Privacy Policy for PriceRoo

Information We Collect

1. Product Information

When you visit an Amazon product page, PriceRoo collects:

• •Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN): The unique product identifier from the URL
• •Product Page URL: To determine which Amazon domain you're browsing (.de, .fr, .it, etc.)

Purpose: To fetch and compare prices for the same product across different European Amazon stores.

Storage: ASINs are temporarily processed and not stored permanently on our servers.

2. Technical Information

• •Amazon Domain: Which Amazon country site you're visiting (e.g., amazon.de, amazon.fr)
• •Extension Version: For compatibility and debugging purposes

Purpose: To provide accurate price comparisons and improve service reliability.

3. No Personal Information

PriceRoo does NOT collect:

• ✗Your name, email, or contact information
• ✗Your Amazon account credentials
• ✗Your browsing history outside of Amazon product pages
• ✗Your purchase history or shopping cart contents
• ✗Your payment information
• ✗Your location data (beyond the Amazon domain you visit)
• ✗Any personally identifiable information (PII)

How We Use Your Information

Primary Purpose: Price Comparison

The sole purpose of PriceRoo is to compare Amazon product prices across European countries. We use the collected data exclusively for:

• 1.Fetching Price Data: Sending the ASIN to our API (priceroo.com) to retrieve current prices from multiple Amazon European stores
• 2.Displaying Results: Showing you price comparisons directly on the Amazon product page
• 3.Generating Affiliate Links: Creating links to other Amazon stores (if you choose to click them)

No Secondary Uses

We do NOT use your data for:

• ✗Selling or transferring to third parties
• ✗Personalized advertising
• ✗Creditworthiness determination or lending decisions
• ✗Marketing purposes unrelated to price comparison
• ✗Analytics beyond basic error logging
• ✗Any purpose other than the stated single purpose above

Data Sharing and Third Parties

Our API Server (priceroo.com)

• • What is shared: Product ASINs
• • Purpose: To fetch price data from Amazon's Product Advertising API
• • Data retention: ASINs are processed in real-time and not stored permanently
• • Security: All communication uses HTTPS encryption

Amazon Product Advertising API

• • What is shared: Product ASINs (via our server)
• • Purpose: To retrieve official product pricing and availability data
• • Third party: Amazon Web Services
• • Privacy Policy: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

Amazon Affiliate Program

• • What happens: When you click a price comparison link, you're redirected to the respective Amazon store with an affiliate tag
• • Data shared: Standard referral information (Amazon handles this, not us)
• • Purpose: To support the extension's development through affiliate commissions
• • Your choice: Clicking links is entirely optional

No Other Third Parties

We do NOT share your data with:

• ✗Advertisers
• ✗Data brokers
• ✗Analytics companies (beyond basic error monitoring)
• ✗Social media platforms
• ✗Any other third parties

Data Storage and Security

Client-Side Storage

PriceRoo may store minimal settings locally in your browser using Chrome's storage API:

• • User preferences (if any settings are configured)
• • Cached price data (temporary, to improve performance)

Security: Chrome's storage API is sandboxed and isolated per extension. Data is stored locally on your device and is not accessible to other extensions or websites.

Server-Side Storage

• • Price data: Fetched in real-time, not stored permanently
• • Logs: Minimal error logs for debugging (no personal information)
• • Retention: Error logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days

Security Measures

• • HTTPS Only: All communication between the extension and our API uses HTTPS encryption
• • No Authentication Required: We don't require accounts, so there are no credentials to compromise
• • Minimal Data Collection: We only collect what's necessary for price comparison
• • Regular Security Reviews: Code is regularly reviewed for vulnerabilities

Your Rights and Choices

Data Access

Since we don't store personal information, there is no personal data to access or download.

Data Deletion

• • Local data: You can clear extension data by removing the extension from Chrome
• • Server data: ASINs are processed in real-time and not stored permanently

Opt-Out

You can stop data collection at any time by:

• 1. Disabling the extension in Chrome settings
• 2. Uninstalling the extension

Incognito Mode

PriceRoo respects Chrome's incognito mode. The extension does not track or store any browsing activity from incognito windows.

Chrome Web Store User Data Policy Compliance

Limited Use Disclosure

The use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically:

• ✓Data is used only for providing price comparison functionality
• ✓Data is not sold or transferred to third parties for purposes unrelated to price comparison
• ✓Data is not used for personalized advertising
• ✓Data is not used for creditworthiness or lending purposes

Permissions Justification

PriceRoo requests the following permissions:

• • activeTab: To detect when you're on an Amazon product page and extract the ASIN
• • storage: To save user preferences locally (if any)
• • host_permissions for Amazon domains: To inject the price comparison widget on Amazon product pages
• • host_permissions for priceroo.com: To communicate with our API for fetching price data

All permissions are used exclusively for the stated purpose of comparing Amazon prices.

Children's Privacy

PriceRoo is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided information to us, please contact us, and we will delete it.

International Data Transfers

PriceRoo operates primarily in the European Union. Our servers are hosted by Vercel, which may process data in various locations. All data transfers are protected by:

• • HTTPS encryption
• • Vercel's security and privacy commitments
• • Minimal data collection practices

For users in the EU/EEA, we comply with GDPR requirements.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

How you'll be notified:

• • Major changes: We'll update the extension description in the Chrome Web Store
• • Minor changes: Updated policy will be posted at https://priceroo.com/privacy

Your continued use of PriceRoo after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Legal Compliance

GDPR (EU Users)

If you're in the European Union, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• • Right to Access: Request what data we have (minimal, as described above)
• • Right to Deletion: Request deletion of your data
• • Right to Object: Object to data processing
• • Right to Portability: Request data in a portable format

Since we collect minimal data and don't store personal information, most of these rights are automatically satisfied.

CCPA (California Users)

If you're in California, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• • We do not sell your personal information
• • We collect only the data described in this policy
• • You can request deletion by uninstalling the extension

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data:

We will respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days.