Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Indie Coffee Club is a UK-based coffee roaster discovery platform operated from London, United Kingdom. We help coffee enthusiasts discover independent roasters and standout coffee across the UK and Ireland.

2. What Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect the following information via Google Sign-In:

• Email address
• First name
• Last name

We only store this basic information to create and manage your account. We do not access or store any other data from your Google account.

Analytics Data

We collect anonymous browser analytics data to understand how visitors use our website. This includes:

• Pages visited and time spent on the site
• Referrer information (how you found our site)
• Device and browser type
• Approximate geographic location (country/city level only)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your account information to:

• Create and manage your user account
• Verify your identity when you sign in
• Communicate with you about your account or service updates

We use anonymous analytics data to improve our website and understand which content is most useful to our visitors.

4. Google Sign-In

We use Google Sign-In to authenticate users and verify email addresses. When you sign in with Google, you authorize Google to share your basic profile information with us. We do not receive or store your Google password. Your use of Google Sign-In is also subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties except where necessary to provide our service (such as authentication via Google) or where required by law. We will never share your data for marketing purposes.

6. Cookies

We use essential cookies to maintain your account session when you are signed in. We also use analytics cookies to track visitor sessions anonymously. These cookies do not collect personal information beyond what is necessary for authentication and traffic analysis.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law and GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access any personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Object to data processing
• Withdraw consent where applicable

To exercise these rights or delete your account, please contact us using the details below.

8. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data from our systems within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle data, please contact us at:

support@indiecoffeeclub.co.uk