🔒 Privacy Policy

1. Overview

SnapStepsCalc is designed to be privacy-first. All step calculations are performed locally in your browser. We do not require accounts, and we do not collect personal fitness data such as steps, weight, or stride length on our side. A few preferences (consent choice, display theme and your daily step goal) are saved only in your own browser's local storage.

Separately from the calculator, the site uses analytics (Google Analytics 4, subject to your consent, and cookieless Ahrefs Analytics) and shows ads through Google AdSense, as described below.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Calculator Data

All calculator inputs (step count, weight, stride length, calories, distance, time) are processed entirely on your device using client-side JavaScript.

• This data never leaves your browser
• It is not transmitted to our servers
• It is not stored or logged

2.2 Analytics Data (Google Analytics 4)

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect aggregated and anonymized usage data, such as:

• Page views
• General device and browser type
• Approximate geographic region (country-level)
• Interaction events (e.g. calculator usage as a generic event)

Our GA4 implementation is configured with privacy-first settings:

• IP anonymization enabled
• Google Signals disabled
• Advertising features disabled
• No remarketing or audience building
• No personalized advertising
• No User-ID tracking

This data cannot be used to identify you personally.

2.3 Analytics Data (Ahrefs Analytics)

We also use Ahrefs Web Analytics to understand general website usage. Ahrefs Analytics is designed to be privacy-first and cookieless:

• Does not use cookies
• Does not collect personal identifiers
• Does not track you across websites
• Processes aggregated, anonymized usage data

Because Ahrefs Analytics does not rely on cookies, it operates independently of the Google Consent Mode banner.

2.4 Contact Communications

If you contact us by email, we will receive your email address and message content solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.

We do not use contact information for marketing.

3. Cookies and Consent

SnapStepsCalc uses Google Consent Mode v2 to respect your privacy choices. When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner where you can choose to accept or decline analytics cookies.

• If you accept, we use minimal analytics cookies through Google Analytics 4
• If you decline, Google Analytics will not collect any data from your visit. Ahrefs Analytics is cookieless and collects only aggregated, anonymized usage data regardless of this choice, as described in section 2.3.
• Our own banner controls analytics only. It does not grant advertising consent.

Advertising (Google AdSense). This site loads Google AdSense, which may show ads and may use cookies or similar technologies as described in Google's policies (policies.google.com/technologies/ads). Advertising consent signals default to denied on our side. Where required by law (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), advertising consent is collected by Google's own consent message, not by our banner. When that message is active, you can reopen Google's advertising choices from "Manage Cookies".

You can change your analytics preference at any time by clicking "Manage Cookies" in the footer. Opening it does not change your choice until you pick an option.

For detailed information, please see our Cookie Policy.

4. How We Use Information

We use collected information only to:

• Provide and maintain the website and calculator
• Understand aggregated usage patterns
• Improve performance, usability, and content
• Respond to user inquiries
• Monitor technical stability and security

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data.

We may share aggregated and anonymized analytics data with Google as part of the GA4 service, and with Ahrefs as part of Ahrefs Web Analytics, strictly under the privacy configurations described above.

We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

6. Data Retention

• Calculator data: Not retained
• Contact emails: Retained only as long as necessary to respond (typically up to 12 months)
• Analytics data: Retained according to GA4 and Ahrefs retention settings with minimal retention periods enabled

7. International Data Transfers

Google Analytics and Ahrefs Analytics data may be processed on servers located outside your country of residence, including the United States.

We rely on each provider's contractual safeguards and standard data protection mechanisms to ensure lawful data transfers.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location (GDPR, CCPA, and similar laws), you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Request correction or deletion
• Object to processing
• Withdraw consent where applicable

Because SnapStepsCalc collects minimal personal data, exercising these rights is straightforward.

9. Security

• The website is served over HTTPS
• No sensitive personal or health data is stored
• Calculator data remains local to your device

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date reflects the most recent revision.

Continued use of SnapStepsCalc constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

snapstepscalc@gmail.com