Privacy Policy
At Tablespoons to Grams ("we", "our", or "us"), accessible via https://tablespoonstograms.com/, visitor privacy and transparency are core values. This Privacy Policy outlines what information is collected, how it is processed, and your privacy choices.
1. Local, Client-Side Calculations (Zero Recipe Data Collection)
Our cooking conversion tool operates entirely within your web browser using client-side JavaScript. When you enter measurement amounts, select ingredients, or toggle measurement standards:
- Your numbers, custom recipe measurements, and conversions are processed entirely locally on your device.
- We do not transmit, record, intercept, or store your ingredient choices or conversion calculations on our servers or databases.
- No account creation, user registration, or login is required to use any feature of this website.
2. Information Collected Automatically (Server Logs)
Like virtually all standard web applications and hosting providers, our static hosting servers automatically record basic technical access logs when you request web pages. These standard server logs may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address (used for routing network traffic and security rate-limiting).
- Browser type and version.
- Operating system.
- Referring website URLs and requested file paths.
- Date and timestamp of requests.
These logs are maintained solely for server security, DDoS defense, debugging technical errors, and network performance optimization. They are never linked to personal identities.
3. Cookies and Analytics
The core calculator functions without tracking cookies. Currently:
- We do not set first-party tracking cookies or profile users across browsing sessions.
- If we deploy privacy-respecting aggregate analytics in the future to understand which conversion tools are most helpful, we will disclose the provider here and ensure IP addresses are anonymized.
4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising (Planned Integration)
To keep this tool free and accessible to cooks worldwide, we may display third-party advertisements via Google AdSense in the future after our application review. When advertising is active:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve advertisements based on prior visits to this website or other websites across the Internet.
- 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.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or through the Network Advertising Initiative at optout.networkadvertising.org.
- For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and California, applicable consent requirements and regional privacy mechanisms will be presented prior to serving personalized advertising cookies.
5. External Links
Our calculation transparency box includes direct citations and hyperlinks to authoritative governmental databases (such as USDA FoodData Central) and food manufacturers. We have no control over the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party external websites.
6. Children's Privacy
TablespoonsToGrams.com is a general audience educational cooking converter. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us immediately so we can remove it.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect architectural changes, service updates, or legal compliance requirements. Any revisions will be published here with an updated "Effective Date".
8. Contact Us Regarding Privacy
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out through our Contact Page or submit feedback directly through the documented contact channels.