Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy applies to www.cafemakaro.com and Makaro Coffee, a brand of Iconika LLC, and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to "Makaro Coffee," "we," "us," or "our" include www.cafemakaro.com and Iconika LLC.
The Makaro Coffee website is an e-commerce site. By using the Makaro Coffee website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully before using our website or submitting any personal information. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not use our website.
1. Collection of Your Personal Information
Makaro Coffee may collect personally identifiable information in the course of your use of our website, including but not limited to:
– Your full name
– Email address
– Mailing and shipping address
– Billing address
– Payment and credit card information (collected solely to complete purchase transactions)
– Phone number (if provided)
– Any messages or inquiries you submit through our contact form
Information about your computer hardware and software may also be automatically collected. This information can include your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the website, to maintain quality of service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Makaro Coffee website.
We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future, and will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.
2. Use of Your Personal Information
Makaro Coffee collects and uses your personal information to:
– Operate and maintain the cafemakaro.com website
– Process and fulfill your orders, including shipping and delivery
– Send order confirmations, tracking updates, and customer service communications
– Respond to your questions and inquiries submitted through our contact form
– Improve our website, products, and customer experience
– Send you marketing and promotional communications about our products, offers, and updates — only where you have opted in or where permitted by applicable law
– Conduct research or surveys about our products and services
Makaro Coffee does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists or personal data to third parties.
Makaro Coffee may share data with trusted third-party service providers solely to help us operate our business and website and to serve you, including:
– Payment processors (to securely handle billing and credit card transactions)
– Shipping and fulfillment partners (to deliver your orders)
– Email service providers (to send transactional and marketing emails)
– Analytics providers (to understand how our website is used)
All such third parties are contractually prohibited from using your personal information for any purpose other than providing services to Makaro Coffee, and are required to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.
Makaro Coffee may disclose your personal information, without prior notice, only when required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
(a) conform to the requirements of the law or comply with legal process served on Makaro Coffee or the website;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Makaro Coffee or Iconika LLC;
(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Makaro Coffee website, or the general public.
3. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Makaro Coffee website may use "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a web server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie.
We use cookies and tracking technologies for the following purposes:
– To keep you signed in and remember your preferences across sessions
– To maintain the contents of your shopping cart
– To understand how visitors use our website (analytics)
– To improve website performance and deliver a more personalized experience
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser settings. Please note that if you choose to decline cookies, some features of the Makaro Coffee website may not function as intended.
We may also use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) that set their own cookies to help us understand website usage patterns. These tools are governed by their own privacy policies.
4. Security of Your Personal Information
Makaro Coffee takes the security of your personal information seriously. We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
When sensitive information (such as credit card numbers) is transmitted on or to our website, it is protected through the use of encryption, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Payment transactions are processed by trusted third-party payment processors and are subject to their security standards.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you use our website at your own risk. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately at info@cafemakaro.com.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When your personal information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
If you request deletion of your personal information, we will honor that request to the extent required by applicable law, and subject to any legal retention obligations we may have (such as maintaining records of completed financial transactions).
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
– The right to access the personal information we hold about you
– The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
– The right to request deletion of your personal information
– The right to opt out of marketing communications at any time
– The right to request that we restrict or stop processing your personal information in certain circumstances
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 9 of this policy. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time frame and in accordance with applicable law.
7. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a resident of the State of California, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights include:
– The right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of information, the sources from which it was collected, and the purposes for which it is used
– The right to know whether your personal information has been sold or disclosed and to whom
– The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (note: Makaro Coffee does not sell your personal information)
– The right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
– The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights
To submit a CCPA request, please contact us at info@cafemakaro.com with the subject line "CCPA Privacy Request." We will verify your identity before processing your request and respond within 45 days.
8. Children's Privacy
Makaro Coffee does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Our website and products are not directed at children under 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take prompt steps to delete that information from our records. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at info@cafemakaro.com.
9. Third-Party Links
The Makaro Coffee website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms, shipping partners, and other external services. These websites have their own privacy policies and practices, and Makaro Coffee is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit through links on our website before submitting any personal information to those sites.
10. Opt-Out and Unsubscribe
We respect your right to control how your personal information is used for marketing purposes. You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from Makaro Coffee at any time by:
– Clicking the "Unsubscribe" link included at the bottom of any marketing email we send you
– Contacting us directly at info@cafemakaro.com with the subject line "Unsubscribe"
Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you transactional emails related to your orders, such as order confirmations, shipping notifications, and customer service responses.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Makaro Coffee reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the bottom of this policy.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of the Makaro Coffee website following the posting of changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
12. Contact Information
Makaro Coffee welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that Makaro Coffee has not adhered to this policy, or if you have questions about your personal information or how it is handled, please contact us:
Brand: Makaro Coffee
Company: Iconika LLC
Website: www.cafemakaro.com
Email: info@cafemakaro.com
We will make every effort to address your concerns promptly and in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 2026. Last reviewed: 2026.