Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Data Controller

Wave Lab (accessible via https://wavelab.tools) is an educational science platform operated by Traian Anghel, based in Brăila, Romania. We respect your personal privacy and are committed to transparent data practices under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable international privacy laws.

For any privacy-related inquiries, you can contact the data controller directly at contact@wavelab.tools.

2. Information We Collect

Wave Lab does not require account registration or collect personally identifiable information (PII) to use our physical calculators, spectrum analyzers, or educational tools.

• Local Storage: We use your browser's localStorage solely to remember your UI theme preference (dark or light) and cookie consent status. This data never leaves your device.
• Server Log Information: Standard, non-identifying server logs (such as IP address, browser type, referring URL, and time of request) are processed temporarily for security, rate-limiting, and infrastructure stability.
• Correspondence: If you contact us via email, your email address and message contents are retained solely to respond to your inquiry.

3. Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies

We may use third-party advertising vendors, including Google AdSense, to serve relevant advertisements when you visit our website.

• 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.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users located in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK are presented with a consent banner to opt in or out of personalized advertising.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.

4. Affiliate Disclosure

Some pages on Wave Lab may include affiliate links to hardware tools (such as colorimeters, studio monitors, or audio interfaces). If you click through and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support server hosting and content development. For complete details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under European data protection law, you have the right to request access to, rectification of, or erasure of any personal data we hold about you, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory data protection authority.