Privacy Policy

We collect information you provide directly when using our website, including:

• Name, email address, phone number, and Instagram handle submitted through our booking inquiry, wholesale inquiry, El Zine submission, and email signup forms.
• Photos you submit to El Zine, our community photo gallery.
• Usage data collected automatically through Google Analytics 4, including pages visited, time on site, and referral sources.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your booking and wholesale inquiries.
• Feature your submitted photos in the El Zine community gallery and annual digital yearbook.
• Send you email updates about El Carrito Cafeinado, if you subscribed via our email signup (powered by MailerLite).
• Improve our website experience based on usage patterns.

We use the following third-party services to operate this website:

• Supabase — Database and file storage for form submissions and El Zine photos.
• Resend — Transactional email delivery for form submission notifications.
• MailerLite — Email marketing for newsletter subscriptions.
• Google Analytics 4 — Website usage tracking and analytics.
• Google reCAPTCHA v3 — Automated spam prevention on forms.
• Square — Payment processing for online orders.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data.

This website uses the following cookies and tracking technologies:

• Google Analytics 4 cookies — Used to collect anonymous usage data about how visitors interact with the site.
• Google reCAPTCHA cookies — Used for bot detection and spam prevention on our forms.
• localStorage — Used to store your cookie consent preference so the consent banner is not shown again after you accept.

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know — You can request what personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to delete — You can request that we delete your personal information.
• Right to opt-out — You can opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@thecaffeinatedcart.com.

We retain your information as follows:

• Form submissions (booking, wholesale inquiries) — Retained until the inquiry is fulfilled or no longer relevant.
• El Zine photos — Retained while the gallery is active. You may request removal at any time.
• Email subscriptions — Retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at privacy@thecaffeinatedcart.com.