Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

GroceryCompare ("we", "us", or "our") is a grocery price comparison platform operating in South Africa. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

• Account information: email address and password (encrypted)
• Search queries and basket data you create
• Price alerts and notification preferences
• Usage data: pages visited, device type, browser, and IP address
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide grocery price comparisons across South African retailers
• To create and manage your baskets and price alerts
• To send notifications when prices drop to your target
• To improve our services and user experience
• To display relevant advertising
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies and Advertising

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to serve advertisements.

Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

• Google may use the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your interests
• You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
• You can also opt out at aboutads.info

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website (e.g., hosting, analytics, advertising partners like Google AdSense), subject to their own privacy policies.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Your Rights

Under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Object to the processing of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time via the Delete Account page.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at our contact page.