# Your Data Is Yours. Here's How We Keep It That Way.

We know we're asking you to connect your grocery store account. That means trusting us with your purchase history — and we take that seriously.

Here's exactly what we access, what we store, and what we never do.

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## What We Access

When you connect your store account, CartSnitch uses an automated scraper to pull your purchase history from the store loyalty portal. This means we can see:

- **What you bought** — product names and quantities
- **How much you paid** — shelf prices at time of purchase
- **When you bought it** — purchase dates

We **cannot** see:
- Your store login credentials
- Payment method information
- Your physical location

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## What We Store

We store only the data we need to calculate unit prices and compare baskets:

- Product identifiers (names, sizes, categories)
- Shelf prices and unit prices
- Purchase frequency
- Your tracked products and alerts

We **do not store**:
- Your full purchase history indefinitely
- Payment information
- Personal identifying information beyond your email

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## What We Never Do

- **We never sell your data.** Your data is never a product. We don't license it, share it with third parties, or use it for advertising.
- **We never see your login credentials.** CartSnitch accesses your store loyalty portal through an automated scraper — we never have access to your store password.
- **We never post to your social accounts or profile.**
- **We never use your purchase data for anything other than the CartSnitch service.**

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## How We Use Your Data

We use your purchase data to:

1. **Calculate unit prices** — so you can compare products fairly
2. **Detect shrinkflation** — by monitoring when products you buy change in size or price
3. **Compare store prices** — to show you where your total basket costs less
4. **Send you alerts** — when products you track change in price or size

That's it.

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## Data Retention

- You can delete your account and all associated data at any time
- When you disconnect a store account, we remove the connection and stop accessing new data
- Historical data associated with your account can be deleted on request

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## Security

- All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
- CartSnitch accesses store loyalty portals using an automated scraper — we never see your store password
- Our team follows strict access controls — only the engineers who need your data to build the product can access it

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## Want to Disconnect?

You can disconnect your store account at any time:

1. Go to Settings
2. Select "Connected Accounts"
3. Click "Disconnect" next to the store you want to remove

Disconnecting immediately stops us from accessing new data from that store.

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## Questions?

We're happy to answer questions about how we handle data. Email us anytime: privacy@cartsnitch.app

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