Last updated: October 17, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Software Buyer Guide (softwarebuyerguide.com) handles information when you use our B2B software TCO calculator, read our software evaluation briefs, or send a message through our contact page. Software Buyer Guide is owned and operated by Ailu Studio, an AI AUTOMATION studio, and editorial decisions are managed by the Software Buyer Guide Editorial Team.
Interactive software TCO calculator data
All seat counts, contract horizons, monthly per-seat prices, platform fees, onboarding costs, annual renewal uplift percentages, and exit estimates you enter into our homepage software cost calculator are processed exclusively inside your browser using client-side JavaScript. We never upload, log, or store your vendor pricing quotes on our servers. Exporting a CSV generates the file locally inside your browser session.
Server logs and essential cookies
Our hosting infrastructure logs standard HTTP request metadata—including IP address, timestamp, requested page, referrer, browser type, and status code—to maintain uptime, troubleshoot errors, and block malicious traffic. WordPress sets essential cookies only for site security and administrative authentication.
Advertising, Google AdSense, and third-party cookies
We may display contextual or personalized advertisements through Google AdSense and third-party ad networks. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies, web beacons, and similar identifiers to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to Software Buyer Guide or other websites across the internet.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to visitors based on their visits to this website and/or other sites on the internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
- For details on how Google collects and processes data on partner sites, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Contact form submissions
When you submit a message through our Contact page, we receive the name, email address, subject, and message text you enter. Submissions are stored as private administrative records so our editorial team can review corrections or questions. Do not submit production API keys, customer PII, security vulnerability data, or confidential vendor order forms.
Data retention and your choices
Operational logs and contact inquiries are retained only as long as needed for site security, editorial review, and legal compliance. You can block or clear cookies in your browser settings at any time or request removal of a contact inquiry via our Contact page.