Privacy Policy
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
pricewatcha.com - Kamilla Straß
c/o Online-Impressum.de #5893
Europaring 90
53757 Sankt Augustin
Email: info@pricewatcha.com
2. General Information
We take the protection of your personal data seriously. We process your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and this privacy policy.
Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally, such as your email address.
3. Hosting
This website is hosted by Railway. The application is operated on servers located within the European Union, currently in the Netherlands.
During hosting, personal data necessary for the operation and provision of the website (e.g. IP addresses and technical log data) is processed.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in a secure and efficient operation of the website).
4. Registration and Use of the App
Registration is required to use Pricewatcha.
As part of registration and usage, we process in particular the following personal data:
- Email address
- Product URLs added by you
- Price-related usage data (e.g. price history and alerts)
This data is processed solely for the purpose of providing the Pricewatcha service.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract).
5. Database and Authentication
We use Supabase for authentication and data storage.
Supabase processes email addresses and application-related data required to operate Pricewatcha.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
6. Email Delivery
We use Resend to send system-related emails (such as verification emails, price alerts, and service notifications).
Your email address is processed solely for the purpose of sending these emails.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
7. Browser Extension (optional)
For many platforms, an optional browser extension can be used as an alternative to server-side scraping, especially when regular product capture fails.
When using the extension, product-related data (e.g. URL, title, price, and currency) is extracted from the currently opened product page and sent to our Pricewatcha server so the product can be added or updated in Pricewatcha.
The extension stores only technically required local browser data (e.g. authentication status, API base URL, and already processed URLs) to provide its functionality.
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in stable and user-friendly product capture).
8. Third-Country Transfers
It cannot be ruled out that personal data processed by our service providers may also be transferred to third countries.
In such cases, data transfers are carried out based on appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR, including contractual safeguards or recognized data protection standards.
9. Web Analytics
We use two web analytics services to evaluate how our website is used anonymously and to improve the stability and usability of Pricewatcha.
Umami (self-hosted)
Pricewatcha uses the self-hosted web analytics service Umami. In this context:
- No cookies are used
- No user profiles are created
- No personal data is stored
- No data is used for advertising or marketing purposes
IP addresses are not stored or are processed in a fully anonymized form.
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in anonymous usage analysis).
Ahrefs Web Analytics
We also use Ahrefs Web Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Ahrefs Pte. Ltd. (Singapore). The tracking script is loaded from analytics.ahrefs.com.
Ahrefs collects aggregated usage data, including visited page URLs, referrers, browser and device information (user agent), approximate location (country and city, derived from the IP address), and language settings. Ahrefs does not permanently store IP addresses after processing. No cookies are set, no cross-device or cross-website profiles are created, and no data is used for advertising purposes.
Processing may take place outside the EU/EEA; the safeguards described in section 8 apply. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in anonymous usage analysis). For more information, see the Ahrefs privacy policy.
10. Data Retention
Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.
Once the purpose no longer applies or a user account is deleted, the corresponding data will be deleted unless legal retention requirements apply.
11. Your Rights and Account Deletion
You have the right at any time to:
- Access your personal data
- Rectify inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Restrict processing
- Data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
You can also delete your user account at any time directly within the application: Delete account
When a user account is deleted, authentication data and all personal data associated with the user account are removed. Product and price data may remain stored but are no longer associated with any identifiable user.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or updates to Pricewatcha. The current version is always available on this website.