Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Specialty Coffee Prices ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect minimal information to provide our service:

• Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
• Filter Preferences: URL parameters that store your selected filters (e.g., roast level, origin) are stored in your browser's URL only and are not sent to our servers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide and maintain our service
• Improve and optimize our website
• Monitor usage patterns and technical issues

4. Data We Don't Collect

We want to be clear about what we DON'T collect:

• We do not require user accounts or registration
• We do not collect personal information such as names or email addresses
• We do not use tracking cookies or third-party analytics
• We do not collect payment information (purchases are made directly on roaster websites)

5. Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites (coffee roasters). When you click on these links, you will be redirected to external sites that have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

6. Data Scraping

Specialty Coffee Prices automatically collects publicly available product information from coffee roaster websites to provide price comparison services. This data includes product names, prices, descriptions, and availability. We only collect publicly accessible data and comply with robots.txt directives.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. CCPA Compliance (California Users)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• We do not sell your personal information
• You have the right to request disclosure of data we collect
• You have the right to request deletion of your data