Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 21, 2025

1. Overview

FuelWatch ("we," "us," or "our"), accessible at https://example.com, is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

2. Information We Collect

a) Information you provide

We do not require account creation or collect personal information to use FuelWatch. If you contact us via email, we receive your email address and any information you include in your message.

b) Automatically collected information

When you visit our site, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address (anonymized for analytics)
  • Browser type, operating system, and device type
  • Pages visited, time spent, referring URLs
  • Search queries entered in our gas price search bar
  • Geographic location at city/region level (derived from IP — we do not access GPS location unless you grant explicit permission via your browser for the "Near Me" feature)

c) Geolocation (opt-in)

Our "Gas Prices Near Me" feature optionally requests your browser's geolocation. This data is used only to find nearby gas prices and is never stored on our servers. You can deny this permission at any time in your browser settings.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To deliver gas price information relevant to your location
  • To analyze site performance and improve user experience
  • To understand which regions and features are most used
  • To respond to support requests
  • To detect and prevent abuse or fraudulent activity

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data under their own privacy policies:

  • Google Analytics — Website traffic and behavior analytics. Data is anonymized. Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out via Google Analytics Opt-Out.
  • Google Fonts — Fonts loaded from Google's servers. Google Privacy Policy.
  • Apify / GasBuddy — Station price data is retrieved from GasBuddy via Apify. No user data is shared with these services.
  • OpenStreetMap / Nominatim — Map tiles and address lookup for the station map feature. OSM Privacy Policy.
  • Vercel — Hosting provider. Collects server access logs. Vercel Privacy Policy.

5. Cookies

We use minimal cookies. Specifically:

  • Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) — used to understand aggregate site usage. These are analytics-only and do not identify you personally.
  • No advertising cookies — we do not run targeted advertising and do not use advertising cookies.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to view gas prices.

6. Data Retention

We do not store personal data beyond what is retained by our third-party analytics provider (Google Analytics default retention: 26 months). Server access logs are retained by Vercel for up to 30 days.

7. Children's Privacy

FuelWatch is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request deletion of personal information, and to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise other rights, contact us at privacy@fuelwatch.com.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of FuelWatch after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Contact us at privacy@fuelwatch.com or visit our contact page.