Privacy Policy

Who We Are

CaterCompare (www.catercompare.co.uk) is a UK-based commercial catering equipment price comparison service. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

What Data We Collect

Search queries: When you search for a product, we process your search term to fetch prices from suppliers. We may store anonymised search data to improve our service.

No personal accounts: CaterCompare does not require registration or user accounts. We do not collect names, email addresses, or payment information.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymised data such as pages visited, time on site, device type, and general location (country level). Google Analytics cookies are only activated after you give consent via our cookie banner. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your cookies.

Google Analytics data is processed by Google LLC. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Affiliate Links

When you click a "View Deal" button, you may be redirected to a supplier's website through an affiliate tracking link. This allows us to earn a small commission if you make a purchase. The affiliate network (such as Awin) may place cookies on your device to track the referral. This does not affect the price you pay.

Cookies

CaterCompare uses the following cookies:

Essential: A cookie consent preference cookie (cc_consent) that remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies. This is necessary for the site to respect your choice and does not require consent.

Analytics (optional): Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _ga_*) are only set after you click "Accept" on the cookie banner. These help us understand site usage. If you reject cookies, no analytics data is collected.

Affiliate (third-party): When you click a "View Deal" link, the affiliate network (Awin) may set cookies on the supplier's website to track the referral.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies for catercompare.co.uk. The cookie banner will reappear on your next visit.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Search queries are sent to supplier websites solely to retrieve pricing information for your comparison.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete any personal data we hold. As we collect minimal data and do not require accounts, there is typically no personal data stored. For any data-related queries, please contact us.

Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, please visit our contact page.