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 through Google Analytics 4 and, where ads are served, Google AdSense. The services are governed by the consent choices described below.

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

Advertising status:

We use Google AdSense Auto Ads in production. Advertising consent signals are included in Consent Mode v2 so storage and personalization follow your regional default and saved preference.

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. Reports are aggregated, while Google may process pseudonymous measurement data.
• 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
Google AdSense may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar identifiers to deliver and measure ads. EEA, UK, and Swiss visitors who have not consented receive non-personalized advertising only. Publisher ID: ca-pub-4306979469592115.

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

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

4. Advertising Status

We use Google AdSense Auto Ads. Its script loads in production while Consent Mode v2 controls whether advertising storage and personalization are granted. The Advertising preference controls thead_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization signals.

5. Google Analytics and AdSense

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics 4 is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Our Measurement ID is G-9C9PNYRTDE.

Consent Mode v2

GA4 loads when the page starts, but Consent Mode v2 controls whether Google may use analytics or advertising storage. Visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland default to denied. Before a choice is made, GA4 can send a cookieless measurement ping without setting the _ga analytics cookie. Visitors outside those regions default to granted and can change the setting at any time from the footer.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense Auto Ads, an advertising service provided by Google LLC. The AdSense Publisher ID is ca-pub-4306979469592115. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar identifiers to serve and measure ads. EEA, UK, and Swiss visitors without advertising consent receive non-personalized ads.

Google advertising privacy information: policies.google.com/technologies/ads. You can manage personalized advertising at www.google.com/settings/ads.

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. Google uses an anonymized form of the IP address for geographic analysis and does not retain the full IP address in our Analytics property.

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

Hosting

This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process network and security data needed to deliver the site. See the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

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.