I made the Fuel Estimator free because the touring industry deserves good tools. We want to keep making it better, and to do that we need to learn what's working and what isn't — so we look at what's happening in aggregate. That's the whole story.
What we collect
Aggregate, anonymous usage data only. Specifically:
Pageviews (via Plausible Analytics, a privacy-first analytics service that uses no cookies)
How you arrived (referring URL, country, device type — nothing that identifies you personally)
What you do here at a pattern level (which vehicles are popular, which state corridors get calculated most, whether people override the preset MPG)
Error reports via Sentry, so we hear about bugs before you have to tell us
What we don't do
No accounts. You never sign up, so we never know who you are.
No email capture. Not today, and if we ever add one, it'll be optional and obvious.
No advertising networks. Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and similar trackers aren't here and never will be.
No selling your data. Period. This is a free personal project — not a data-harvesting funnel.
No fingerprinting. We don't try to identify you across sessions or devices.
Cookies
We don't set any cookies. Plausible Analytics (our only analytics provider) is explicitly cookie-free, which is one of the reasons we picked it. If you ever see a cookie consent banner on this site, something has gone wrong — please let us know.
Who else is involved
Running this tool requires a handful of services. Here's everyone who touches your data (all industry-standard, all linked for your own review):
We'll update the “Last updated” date at the top when meaningful changes happen. If we ever add something that meaningfully changes what data we collect (like email signup), we'll make sure you hear about it here before it ships.