Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information DealsHub ("we", "us") collects, why we collect it, and how you can manage your data.

1 Information We Collect

a) Information You Provide

• Contact form submissions — your name, email, subject, and message when you reach out via our contact page.
• Report submissions — issue type, product name, store name, and optional description/email when you report a listing issue.
• Waitlist email — if you join our waitlist.
• Suggestion messages — text you submit via the roadmap suggestion form.
• Preferences — region and currency selections stored as cookies on your device.

b) Information Collected Automatically

• IP address — used for rate limiting and to approximate your region for price localization.
• Device data — browser type, operating system, screen resolution (standard HTTP headers).
• Cookies — see our Cookie Policy.

2 How We Use Your Data

• Display prices in your local currency and region.
• Respond to your contact inquiries and issue reports.
• Protect the service from abuse via rate limiting.

3 Cookies & Local Storage

We use a small number of cookies to remember your region and currency preferences. With your consent, we also use Google Analytics to understand site usage (IP anonymization is enabled). We also use browser local storage for recent searches. For full details, please read our Cookie Policy.

4 Third-Party Services

We may use the following categories of third-party services:

• Google Analytics — consent-based website analytics with IP anonymization. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
• Affiliate networks — to track referral commissions when you click outbound deal links. The destination store may set its own cookies.
• Hosting provider — our site is hosted on DigitalOcean, which processes requests on our behalf.

Each third party operates under its own privacy policy. We only share the minimum data necessary for these services to function.

5 Data Retention

• Contact/report submissions — retained as long as needed to address your inquiry, then deleted.
• Cookies — see durations in our Cookie Policy.
• IP addresses — used transiently for rate limiting and not stored long-term.

6 Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your data.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected].

7 Children's Privacy

DealsHub is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn we have, we will delete it promptly.

8 Security

We use industry-standard measures (HTTPS, access controls) to protect your data. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, but we do our best.

9 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via a site notice. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

10 Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: [email protected].