Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 2026

GroceryCartBudget.com ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at grocerycartbudget.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information you voluntarily provide:

• Email address — when you join our free grocery-budget email list.

We do not collect names, payment information, addresses, or any other personal data. The meal planner, price comparison tool, and budget tracker run entirely in your browser and no data from those tools is transmitted to our servers.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your email address is used solely to:

• Send you occasional meal-planning ideas, grocery budget tips, and money-saving content.
• Notify you of significant changes to the website or service.

We will never sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Email Service Provider

We use Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC) to manage our email list and send newsletters. When you subscribe, your email address is stored in Mailchimp's systems. Mailchimp's privacy policy is available at mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.

4. Cookies & Tracking

We may add the following third-party services in the future. They are not currently active on the site:

• Google Analytics 4 — collects anonymized data about site traffic (pages visited, time on site, general location). No personally identifiable information is collected. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google AdSense — displays advertisements and may use cookies to show relevant ads based on your browsing behavior. You can manage ad preferences at adssettings.google.com.

5. Affiliate Links

We participate in the Amazon Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon paid links are clearly disclosed, and we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Recommendations are based on usefulness, not compensation. Other merchant links will only be treated as affiliate links after approval by the relevant program.

6. Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email we send you. Upon unsubscribing, your email will be removed from our active list within 10 business days.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Unsubscribe from our email list at any time using the link in any email.
• Request deletion of your email address from our records by emailing us at hello@grocerycartbudget.com.
• Request a copy of any personal information we hold about you.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with their email address, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9. Third-Party Links

Our site contains links to third-party websites (grocery stores, delivery services, meal kit providers). This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Email: hello@grocerycartbudget.com
Website: grocerycartbudget.com