Privacy Policy
Last updated 2026-10-17
Coin Curator is an editorial guide to graded US coins. This policy explains what information we collect, why, and the choices you have. We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run the site.
Information We Collect
- Account data. If you create an account to use the Vault (your personal watchlist), authentication is handled by our identity provider, Clerk. We store the account identifier and the coins you save. We never see or store your password.
- Usage data. Standard server and analytics logs, pages viewed, referring site, approximate region, browser type, used to understand traffic and improve the site.
- No payment data. Coin Curator does not sell products and does not collect or store any payment-card information. Purchases happen on third-party retailer and auction sites under their own policies.
Cookies & Affiliate Tracking
Clerk uses cookies needed to maintain your sign-in session when you use an account. Cloudflare Web Analytics and Vercel Web Analytics measure visits without analytics cookies. Our retailer-click script does not set cookies or browser storage; it sends recognized outbound link details to our portfolio dashboard as described below. These providers still receive ordinary requests when their services load.
Outbound links to retailers and auction houses may carry an affiliate tracking parameter so partners know Coin Curator referred you. If you complete a qualifying purchase within the partner's attribution window, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Those partners, including the Amazon Associates program and the eBay Partner Network, set their own cookies on their sites, governed by their privacy policies. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details on how we monetize.
How We Use Information
- To operate the Vault watchlist and remember the coins you save.
- To measure aggregate traffic and improve content and performance.
- To detect, prevent, and respond to abuse, fraud, or security issues.
We do not sell your personal information.
Third-Party Services
We rely on a small number of vetted providers: Clerk (authentication), our hosting provider for serving the site, Cloudflare Web Analytics, Vercel Web Analytics, and the affiliate networks named above for outbound links. Our portfolio analytics dashboard also records recognized retailer-link clicks; Vercel hosts it and Upstash stores its click records. Vercel receives ordinary request data when the script and click request load. Each service operates under its own privacy terms.
Your Choices
- You can browse the catalog and blog without an account.
- You can delete your account at any time, which removes your saved Vault data.
- You can block or clear cookies in your browser; affiliate attribution simply won't apply.
Every Type of Data We Collect
The full list. If it is not on this table, we do not collect it.
| Data | Why | Who else sees it | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account identifier and the coins you save to the Vault | Only if you create an account, to run your watchlist | Clerk, which handles sign-in. We never see your password | Until you delete your account or ask us to |
| Pages viewed, referring site, approximate region, device and browser type | Aggregate traffic measurement | Cloudflare Web Analytics and Vercel Web Analytics | Per the analytics providers' retention policies |
| Retailer clicks: site and page path, retailer, destination host and path, and available product name or ID, link label, and placement. Destination URL queries and affiliate tags are not stored | To measure interest in outbound links and pages | Our portfolio analytics dashboard, hosted by Vercel with Upstash storage; the retailer handles your visit separately | Daily records expire after 400 days. Older records from a previous format are deleted after 400 days by a daily retention job. The click record has no email or account identifier |
| Server logs, including IP address | To run and secure the site | Our hosting provider | Short-term, per the host's retention |
No payment details, because Coin Curator sells nothing directly. We do not sell, rent, or trade any of it.
Deleting Your Data
Stopping the emails. The unsubscribe link in any email marks your subscription inactive. The emails stop right away, but the record stays in our database.
Deleting the record. Email hello@codemodeapps.com from the address you signed up with and we will erase it, including any account and saved list. Requests are handled by hand, so allow up to 30 days, and we will confirm once it is done.
Children's Privacy
Coin Curator is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the site evolves. Material changes will be reflected by the "last updated" date above.
Contact
Send privacy or data-handling questions privately to hello@codemodeapps.com. For factual corrections, use our public corrections path without sharing private information.