Privacy Policy

Welcome to Grams to Cups. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

This policy covers our website and all pages hosted on our domain. It does not cover third-party websites, services, or applications that may be linked from our pages. We are committed to being transparent about our data practices and to protecting your privacy to the greatest extent possible.

We do not collect any personally identifiable information directly from visitors. We do not require registration, login, or submission of personal details to use any feature of this site.

We do collect anonymized usage data through Google Analytics. This includes information such as:

• Pages viewed and time spent on each page
• General device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Browser type and operating system
• Approximate geographic region (country or city level, not precise location)
• Referring website or search query that brought you to our site

All of this data is fully anonymized. We do not store any personally identifiable information on our own servers. IP addresses are anonymized before being processed by Google Analytics. The sole purpose of this data collection is to understand how our site is used so we can improve its content and performance.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. We use the following types of cookies:

Most web browsers allow you to control or disable cookies through their settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on our site, such as language preference persistence.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on Grams to Cups. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. This service allows Google to show you relevant advertisements based on your prior visits to this website and other websites across the internet.

Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your previous browsing behavior. The information collected by these cookies is used to determine which ads are most relevant to you. Google does not share any personally identifiable information with us as part of this process.

You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at networkadvertising.org/choices.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects anonymized data about your interactions with our site, including the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, and how you arrived at our site.

We have enabled IP anonymization in our Google Analytics configuration, which means your IP address is truncated before being stored and cannot be used to identify you individually. The data collected is aggregated and used solely to improve our site's content and user experience.

We do not use Google Analytics to collect any personally identifiable information, and we do not share the analytics data we receive with any third parties beyond Google's standard data processing terms.

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

Our website may contain links to external websites, including recipe blogs, culinary references, and data source pages such as the USDA FoodData Central database. These links are provided for informational purposes only.

We have no control over the content or privacy practices of third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any external website you visit. The inclusion of a link to an external site does not imply our endorsement of that site or its privacy practices.

Grams to Cups is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain any personal information from children under 13. Our site is a general-purpose measurement conversion tool intended for adults and older teenagers who bake and cook.

If you believe that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personal information to us, or if you are a parent or guardian with concerns about your child's privacy, please contact us immediately using the information in the Contact Us section below. We will take prompt steps to remove any such information from our records.

Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data under regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU/EEA residents, or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents.

These rights may include:

• Right to Know — The right to request information about what personal data, if any, we have collected about you and how it is used.
• Right to Deletion — The right to request that any personal data we hold about you be deleted.
• Right to Opt Out — The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal data.
• Right to Non-Discrimination — The right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

As noted above, we do not collect personally identifiable information directly on our servers. If you wish to exercise any of these rights regarding data held by our third-party providers (such as Google), please refer to their respective privacy policies and opt-out tools. For any requests related to data we may hold, please contact us using the information below.

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 significant changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of this website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.