LifesRank is a small, independent website. We don't sell your data, show ads or use tracking cookies.
The calculator
Everything you type into the calorie calculator (age, sex, height, weight, activity level, daily steps, goal and preferences) is processed in your own browser. It is not saved, and it is not sent to us or anyone else.
The weekly tip email
The weekly tip email is optional. If you sign up, your email address is sent to and stored by our email provider, MailerLite, so we can send you the emails you asked for. We use it only for that.
- Double opt-in: you'll get a confirmation email first, and you're only subscribed after you confirm.
- Unsubscribe any time: every email has a one-click unsubscribe link.
- MailerLite's own privacy policy explains how they store and protect data: mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Improve Life membership
Improve Life isn't open yet, and no payments are taken on this website. When it opens, it will work like this:
- Payments: handled by Stripe. Your card details go straight to Stripe and are never seen or stored by LifesRank. Stripe shares your email address, subscription status and billing history with us so we can give you access. Stripe's privacy policy: stripe.com/privacy.
- Sign-in emails: sent through Resend, which receives your email address to deliver the link. Resend's privacy policy: resend.com/legal/privacy-policy.
- Sign-in cookie: when you sign in, one essential cookie keeps you signed in for up to 30 days. It isn't used for tracking or advertising. Signing out removes it.
- Monthly check-in: contains only what you choose to send, and is used only to reply to you.
- Renewal consent: when you join, we record that you agreed to automatic renewal, and when, on your subscription in Stripe, as the law requires.
- We don't keep a separate database of members or store your calculator answers. The nutrition targets page works in your browser like the free calculator.
What else this website stores
If you switch between the dark and light themes, your choice is saved in your own browser so the site remembers it. It never leaves your device.
Other services
- Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which receives your IP address when the page loads.
- Hosting is provided by Vercel, which keeps standard server logs.
How long we keep information
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it.
- Membership and payment records: kept by Stripe for as long as tax and accounting law requires, even after you cancel.
- Check-in emails: up to 12 months after your membership ends, then deleted.
Your choices and rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or ask us to stop emailing you, by contacting us (see below). Depending on where you live, such as California or the EU/UK, you may have extra rights under local privacy laws. We'll respond within 30 days. We don't sell or share your personal information for advertising.
Security
The whole site uses an encrypted connection (HTTPS). Card details are handled only by Stripe. Member pages are checked on the server for every request, sign-in links work once and expire after 15 minutes, and the sign-in cookie is signed and can't be read by page scripts. No method is perfectly secure, but we take care to collect as little as possible.
Children
LifesRank is for adults. It isn't meant for anyone under 18, and we don't knowingly collect information from children. If you think a child has signed up, contact us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page.