Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 9, 2026. This policy describes information processed when you use Quirkulator ("we", "our", "the site"). The calculators do not require an account. Browser calculations, website requests, search, contact messages and optional Google services have different data handling, explained below.

1. Calculator inputs and shared URLs

Changes you make in an interactive calculator are processed by JavaScript in your browser. The calculator does not submit each edited input to a calculation service. However, a value included in a page URL, such as a ?value= prefill, is sent to our server when that URL is opened and may appear in request logs and browser history. Do not put sensitive information in calculator URLs, site searches or contact messages.

The pan-to-recipe workflow temporarily stores a multiplier and timestamp in your browser so it can transfer the multiplier to the recipe scaler. Copying, printing, downloading or sharing a result creates a copy wherever you choose to save or send it. Browser history, form restoration and storage settings can also retain information after you leave a page.

2. Information we do collect

Hosting and request logs. Hostinger serves the site and can process request information such as your IP address, requested URL, timestamp and browser information. This supports site delivery, security and troubleshooting. A requested URL may include a search term or calculator prefill value.

Page counters. The site maintains calculator view totals and daily counts without attaching a visitor identifier to those counters. These counts are separate from hosting logs and Google Analytics.

Site search. Search text is sent to the server, including while autocomplete retrieves suggestions. The site stores search text and the number of results to help identify useful tools and search improvements. The search-log record does not include a visitor identifier, but the text itself may contain information you enter and the request can also appear in hosting logs.

Contact form. We store the name, email address and message you submit, your IP address and the submission time. The IP address helps limit repeated submissions. Your message is saved in the site database and an email copy is sent to the site owner for handling the inquiry or correction. Please send only information needed for that purpose.

3. Cookies and local storage

The contact form uses a session cookie to check that a submission belongs to the browser session that opened the form. Local storage remembers your light/dark theme preference (qk-theme). Session storage holds the pan-to-recipe multiplier (qk-pan-transfer); the recipe scaler removes it when read and accepts it only within ten minutes. These features support the interface rather than advertising.

Google services may use cookies, local storage and identifiers for measurement, advertising and remembering privacy choices, according to the choices and settings in effect. You can also clear or restrict cookies and site storage in your browser; doing so may reset preferences or interrupt a contact-form session.

4. Advertising

Quirkulator may display Google AdSense Auto ads to support the site. If advertising is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may process information such as IP address, browser or device information, page context, identifiers and ad interactions. Advertising cookies can allow Google and its partners to show personalized ads based on visits to this and other sites. The ads and data use depend on the privacy choices and settings that apply to your visit.

You can manage Google's advertising personalization through My Ad Center and read how Google uses advertising information. Where a Google privacy message is displayed, use its controls to make your choices. The Privacy choices control in the footer lets you revisit the available site privacy controls. Browser settings and ad blockers may also affect whether advertising is displayed.

5. Third-party services

Hosting and email: our hosting and mail services process website requests and contact correspondence as described above. Google Analytics: when enabled, it helps measure visits and site use. It can process page and referrer information, browser/device information, identifiers and interactions. The calculator code does not intentionally send edited calculator values as Analytics events. Google advertising and consent services: when loaded, these services process requests and privacy choices under their own policies. See how Google uses information from sites that use its services and Google's privacy policy.

The interface uses system fonts rather than loading Google Fonts. External links take you to services with their own privacy practices.

Our Analytics loader waits for an affirmative analytics-storage consent signal from Google's consent service. If that signal is unavailable or consent is denied, the loader stays off. The pageview sent by our code removes query strings and fragments from page and referrer URLs. Opening Privacy choices pauses Analytics on that page while you review your choices.

6. Children's privacy

Quirkulator is a general-audience website. Our calculators require no account or name. If you believe a child has sent personal information through the contact form or site search, contact us so the site owner can investigate and address the record.

7. Privacy requests and choices

Depending on where you live and the applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information, object to certain processing, or withdraw consent. Send requests about information held by Quirkulator to contact@quirkulator.com or use the contact form. Include enough information to identify the relevant record without sending unnecessary sensitive details. For data held by Google, you can also use Google's privacy and account controls.

8. Storage, security and retention

The site is served over HTTPS. Contact messages and search logs are stored in the site database; contact messages can also remain in the owner's mailbox. The contact form does not automatically delete saved messages after a fixed period. Hosting logs and backup copies follow the provider and account retention settings. If you want a contact or search record removed, contact the site owner. Browser storage can be cleared through your browser settings, and third-party records are subject to those providers' settings and policies.

9. Changes to this policy

Updates will be posted on this page with the revision date shown above.

10. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: contact@quirkulator.com, or use our contact page.