Our Privacy Practices

Emerald City Espresso Machines respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have when visiting our website.

Information we collect

We may collect information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, message content, correction requests, product questions, and other details submitted through a contact form or email.

We may also collect standard website data automatically, including IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, and interaction data. This helps us understand site performance, detect abuse, and improve our content.

Analytics, cookies, and affiliate tracking

We may use cookies, pixels, log files, analytics tools, and affiliate tracking links. These technologies can help measure traffic, remember preferences, attribute purchases to affiliate partners, and understand which articles readers find useful.

Affiliate partners and analytics providers may set their own cookies or collect information under their own policies. When you click an outbound retailer link, you leave our site and interact with that third party directly.

How we use information

• To respond to messages, correction requests, and reader questions.
• To operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
• To understand which reviews, buying guides, and tools are useful to readers.
• To measure affiliate link performance and comply with affiliate program requirements.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect the rights of our publication and readers.

Information sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who help operate the site, such as hosting, analytics, email, spam prevention, and affiliate tracking providers. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, or in connection with a business transfer.

Your choices

You can disable cookies in your browser, use privacy tools, avoid clicking affiliate links, or contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information you have provided. Some requests may be limited by legal, security, or operational requirements.

Children's privacy

This site is intended for a general audience interested in coffee equipment and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Policy updates

We may update this policy as the site, laws, or business practices change. The effective date above shows when this page was last materially updated.