Necessary

Specific Google cookie names may vary; the full, up-to-date list is at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.

3. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to data portability. Since we do not process personal data directly, the exercise of these rights is primarily directed at Google LLC as the data controller for advertising cookies.

To manage or withdraw your consent you can: (1) use the "Privacy settings" link in the footer, which reopens Google's consent panel (available in regions where it is shown), (2) visit https://adssettings.google.com, or (3) configure or delete cookies in your browser. For any privacy enquiries please write to the contact email shown on this page.

4. Terms of Service

Access to and use of the educational tools provided on SmartEng Tools (architecture simulators, calculators, logic minimisers and similar) is completely free of charge and intended solely for educational and technical reference purposes.

We do not guarantee the infallible accuracy of results generated by our algorithms for industrial production or official academic environments; users are responsible for verifying results against their respective curricula or professional guidelines. The interface design and platform logic are the property of SmartEng Tools. Commercial reproduction or distribution without explicit written consent is strictly prohibited.

5. Data Controller

Owner: SmartEng Tools (educational website). Official contact email: contacto.smartengtools@gmail.com. As the site does not directly collect personal data and does not exceed the thresholds requiring a DPO, no Data Protection Officer has been designated.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

The use of Google AdSense advertising cookies is based on user consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which can be granted or withdrawn at any time. Strictly necessary technical cookies are covered by the legitimate interest of ensuring the site functions correctly (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).