Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 28, 2026

This policy explains how Coffee Setup Guide handles information when you visit coffeesetupguide.com. We publish US home-espresso compatibility guidance and use affiliate-supported product links.

Information collected automatically

Our hosting and server infrastructure may receive ordinary request information, such as your IP address, request time and path, browser or user-agent information, and the page that referred you to the site. We use this information to operate, maintain, and secure the site.

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand readership and page performance. Google Analytics may receive page and session activity, approximate location, browser and device information, and cookie or similar identifiers. Its common cookies include _ga and _ga_<container-id>. Learn more in Google's Analytics data-collection documentation and Privacy Policy.

Information you choose to provide

A compatibility-report link opens a pre-addressed message in your email application. If you choose to send it, we receive your email address, your message, and any page, machine, product, or compatibility details included in it. Please do not send sensitive personal information.

Amazon content and affiliate links

Some product images are hosted by Amazon. When your browser loads one of these images, it contacts Amazon's infrastructure and may send ordinary request information. Product links may also contain our Amazon Associate tag. If you follow one of those links and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Purchases take place on Amazon, not Coffee Setup Guide. Amazon or a marketplace seller handles the transaction, and Amazon handles account and payment information under its Privacy Notice. We do not control Amazon's cookies, retention, or use of information.

How we use information

We use information for the following purposes:

• operating, maintaining, and securing the site;
• understanding aggregate readership and page performance;
• improving content, navigation, and compatibility guidance;
• responding to compatibility reports and privacy questions; and
• measuring affiliate-link performance and commissions.

Service providers and disclosure

Google Analytics, Amazon, and our hosting or infrastructure providers process information under their own terms and privacy policies. We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights or security, or address fraud or abuse.

Coffee Setup Guide does not directly sell personal information for money.

Retention

We keep emails and information under our control only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described here, including resolving reports and protecting the site. Analytics, retailer, hosting, and email providers apply their own retention settings and policies.

Your choices

• You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect analytics measurement.
• You can use Google's Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
• You can choose not to follow retailer links or use browser controls that block third-party content.
• You can contact us with privacy questions using the address below.

Children's privacy

Coffee Setup Guide is a general-audience site. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly seek personal information from them.

Security and external sites

We use reasonable safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system is guaranteed to be completely secure. Links from Coffee Setup Guide may lead to sites we do not control; their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the site or its services change. We will reflect material updates on this page and revise the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

For privacy questions, email compatibility-reports@coffeesetupguide.com.