Your privacy, plainly explained.

The Card Shop Finder ("we," "us") operates this website. This policy explains what we collect and how we use it — and we aim to collect as little as possible.

Information you provide

• Contact form: your name, email, optional phone number, and message, so we can respond.
• Email signups: your email address, if you subscribe to updates.
• Shop owner accounts: if you claim a listing, your name and email, and a securely hashed password. We never store passwords in plain text.
• Listing claims: the contact details you submit when claiming or correcting a shop.

Information collected automatically

• Approximate location: we derive a general location (state/city) from your IP address to show nearby shops. This is not precise geolocation.
• Anonymous engagement data: when someone taps a shop's phone, website, or directions link, we log the action to measure interest. IP addresses used for this are one-way hashed with a rotating daily salt — they are not stored in a way that identifies you.
• Standard server logs and essential cookies needed to run the site (for example, keeping you logged in).
• Local storage in your browser for conveniences like "recently viewed" shops. This stays on your device.

How we use information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the directory.
• To respond to your messages and listing claims.
• To send emails you've asked to receive (you can unsubscribe anytime).
• To process payments for optional paid listing plans.

Service providers

We rely on a few trusted third parties to run the site. They process data only as needed to provide their service:

• Mailgun — transactional email delivery (e.g. contact replies, owner invites).
• Klaviyo — email newsletter management, if you subscribe.
• Stripe — payment processing for paid plans. Card details go directly to Stripe; we never see or store them.
• Google — storefront imagery (Street View) and web fonts.
• Our hosting provider — to serve the website.

What we don't do

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not run cross-site advertising trackers.

Your choices

• Unsubscribe from emails using the link in any message.
• Request access to, or deletion of, the personal information we hold about you by contacting us.
• Control cookies and local storage through your browser settings.

Children

This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time; we'll revise the "last updated" date above when we do.

Contact

Questions about your privacy or a data request? Reach us through our contact page.