🔒 Privacy at a Glance
- ✓ No Account Required: Browse menus, calculators, and nutrition facts without creating an account or logging in.
- ✓ We Do Not Sell Data: We never sell, rent, or monetize your personal information to third-party data brokers.
- ✓ Client-Side Calculators: Nutrition and Crave Case calculations run privately inside your own browser.
- ✓ GDPR & CCPA Compliant: Full control over your data rights with direct email support.
Introduction & Scope
This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of whitecastlemenus.com ("we", "us", or "our") regarding the collection, use, protection, and disclosure of personal and technical data when you visit our website, utilize our interactive nutritional calculators, or contact our team.
By accessing or using whitecastlemenus.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms set forth herein, please discontinue use of this website.
Information We Collect
A. Automatically Collected Technical Data
When you navigate our website, our servers and content delivery network (CDN) automatically record standard technical log entries. This data may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address (anonymized/truncated where applicable).
- Browser type, operating system version, and device screen dimensions.
- Referring URL, requested pages, timestamps, and navigation paths.
- Page load performance and technical telemetry for uptime monitoring.
B. Information You Voluntarily Provide
We only collect personally identifiable information when you voluntarily submit it to us via the contact form or by direct email to whitecastlemenus@gmail.com. This may include:
- Your name or alias.
- Your email address.
- The content of your message, inquiries, menu price tips, or feedback.
C. Client-Side Browser Storage (Local Storage)
Our interactive Crave Case & Nutrition Calculator uses browser localStorage to remember your selected slider quantities between page reloads. This data remains strictly on your device and is never transmitted to or stored on our servers.
How We Use Your Information
We use the data we collect solely for legitimate and transparent operational purposes:
Site Optimization & Speed
Analyzing traffic patterns to improve load times, mobile UI responsiveness, and server reliability.
Reader Communication
Responding directly to menu price feedback, allergen corrections, and general editorial inquiries.
Security & Anti-Abuse
Protecting against automated web scraping, DDoS attacks, malicious bot traffic, and form spam.
Legal Compliance
Fulfilling statutory consumer privacy requests and complying with applicable state and federal laws.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. We may use essential cookies and privacy-friendly web analytics cookies to measure page views and ensure site reliability.
For comprehensive details on the types of cookies we use, retention periods, and instructions on how to disable cookies in your browser settings, please review our dedicated Cookie Policy.
Third-Party Service Providers
We partner with reliable third-party infrastructure providers to host, secure, and deliver our website:
- Hosting & Edge Delivery (Vercel): Delivers static web pages globally with enterprise-grade SSL/TLS encryption.
- Contact Form Processing (Web3Forms): Securely handles contact form submissions and transmits inquiries directly to our editorial inbox without storing databases of reader records.
- Google Web Fonts & CDNs: Serves modern typography (Spectral and Poppins) with high efficiency.
California Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provide you with specific rights:
Right to Know: You may request information regarding the categories of personal data collected, sources, and business purposes.
Right to Delete: You may request the deletion of any personal information we maintain regarding you.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale / Sharing: We do NOT sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never discriminate against you, deny access, or alter your user experience for exercising your privacy rights.
To submit a California consumer privacy request, email us at whitecastlemenus@gmail.com with the subject line "CCPA Consumer Request".
European Economic Area & UK Privacy Rights (GDPR)
For visitors situated within the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, we process personal data under lawful bases recognized by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), primarily our legitimate interest in maintaining and securing our digital publication and communicating with users upon request.
You possess statutory rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with your national Data Protection Authority (DPA). Contact our privacy desk at whitecastlemenus@gmail.com to exercise these rights.
Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)
whitecastlemenus.com is intended for general informational audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age.
If we become aware that personal information of a child under 13 has been collected inadvertently, we will take immediate steps to delete that data from our server records.
Data Security & Retention Periods
We employ industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security measures—including HTTPS encryption, SSL protocols, and automated firewall defenses—to protect data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
Server access logs are retained on a rolling cycle (typically 30 to 90 days) for security diagnostic purposes before automated deletion. Contact form inquiries are kept only as long as necessary to address your communication.
Policy Updates & Privacy Contact
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological changes, legal obligations, or new features. When updates occur, the "Last Reviewed" date at the top of this document will be modified accordingly.
Privacy Officer Contact
For questions, data inquiries, or privacy-related requests, please contact our designated privacy team: