Privacy Policy
At JewishCalendarTools.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any information processed while using our site. This Privacy Policy explains our data collection practices, browser storage usage, and privacy standards.
1. Zero Personal Data Collection by Default
Our calculation tools (including Shabbat times, Hebrew date conversion, Jewish birthdays, Bar and Bat Mitzvah dates, and Yahrzeit anniversaries) operate entirely without requiring personal registration or user accounts.
When you enter birth dates, dates of passing, times of day, or geographic locations into our calculators:
* We do not save your personal inputs to a permanent server database.
* We do not collect or store your name, personal email address, or sensitive family history.
* Calculations run locally in your web browser or through ephemeral processing requests that discard input parameters immediately after returning calculations.
2. Browser LocalStorage Preferences
To make JewishCalendarTools.com convenient to use, our site uses standard browser localStorage technology to remember your non-sensitive display choices between visits.
What is Saved in LocalStorage?
- Location Preference: Your selected city or geographical coordinates for displaying Shabbat candle lighting times.
- Observance Settings: Your preferred candle lighting offset (e.g., 18 minutes or 40 minutes) and Havdalah standard (e.g., 3 medium stars or 72 minutes).
- Display Region: Your selection of Israel vs Diaspora display mode for holiday and Torah portion calculations.
Resetting LocalStorage
LocalStorage data remains stored strictly on your device. You can clear or reset these preferences at any time by clearing your browser cache and site data, or by clicking reset buttons provided within our tool interfaces.
3. Future Analytics Disclosure
In the future, JewishCalendarTools.com may implement web analytics software to understand aggregate visitor traffic patterns and improve site performance.
If analytics tools are implemented:
* Data collection will be strictly aggregate and anonymous (such as total monthly visitors, browser types, and general country level locations).
* Analytics will never track, log, or store individual calculation inputs, birth dates, names, dates of passing, or exact geographic coordinates.
* No personal calculation data will ever be transmitted to analytics providers.
4. Future Advertising Disclosure
To maintain our free tools, JewishCalendarTools.com may display non-intrusive advertisements in the future.
If advertising networks are introduced:
* Ad providers may use standard privacy compliant cookies to display relevant broad category advertisements.
* Advertisers will never have access to your individual calculation inputs, personal date queries, or stored preference settings.
5. Third Party Links
Our site contains educational links to external resources, calculation references, and community websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy statements of any external sites they visit.
6. Contact for Privacy Questions
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@jewishcalendartools.com
- Website: JewishCalendarTools.com