Privacy Policy
How we respect and protect your data while you explore the Indian coffee landscape.
This privacy policy governs how IndianCoffeeBeans ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users ("User", "you") of the indiancoffeebeans.com website ("Site"). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all services offered by IndianCoffeeBeans.
1. Personal Identification Information
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including when users register on the site, subscribe to our newsletter, submit reviews or ratings, and in connection with other activities, services, or features we make available on our Site. Users may visit our Site anonymously.
We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain site-related activities such as leaving reviews or subscribing to our newsletter.
2. Information We Do Not Collect
We do not collect or store payment information. When you purchase products through our affiliate links, you will be redirected to third-party websites where any payment transactions occur directly with those third parties.
These third-party sites have their own privacy policies and terms of service. We strongly recommend reading their privacy policies before making any purchases or providing personal information to these third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites.
4. How We Use Collected Information
IndianCoffeeBeans may collect and use Users' personal information for the following purposes:
To improve customer service and respond to your inquiries and support needs
To personalize user experience and understand how our Users use the services and resources on our Site
To improve our Site based on feedback and usage patterns
To send Users information about coffee-related topics, new roasters, or featured products that may interest them (with consent)
To process newsletter subscriptions and send regular updates about Indian coffee
To display user reviews and ratings to help other coffee enthusiasts
5. How We Protect Your Information
The security of your personal information is important to us. We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information. Since we do not process payments directly, we do not store sensitive financial information.
7. Third Party Websites
Users may find links on our Site that lead to the sites and services of our partners, coffee roasters, Amazon, and other retailers. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. Browsing and interaction on any other website is subject to that website's own terms and policies.
8. Affiliate Marketing and Advertising
IndianCoffeeBeans participates in affiliate marketing programs. When you purchase products through our affiliate links, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help us maintain and improve our service.
Disclosure
All affiliate links are clearly disclosed with language such as 'affiliate link' or similar indicators.
Integrity
Our product reviews and recommendations are based on genuine evaluation, not solely on commission potential.
Independence
We maintain editorial independence even with affiliate partners.
Analytics
We may collect analytics data about how users interact with affiliate links to improve our service.
We also display advertisements from third parties that may use cookies to track your browsing behavior for ad targeting. You can manage these cookies through our cookie management interface. We do not sell your personal data to advertisers but may provide aggregated, anonymized data about our users.
9. User Reviews and Content
When you submit reviews, ratings, or other content to our Site, you grant us the right to display this content publicly to help other users make informed decisions about coffee purchases. We reserve the right to moderate content and remove reviews that violate our community guidelines.
All reviews, ratings, and comments become the property of IndianCoffeeBeans once submitted and will remain on the platform even if you later delete your account
While you may delete your personal profile and personally identifiable information, any content you have contributed will remain on the site with your username anonymized
We retain perpetual rights to use, modify, display, and distribute your contributed content as part of our service
Content you provide must be honest, accurate, and based on your genuine experience
This approach allows us to maintain the integrity and value of our coffee directory even as users come and go, while still respecting your right to remove your personal information.
10. Changes to This Policy
IndianCoffeeBeans has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the top of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.
11. Acceptance of Terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
13. Data Deletion and Retention
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information from our systems. If you wish to delete your account and personal information, you can do so through your account settings or by contacting us directly at support@indiancoffeebeans.com.
When you request account deletion, we will remove your personally identifiable information from our active databases. However, please note that:
Reviews, ratings, and other content contributions will remain on the platform, attributed to an anonymized username
We may retain certain information in our backup systems or for legal and compliance purposes
Information that has been shared with third parties or made public through your use of our services cannot be deleted by us
We may retain aggregated, anonymized data derived from your information even after your account is deleted
15. Business Relationships
IndianCoffeeBeans may enter into direct business relationships with roasters, retailers, and product providers for various commercial purposes, including:
- Featured listings and premium placement on our directory
- Co-branded content and promotional campaigns
- Sponsored newsletters or educational content
- Coffee tasting events and workshops
- Joint marketing initiatives
In the context of these business relationships, we may share certain aggregated data and analytics with our partners, such as:
- Engagement metrics for featured listings (views, clicks, etc.)
- Anonymized user behavior and interest patterns
- Performance data for sponsored content
We will never share personally identifiable information of our users with these business partners unless you have explicitly opted in to such sharing. All commercial relationships are disclosed according to our transparency policies.
16. Market Research & Analytics
IndianCoffeeBeans may analyze user behavior, preferences, and trends to create aggregated market research and industry insights. These analytics may be used to:
Produce industry reports on coffee consumption trends and preferences
Create benchmarking data for the specialty coffee market in India
Generate statistics on regional popularity of certain roast types, origins, or brewing methods
Analyze seasonal patterns in coffee purchasing behavior
We may offer anonymized, aggregated research findings to industry partners, coffee businesses, or market researchers on a paid or unpaid basis. This research will never contain personally identifiable information about individual users.
"Our commitment to your privacy is as strong as our passion for great coffee. Together, we're building a transparent home for Indian coffee lovers."
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14. Social Authentication
When you sign in using Facebook Login, we collect limited information from your Facebook profile, including:
Your name and email address
Profile picture (if you choose to use it)
Basic demographic information (if publicly available)
We do not access your Facebook friends list, posts, or other private Facebook data. The information we collect is used solely to create and maintain your IndianCoffeeBeans account.
If you signed up using Facebook and wish to delete your account and all associated data, you can:
Visit our data deletion page at [yourdomain.com/data-deletion]
Email us directly at support@indiancoffeebeans.com
Use Facebook's app removal process and then contact us to delete local data