Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Consumer Quest LLC ("Dealophant," "We," "Us") respects Your privacy. This Policy describes the types of information We may collect from You when You visit Dealophant.

2. Information We Collect

We prioritize data minimalism. We collect only what is necessary to operate the search engine.

A. Information You Provide:

• Search Queries: We process the text you type into the search bar to fetch results from Amazon.
• Correspondence: If you email us, we keep records of that correspondence to assist you.

B. Information Collected Automatically:

• Usage Details: We use analytics tools (such as Vercel Analytics) to track traffic patterns, page views, and performance metrics.
• IP Addresses: We may log IP addresses for security purposes, rate limiting, and to prevent abuse of our API quotas.
• Cookies: We use cookies to store user preferences (such as your preferred Unit of Measure).

3. How We Use Your Information

• To Provide the Service: We use your search queries to fetch data from the Amazon Product Advertising API.
• To Improve the Engine: We analyze failed searches or incorrect regex parses to improve our algorithms.
• Caching: To improve speed and reduce costs, we cache search results for up to 24 hours. This cache does not contain personal information, only product data.

4. Amazon & Third-Party Data Sharing

Dealophant relies on third-party services to function.

• Amazon: When you click a "Buy" or "View on Amazon" button, you are redirected to Amazon.com. Amazon will drop their own cookies to track that you came from Dealophant (for Affiliate attribution). Amazon's Privacy Policy governs your activity once you leave our site.
• Vercel: Our site is hosted on Vercel. They may collect system logs for performance and security.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

5. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your information from accidental loss and unauthorized access. However, no transmission of information via the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to our Website.

6. Children Under 18

Our Service is not intended for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

7. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We will post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.

8. Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy, contact Us at: jdubb@commquest.io