Grocery CompassPrivacy Policy
Effective November 11, 2026
This policy explains what information Grocery Compass ("we", "us"), operated by Sarah Dough, collects through our website and app, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
- Your shopping list: the grocery items, sizes and quantities you add.
- Location: the ZIP code you enter (or, only if you allow it, your approximate location) so we can show nearby stores and local prices.
- Receipts and photos you choose to share: images of receipts or shelf tags you upload. We read the store, date, products and prices from them. We do not use payment-card details on receipts and remove them where we can.
- Account information: if you create an account, your email address.
- Usage information: basic technical data such as app version, device type, pages viewed and crash reports, used to keep the service working.
How we use it
- To compare prices and show you where items on your list are cheapest.
- To improve price accuracy: prices read from shared receipts and photos are added to our price database without your name, email or account information.
- To send you price alerts you turn on, and to answer your messages.
- To keep the service secure and fix problems.
How we share it
- Retailers and price sources: to look up prices we send product search terms or barcodes and your ZIP code or store to retailer APIs. We do not send your name or email.
- Affiliate networks: when you tap a link to buy from a retailer, that retailer and its affiliate network (for example Impact) may set cookies or receive data about the click and any purchase, under their own privacy policies.
- Service providers that host and operate our service for us, under confidentiality obligations.
- Legal reasons, if required by law or to protect our users or the service.
We do not sell your personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Retention
We keep your list and account data until you delete them or your account. Anonymous price records (store, product, price, date) may be kept to show price history.
Your choices and rights
You can view, edit or delete your list at any time, and ask us to delete your account and personal information by emailing sarah@sarahdoughsd.com. California residents have the right to know, delete and correct personal information and to not be discriminated against for using these rights; we will respond within the time required by law.
Children
Grocery Compass is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards, including encryption in transit, to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
Changes
We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date. Significant changes will be announced in the app.
Contact
Sarah Dough · sarah@sarahdoughsd.com