Overview
FixMyEspressoMachine.com ("we", "us", "the site") publishes free troubleshooting and buying guides for espresso machines. This policy explains what information we collect from visitors, how it's used, and how to contact us about it.
Information we collect
We collect very little personal information directly:
- Guide suggestions: if you use our "Suggest a Guide" form, we collect whatever you enter — optionally your name and email, and your message. This is sent to us and used only to consider your suggestion or reply to you.
- Comments: if you post a comment on an article, our comment provider (Cusdis) collects the name and comment text you submit. Cusdis does not require an account or login to comment as a guest.
- Automatically collected data: like most websites, our hosting provider and advertising partners may automatically log standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited, for security and analytics purposes.
Cookies and advertising
This site displays advertising through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. Cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings, or generally at www.aboutads.info/choices. Visitors in the EU/EEA are shown a consent banner (managed via Google's Consent Management Platform) on their first visit, letting you choose which categories of cookies to allow.
Affiliate links
Some pages on this site, particularly our buying guides, contain affiliate links to Amazon. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. This does not influence which products we recommend — we only link to products we'd genuinely suggest to a friend.
Third-party services
We use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy practices:
- Google AdSense — for displaying advertising. See Google's Privacy Policy.
- Formspree — for processing our "Suggest a Guide" form submissions.
- Cusdis — for hosting article comments.
- Netlify — our website hosting provider.
- Amazon Associates — our affiliate program for product links.
Children's privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your choices
You can decline non-essential cookies via the consent banner, use browser settings or extensions to block cookies, and opt out of personalized ads via the links above. Declining cookies may still allow the site to function, though ads may be less relevant to you.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time as the site or the services it uses change. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Use our contact form and let us know.