Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 1, 2026 • Last Revised: September 6, 2026 • Compliant with US CCPA & EU GDPR
1. Introduction
Scoremet ("we", "our", or "us") operates Scoremet.com. This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our website, and the choices you have associated with that data.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in compliance with applicable US Federal and State privacy laws (including the California Consumer Privacy Act - CCPA/CPRA) and international standards (including the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).
2. Information We Collect
We collect minimal personal information necessary to deliver transparent product intelligence, metrics, and community discussions:
A. Information You Voluntarily Provide
When you submit a community review, comment, or vote on product models, or contact us through our inquiry forms, we may collect your submitted name/handle, trade role, email address (if provided for contact), and content of your review.
B. Automatically Collected Usage Data & Cookies
When you browse our platform, our servers and analytics providers automatically collect log data such as your IP address, browser type and version, referring URL, pages visited, time spent, and basic device identifiers.
C. Affiliate Tracking Pixels & Partner Cookies
When you click on outbound retailer links (such as Amazon, The Home Depot, Lowe's, Acme Tools, or eBay), those third-party retailers set a tracking cookie on your device. These cookies allow retailers to identify Scoremet as the referrer and credit our qualifying commission. Please note that these third-party cookies are governed by the respective retailer's privacy policy.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To maintain, optimize, and deliver high-performance product benchmarks and caching layers.
- To power community discussions, up/down voting, and contributor reputation scoring.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical faults, spam, and fraudulent activity.
- To respond to user inquiries, correction requests, and feedback.
- To comply with regulatory obligations and retailer advertising agreements.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
We may employ trusted third-party companies and services to facilitate our platform:
- Cloudflare: Edge CDN, DDoS mitigation, and SSL encryption.
- Amazon Services LLC / Retailer Networks: Merchant referral attribution.
- Google Analytics: Aggregated anonymous web traffic metrics.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to data brokers or advertising exchanges.
6. Your Rights (CCPA/CPRA & GDPR)
Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Know / Access: Request a summary of personal information we have collected.
- Right to Deletion: Request the removal of your submitted comments or email records.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
- Do Not Sell My Personal Information: Scoremet does not sell personal data as defined by the CCPA.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@scoremet.com.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact our privacy officer at privacy@scoremet.com or write to Scoremet Data Team, 100 Innovation Way, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA.
Need to request data deletion or an export of your contributions? Our data engineering team processes requests within 48 hours.
Email Privacy Officer