Privacy Policy

1. Client-Side Calculator Operation (Zero Event Data Storage)

Our interactive catering calculators—including our Master Taco Bar Calculator, Taco Meat Calculator, and sub-calculators—run entirely client-side via JavaScript directly inside your web browser.

We do not transmit, collect, log, or store your guest headcounts, adult/child ratios, protein choices, appetite preferences, or customized shopping checklists on our servers. When you close or refresh your browser tab, that temporary calculation session is cleared.

2. Web Analytics & Cookie Consent Controls

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4 ID: G-Y0QQCZV76G) to monitor aggregate website traffic, understand which calculators and guides are most useful, and identify performance bottlenecks.

Affirmative Consent Control: In compliance with the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR, analytics tracking cookies are not loaded automatically. Google Analytics scripts execute only after you grant consent via our Cookie Banner. If you decline non-essential cookies, Google Analytics is disabled.

When enabled, Google Analytics collects standard telemetry data such as:

• Browser type, device model, operating system, and approximate screen resolution
• Pages visited, time spent per page, and general navigation flow
• Referring websites or search terms that directed you to our site
• Coarse geographic location (country and metropolitan region level; IP addresses are anonymized)

3. Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense Disclosures

We partner with third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website. To comply with Google Publisher Policies and transparency standards, we disclose the following ad-serving practices:

• Third-Party Vendor Cookies: 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.
• Advertising & Personalization Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its advertising partners to serve personalized ads to users based on their visits to TacoBarCalculator.com and/or other websites across the Internet.
• Managing and Opting Out of Personalized Ads: You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Industry-Wide Opt-Out Tools: Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendors' uses of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page at www.aboutads.info or, for European users, the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) consumer choice portal at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
• European Economic Area & UK Consent: For visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, advertising and tracking tags operate under Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) standards compliant with IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF v2.2). Non-essential cookies and personalized advertising tags are not activated without your affirmative consent.

4. Local Browser Storage (LocalStorage)

Our website utilizes minimal local browser storage to retain your user experience preferences:

• Measurement Units: Your chosen measurement preference (Imperial lbs/oz vs. Metric kg/g) is saved directly in your browser's LocalStorage so you do not have to switch it on every page visit.
• Cookie Consent Choice: Your consent preference (granted or denied) is stored in LocalStorage to respect your choice during subsequent visits.

5. Information You Voluntarily Provide

If you choose to contact us via our Contact Form or directly by email (catering@tacobarcalculator.com or support@tacobarcalculator.com), we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to respond to your inquiry. We never sell, rent, or distribute your email address to commercial third parties or marketing lists.

6. Data Subject Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA Compliance)

Regardless of your physical jurisdiction, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal communications you have sent to us. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we affirm that:

• We do not "sell" or "share" personal information as defined under California or European privacy laws.
• We do not collect sensitive personal categories (such as financial account details, biometric data, or government identifiers).
• We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13.

7. Outbound Links to Third-Party Websites

Our guides link to external authoritative organizations (including the USDA, FDA, and National Agricultural Library). We have no control over and assume no liability for the content, privacy practices, or policies of third-party domains. We encourage you to review their respective privacy statements.

8. Data Controller & Privacy Inquiries

This website is published independently under the domain TacoBarCalculator.com. If you have questions regarding data handling or wish to exercise your data subject rights, contact our administrative team at: