Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect minimal information necessary to operate this website. Here is exactly what we collect and how it is collected:

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

Recipe and ingredient data: When you use our Recipe Calorie Calculator, the ingredients and amounts you enter are processed locally in your browser to calculate nutrition values. This data is not transmitted to our servers and is not stored.

Contact information: If you contact us by email at [email protected] or [email protected], we receive your email address and the content of your message. We use this only to respond to your inquiry.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website (how you found us)
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This information is collected by Google Analytics and Google AdSense, as described in Sections 4 and 5.

1.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

• We do not require account registration or login
• We do not collect your name, address, or phone number
• We do not store your recipe calculations on our servers
• We do not collect payment information
• We do not use social media tracking pixels

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To operate and improve the website:

• Analyzing which pages and tools are most useful to visitors
• Identifying and fixing technical errors
• Understanding how users navigate the site to improve the user experience

To respond to your inquiries:

• If you contact us by email, we use your email address solely to respond to your message

To display relevant advertising:

• We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google may use information about your visits to this and other websites to show you relevant ads. See Section 4 for details.

We do not:

• Sell your personal information to third parties
• Use your information for direct marketing or email campaigns
• Share your information with food brands, supplement companies, or diet programs
• Make automated decisions based on your data that significantly affect you

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website.

3.1 Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They do not collect personal information and cannot be disabled.
• Session management
• Security tokens

Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. All data is aggregated and anonymous.
• Provider: Google Analytics
• Purpose: Page view tracking, user behavior analysis
• Data retained: 26 months (Google default)
• Opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to display relevant advertisements and measure ad performance.
• Provider: Google AdSense
• Purpose: Personalized advertising, ad frequency capping, conversion tracking
• Opt-out: adssettings.google.com

3.2 How to Control Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website.

Browser cookie settings:
• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
• Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
• Edge: Settings > Privacy > Cookies

You can also opt out of personalized advertising from Google at: adssettings.google.com

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit: allaboutcookies.org

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC.

How Google AdSense Works

Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

What This Means for You

• Google may show you personalized ads based on your browsing history
• Google may show you non-personalized ads based on the content of the page you are viewing
• Ad data may be shared between Google and its advertising partners

Opting Out of Personalized Ads

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings at: adssettings.google.com

You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting: networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), Google will only serve personalized ads if you have given consent through our cookie consent mechanism.

Google's Privacy Policy

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC.

What Google Analytics Collects

Google Analytics collects information such as:

• How often you visit our site
• What pages you visit and in what order
• What other sites you used before coming to ours
• Your approximate geographic location (country/city)
• Your device type, browser, and operating system

IP Anonymization

We have enabled IP anonymization in Google Analytics. This means your full IP address is never stored — only an anonymized version is used for geographic analysis.

Data Retention

Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted.

Opting Out

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google Analytics Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

6. Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites, including:

• USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov)
• Google (google.com)
• External recipe sources and references

These websites have their own privacy policies, and we have no control over their content or practices. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit through a link on our site.

7. Data Retention

We retain different types of data for different periods:

Recipe and ingredient data you enter into our calculator is processed entirely in your browser and is never transmitted to or stored on our servers.

Email correspondence is retained for up to 12 months to allow us to reference previous communications when responding to follow-up inquiries.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data.

8.1 Rights Under GDPR (EEA / UK Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights:

8.3 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights listed above, please contact us at:

[email protected]

We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

Please note that because we collect very limited personal data, we may not hold information that is responsive to your request.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected]. We will promptly delete any such information.

For users in the European Economic Area, this applies to children under the age of 16, in accordance with GDPR Article 8.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

When we make changes, we will:

• Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page
• Post the revised policy on this page

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If we make material changes that significantly affect how we handle your personal data, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you — for example, by posting a prominent notice on our homepage.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.

If you are located in the European Economic Area and are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.