Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are commonly used to ensure websites function properly and to understand how visitors interact with content.

Cookies may be session-based or persistent and may be set by the website itself or by third-party services integrated into the site.

2. Cookies Used by SnapStepsCalc

SnapStepsCalc uses minimal analytics cookies for the sole purpose of understanding general website usage and improving performance.

We do not use cookies for:

• Advertising
• Remarketing
• Cross-site tracking
• Personal profiling

3. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

We use Google Analytics 4 to collect aggregated, anonymized usage statistics, such as:

• Page views
• General device and browser types
• Approximate geographic region (country-level)

Our GA4 configuration is privacy-focused:

• IP anonymization is enabled
• Google Signals are disabled
• Advertising features are disabled
• No personalized advertising or remarketing
• No data is sold or shared for marketing purposes

The data collected cannot be used to directly identify individual users.

4. Google Consent Mode v2

SnapStepsCalc uses Google Consent Mode v2 to respect your privacy choices. This technology allows us to adjust how Google Analytics behaves based on your consent preferences.

When you visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner with two options:

• Accept all: Enables analytics cookies to help us understand site usage
• Necessary only: Blocks analytics cookies; only essential functionality is enabled

Consent Mode v2 manages the following consent signals:

• analytics_storage: Controls whether analytics cookies can be set
• ad_storage: Controls advertising cookies (we do not use ads, so this is always denied)
• ad_user_data: Controls sending user data for advertising (always denied)
• ad_personalization: Controls personalized advertising (always denied)

If you decline cookies, Google Analytics will not collect any data from your visit.

5. Local Storage

SnapStepsCalc uses browser local storage only to remember your cookie consent preference. This ensures you are not asked to make the same choice on every visit.

Calculator inputs are processed temporarily in your browser and are discarded when you leave the page or refresh.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookies" link in the footer of any page. This will reset your preference and show the consent banner again.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect the core functionality of the calculator.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date indicates when changes were last made.

8. Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at:

snapstepscalc@gmail.com