Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 2026 • Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) & Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG)
GPAtoECTS.com does NOT store, log, or transmit your grades, GPA, credit hours, or academic transcripts to any server. Every calculation utilizing the Modified Bavarian Formula (KMK resolution) runs 100% locally in your client web browser via JavaScript. Your academic evaluation remains completely confidential and under your personal control.
1. Data Controller Information
The entity responsible for data processing on GPAtoECTS.com under Art. 4(7) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
2. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
We partner with Google AdSense and third-party advertising vendors to display advertisements when you visit our website. To comply with Google AdSense program policies, please note the following statutory disclosures:
- Third-Party Vendor Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.
- Personalized Advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its advertising partners to serve personalized ads to users based on their visits to GPAtoECTS.com and/or other sites across the World Wide Web.
- Opting Out of Personalized Ads: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google My Ad Center or www.aboutads.info. You can also configure your web browser to reject all advertising cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent.
3. Server Log Files & Technical Access Data
When you browse GPAtoECTS.com, your browser automatically sends technical connection data to our hosting servers. This information is stored temporarily in server log files pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in security and uptime maintenance):
- Internet Protocol (IP) address in anonymized or masked format
- Browser type and version, operating system, and device category
- Date, time, and timezone of access
- Referrer URL (the previous webpage from which you navigated to our site)
- HTTP response status code and volume of data transferred
This log data is never merged with other data sources or used to identify individual site visitors.
4. Cookies and Local Browser Storage
Our website uses essential cookies and HTML5 local storage strictly necessary for the technical functionality of the service:
- UI State & Preferences: Remembering if you dismissed the top notification announcement banner during your session.
- Selected Country Presets: Preserving your selected university grading scale (e.g. US 4.0, India 10.0, or ECTS) on your device for ease of use.
5. Outbound Affiliate & Referral Links
To maintain GPAtoECTS.com as a 100% free service for international students, we participate in educational partner programs (such as Expatrio, Coracle, and Fintiba for German student blocked accounts and health insurance).
When you click on these referral links, an anonymized referral code is passed to the partner provider so they recognize our referral under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We do not transmit any personal identity, grade transcripts, or passport details to any third party. Once you leave our domain, the privacy policies of the respective providers govern your data interactions.
6. Your Statutory Rights Under the GDPR
Under Chapter III of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you possess comprehensive legal rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, contact our Data Protection representative at privacy@gpatoects.com.
7. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in legal regulations, Google AdSense compliance requirements, or website features. Revisions will be published on this page with an updated timestamp.