Privacy

What happens to readings you enter?

The checker compares your reading on your device. The number isn't sent to us or anyone else, and it isn't saved. Reloading the page clears it.

Does the site use cookies or storage?

The checker does not save your readings. Your analytics choice is saved in local browser storage (ct-analytics-consent-v1). If you allow analytics, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity may use cookies to distinguish visits. An older Clarity-only choice does not authorize Google Analytics; we ask for a new choice.

Third-party services

Microsoft Clarity provides optional session recording. Neither Clarity nor Google Analytics loads until you select Allow analytics in the first-visit notice or Privacy settings. If allowed, Microsoft processes page visits, clicks, scrolling, device information and masked session recordings to help us find usability problems. Page content, inputs and checker results are masked; we do not send custom identity information or thermometer readings to Clarity. Advertising storage consent is denied. Learn more in the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

We use Google Analytics 4 to measure page visits and general site usage, including device and browser information, only after the same analytics choice. We do not send thermometer readings as analytics events. Google Analytics advertising personalization signals are disabled.

Both analytics services stay off on account, administration, checkout and other private routes, and on pages with unrecognized query parameters or URL fragments. Only the existing checker links using ?cut=ground, ?cut=whole and #checker are allowed. Visits outside this scope are not included in analytics, even if you previously allowed analytics.

You can reject analytics without losing access to the checker. Reopen Privacy settings from any page footer to change your choice or select Withdraw consent. Withdrawing disables both services, clears their accessible first-party analytics cookies and reloads the page without their scripts. It stops future collection; it does not erase data already collected. If browser storage is unavailable, analytics stay off for the current page and an explanation appears.

Google AdSense is integrated to provide advertising. Google and its partners may use cookies and device information to serve and measure ads, including ads based on previous visits to this and other websites. Learn more in Google's advertising policy and manage personalized advertising in My Ad Center.

Advertising is separate: the analytics controls do not authorize or manage advertising or personalized ads, and are not a Google-certified advertising consent message.

Hosting

This site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare processes request information, such as IP address, browser type, and requested URL, to deliver and protect the site. See Cloudflare's privacy policy for its data handling practices.

Links to other sites

Source links go to FoodSafety.gov and USDA pages. Those sites have their own privacy policies.

Changes

If this site ever adds a service that collects data, this page will be updated before that service goes live.