Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 19 October 2025

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Introduction

Welcome to CoffeeHomeBrewing (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you, how we use and share it, and your rights regarding that information. It is intended to meet the requirements of privacy laws in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and other regions. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Amazon Associates Affiliate Program

CoffeeHomeBrewing is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (US) and the Amazon EU Associates Programme (including Amazon.co.uk). As part of these affiliate programs, Amazon and other third parties may serve content and advertisements on this site, collect information directly from visitors, and place or recognize cookies on visitors’ browsers. This means that if you click on an Amazon product link on our site and make a purchase, Amazon uses cookies to track your visit so that we can earn a commission on qualifying purchases. We do not see your personal payment details or any sensitive information – we only receive confirmation of purchases for commission purposes. Amazon may also collect certain technical information about your visit (such as your IP address or the fact that you came from our site) in order to process the affiliate referral.

Note: We are required by Amazon to disclose that we are an Amazon Associate and that we earn from qualifying purchases. We include this disclosure here and elsewhere on our site to be transparent about our relationship with Amazon.

Information We Collect

We may collect both personal information that you choose to provide and technical information automatically:

  • Information You Provide: If you contact us via email or sign up for any newsletter (if applicable), we may collect personal details you provide, such as your name and email address. We will use this information only for the purposes for which you provided it (e.g. responding to inquiries or sending newsletters) and as otherwise described in this Policy.
  • Information Collected Automatically: When you visit CoffeeHomeBrewing, certain data is collected automatically about your device and browsing. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of access. We also track clicks on affiliate links (such as Amazon product links) to understand what content is of interest and to ensure we receive credit for referrals. This automatic data collection is facilitated in part by cookies and similar tracking technologies (described below).
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We and our third-party partners use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing actions and usage of the site. For example, we use cookies to remember your preferences and to track affiliate referrals and analytics data. For more details, see “Cookies and How We Use Them” below.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • Operate and Improve the Site: Provide, maintain, and improve the content and functionality of our website. For example, understanding which pages are popular helps us improve our articles and user experience.
  • Affiliate Tracking & Commissions: Track when you click on affiliate links (such as Amazon links) and if you make qualifying purchases, so we can receive commissions and verify our program performance. This helps support our website at no extra cost to you.
  • Analytics: Analyze traffic and user behavior on our site via Google Analytics (see the Google Analytics section below). This data helps us understand our audience (e.g. which pages are visited, how long users stay) so we can enhance our content and design.
  • Communications: If you contact us or sign up for updates, we may use your email to respond to you or send requested newsletters/information. We will not send you marketing emails unless you have opted in, and you can opt out at any time.
  • Legal Compliance and Protection: Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and our legal obligations. For example, we may use or disclose information where we have a legal duty to do so, or to enforce our site’s Terms of Service and protect the rights, property, or safety of our business, our users, or others.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We only use and share it as described in this policy.

Cookies and How We Use Them

What Are Cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your browser or device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve efficiency, and to provide information to site owners. We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by partners) on CoffeeHomeBrewing.

Why We Use Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies for several reasons:

  • Essential Cookies: Some cookies are necessary for our site to function – for example, to enable core features like page navigation or user preferences. These cookies do not collect personal data.
  • Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies (from services like Google Analytics) to collect information about how visitors use our site. These cookies help us count visitors, see which pages or features are most popular, and understand overall user engagement. We anonymize IP addresses in our analytics where possible to protect your privacy. Analytics cookies are only set with your consent in regions where that is required (e.g. EU/UK).
  • Affiliate and Advertising Cookies: When you click on an Amazon affiliate link or other affiliate/advertising links on our site, Amazon (or the relevant third party) may place cookies on your browser to track that you were referred from our site. This allows them to recognize your browser and record any qualifying purchases for the purpose of assigning us a commission. These cookies may also be used to display personalized content or product ads on Amazon’s site or to limit how many times you see an ad. We also may work with other advertising partners in the future who could use cookies or similar technologies to provide you with relevant ads. If any such third-party advertising cookies are used, we will disclose their use in this policy and, where required, obtain your consent.

Your Cookie Choices: You have control over cookies. When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner (for EU/UK users and where applicable by law) that allows you to choose which non-essential cookies to accept. You can always change or withdraw your consent by adjusting the cookie settings on our site (if available) or through your browser settings. Most web browsers let you refuse or delete cookies. Note that if you disable cookies, some features of our site (especially affiliate tracking or preferences) may not function properly. However, the core content will remain accessible.

For visitors from the EU, UK, and other regions where required by law, we display a cookie consent banner on your first visit. This banner allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies. Only strictly necessary cookies are set before consent.

For more detailed information on our use of cookies, you can refer to our Cookie Policy. If not, the information provided in this section serves as our comprehensive disclosure of cookie use.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to better understand our website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about the use of our site. This includes data such as the pages you visit, how long you stay, how you arrived at our site, your IP address (which we have set to be anonymized for privacy), and other usage statistics. Google may process this information to compile reports for us on website activity and to provide other analytical services.

Why: The insights from Google Analytics help us improve the content and functionality of CoffeeHomeBrewing. For instance, it tells us which articles are most read or if users encounter errors on certain pages.

Data Sharing and Transfers: The information generated by Google Analytics cookies (including a truncated IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers which may be outside your country (Google may use servers in the United States or other locations). Google is certified under frameworks like the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (as of the date of this policy) or uses Standard Contractual Clauses to legitimize international data transfers, where applicable. We have also accepted the Google Data Processing Addendum to ensure compliance with GDPR/UK GDPR when handling analytics data.

Your Choices for Google Analytics: Google Analytics is used on our site only with your consent where required by law. If you decline analytics cookies via our cookie banner, your browsing will not be tracked by Google Analytics. If you initially consent but later change your mind, you can disable or clear cookies (which will remove the Google Analytics cookies) or use our site’s privacy settings to opt out. Additionally, Google offers an opt-out browser add-on that you can install to prevent data collection by Google Analytics on any website. You can learn more about how Google handles data in Google’s own Privacy Policy.

By managing your preferences as described, you have full control over whether analytics data about your site visit is collected.

How We Share Information

We treat your information with care and do not share personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:

  • Amazon and Affiliate Partners: If you click an affiliate link (e.g., an Amazon product link on our site), the fact that you came from CoffeeHomeBrewing will be shared with the affiliate program to track the referral. In practice, this happens via the cookies/URLs provided by Amazon or other merchants. For example, Amazon will know that you clicked through from our site and may collect information about your subsequent purchase for the purpose of assigning us a commission. We do not provide Amazon with your personal details; the tracking is handled by Amazon’s systems. We may receive reports from Amazon and other affiliate programs that include aggregate information such as the number of clicks and sales generated through our links, but these reports generally do not include personal data about you — they are statistical. (Any limited data we receive will be used in accordance with this policy.)
  • Analytics Providers: As noted, we use Google Analytics to collect usage data. Google acts as a service provider processing data on our behalf. We share a limited set of information with Google (via the Google Analytics script) to analyze our traffic. This means Google receives your device and usage info as described in the Google Analytics section. Google does not share this information with others except as permitted for their analytics services or if required by law. We do not combine analytics data with any personally identifiable information.
  • Service Providers: We may employ other third-party companies and individuals to help operate our website or provide services on our behalf (for example, website hosting providers, email newsletter services, or IT support). These third parties might process personal information (e.g., your email address if you signed up for a newsletter) strictly for the purposes of providing their service to us. We require that they only use such data as necessary to perform their functions and protect it in accordance with this Policy and applicable law.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose information about you if required to do so by law or legal process (for example, in response to a court order, subpoena, or other government request). We may also disclose information if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to investigate or protect against harmful activities to our users, or to our rights, property, or safety (or those of others). This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection or security purposes.
  • Business Transfers: If CoffeeHomeBrewing (or substantially all of its assets) were to be transferred or acquired by a third party (for example, through a merger, acquisition, or sale), user information would likely be one of the assets transferred. Should this happen, we will ensure the new owner is bound to respect your personal data in line with this Privacy Policy, and we will provide notice to our users if their data is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

We do not sell personal information to third parties. We also do not share contact info or any identifiers with advertisers for direct marketing purposes (unless you separately consent to such sharing).

International Data Transfers

We are based in the United Kingdom but our website is accessible worldwide. Consequently, your information may be transferred or stored on servers outside your home country. For example, if you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, data collected through our site (including via Amazon or Google Analytics) might be processed on servers in the United States or other jurisdictions that may not have the same data protection laws as your country. We take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers, in compliance with GDPR/UK GDPR requirements. This may include relying on standard contractual clauses or other lawful mechanisms approved by regulators, and requiring recipients of the data to protect it according to applicable standards. By using our site or providing information to us, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your own.

Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We are committed to honoring these rights and providing you control over your data. These rights may include:

  • Access and Portability: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to obtain it in a common, machine-readable format.
  • Correction: If any of your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to ask us to correct or update it.
  • Deletion: You can request that we delete the personal information we hold about you, subject to certain exceptions (for example, we might need to retain data to comply with legal obligations or for legitimate business purposes).
  • Objection to Processing: You have the right to object to certain processing of your data, such as processing for direct marketing or, in some cases, for analytics. For example, if you no longer want Google Analytics to track your site usage, you can disable cookies as described above or use the GA opt-out tool. If you object to any other processing, let us know and we will review and honor your request if possible.
  • Restriction of Processing: You can ask us to limit processing of your data in certain situations (for instance, while we verify a complaint about data accuracy or pending a legal claim).
  • Withdrawal of Consent: If we rely on your consent for any part of data processing (such as for setting non-essential cookies like analytics), you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You can withdraw consent by changing your cookie settings or contacting us.
  • Complaint: If you are in the EU, UK, or another jurisdiction with a data protection authority, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country if you believe we have infringed your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests (for example, to ensure that we do not give someone else your data). We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by law (typically within 30 days for EU/UK requests, for example).

Cookies & Advertising Opt-Out: As noted in the Cookies section, you have choices to opt out of certain cookies. You can control cookies through our consent banner (where applicable) or your browser settings. If you want to opt out of interest-based advertising cookies from third-party ad networks, you can also visit industry opt-out sites like the NAI’s opt-out page or YourAdChoices (for Canadian users) and EDAA’s opt-out site (for EU users). These allow you to opt out of many participating advertising cookies at once. Keep in mind this does not remove ads entirely but may make them less personalized. For Google Analytics, as mentioned, you can use Google’s opt-out add-on if you prefer (or simply decline analytics cookies).

We aim to make it as easy as possible for you to manage your privacy preferences.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy or as required by law. For example, if you contact us with a question, we may retain your email address for a reasonable period of time to follow up with you, then delete it. If you have consented to receive a newsletter, we will retain your email until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. Web analytics data is typically retained for 12 months in Google Analytics (we use the shortest retention period that still allows us to analyze trends). Affiliate referral data that we receive (e.g., aggregated reports from Amazon) contains no personal identifiers and may be kept for record-keeping. We periodically review the data we hold and delete or anonymize information that is no longer needed.

Security

We take security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. This includes using encryption (HTTPS) for our website to protect data in transit, and limiting access to personal data to only those in our team who need it for the purposes described. Our service providers who process data are also expected to maintain appropriate security. However, please understand that no website or Internet transmission is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You share and transmit data to us at your own risk, but we will do our best to ensure its safety on our systems.

Children’s Privacy

CoffeeHomeBrewing is not directed to children under the age of 13 (and in certain jurisdictions, under 16), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are under 13, please do not use our site or submit any personal information. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under the applicable age, we will promptly delete that information. Parents or guardians who believe we might have information about a young child can contact us to request deletion.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@coffeehomebrewing.com
Address: CoffeeHomeBrewing, Sidmouth Street, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 4PP

We will be happy to answer your questions or address any issues you may have.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we update the policy, we will change the “Last Updated” date at the top. If the changes are material, we may also provide a more prominent notice (such as a notice on our website or an email notification if appropriate). We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

By using CoffeeHomeBrewing, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. We value your trust and are committed to ensuring your privacy is respected and protected.