Optional browser storage
Your permissions are independent. Permission or refusal records contain no user identifier. Statistics identifiers are created only after separate permission.
ranch_google_maps_consent_v1
Google Maps choice, notice version, selection time and expiry. Local storage in this browser. Maximum: 180 days.
ranch_statistics_choice_v1
Separate statistics choice, notice version, selection time and expiry. Local storage in this browser. Maximum: 180 days.
ranch_statistics_browser_v1
After statistics permission only: random browser, consent and session identifiers with their times and expiry. Local storage in this browser. Maximum: 30 days.
ranch_display_hints_v1
Existing separate hint preference or refusal, notice version, choice time and expiry. Hint usage creates no visit counts, activity times, identifiers or server transfer. Local storage in this browser. Maximum: 180 days.
Other website functions
Hosting, content and fonts
Pages, images, fonts and necessary APIs are served by this website. The server is hosted by STRATO in Germany. Requests technically process, in particular, IP addresses and request data. Google Fonts is not loaded automatically. The browser's normal HTTP cache may reuse delivered files according to response headers; no additional application cache or service worker is installed.
Language and meal planner
Language is part of the page address. Selections, targets, menu navigation and meal history stay in the open page's memory and reset on reload. They use neither local storage, session storage nor IndexedDB. Meal planning runs in your browser; targets are not sent to an external planning service.
Saving and sharing meals
Only when you choose to save a suggestion can you send its products, special requests and nutrition to an app you select through the share menu, copy it to the clipboard or download a text file. The website is not told which destination app you choose. Further processing is controlled by the chosen app; your device and you manage the clipboard. A downloaded file remains until you delete it. The website adds no cookies or browser storage for this function.
Enquiries, email and appointments
Fully entered participation codes are checked automatically on this server. Personal form details are sent for processing only when you submit them. Confirmations and related notifications for new franchise enquiries and separately enabled raffles are sent through the STRATO mailbox. Existing sandbox cases remain local and are never sent externally afterwards. Appointments are stored in the website calendar; nothing is sent to Microsoft or Teams. Your browser connects only to this website for these functions. Details are given in the privacy notice.
Internal AI assistance
New franchise enquiries receive an initial assessment. Only limited predefined business statements are sent to OpenAI; contact details, location, equity range and original texts remain with us. Assessment suggestions do not replace a human decision. Details are in the privacy notice.
Optional map and external links
Google Maps loads only with your permission. Google receives IP address, browser and request data; cookies and processing in the USA are possible. Only your choice, notice version and expiry are stored in your browser for up to 180 days. Withdrawal stops further requests, but does not recall data already sent.
Display and animations
You can turn off decorative animations in settings. Your choice applies to the open page and internal navigation. It is kept in memory only, without an extra cookie or persistent browser storage. Your device preference for reduced motion is respected.
Optional visitor statistics
Only permission for the separate Statistics category creates random browser and session identifiers. We measure approved public pages without parameters, general source categories and estimated active time. No form contents, IP-based identifiers, advertising profiles or transfers to analytics services. Identifiers and measurements last at most 30 days. Permission or refusal is remembered for at most 180 days. Withdrawal stops measurement and removes the browser identifier; corresponding server measurements are deleted when the deletion request arrives. Visits before permission are never collected or replayed.
Swipe hints
Swipe hints help you on each new website visit. A successful gesture is remembered only while the page is open, including internal navigation. Reloading brings the hint back. An accidental tap does not dismiss it. We do not count visits or transfer data for these hints.