Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 7, 2026

Coin Mood Index ("we", "us", or "our") operates coinmoodindex.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data. By using our website, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information you provide voluntarily

  • Email address — when you subscribe to price alerts or our daily digest.
  • Contact form submissions — name, email, and message content when you use the contact form.

b) Information collected automatically

  • Usage data — pages visited, time spent, referring URL, browser type, operating system, and device type, collected via analytics tools.
  • IP address — used to infer approximate geographic location (country/region level) for analytics.
  • Cookies and local storage — we store your theme preference (dark/light mode) in localStorage. We may also set analytics cookies as described in Section 4.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To send you fear & greed index alerts and digests you subscribed to.
  • To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form.
  • To understand how visitors use our site and improve the product.
  • To monitor for abuse, spam, or misuse of our free API.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent — for email subscriptions and non-essential cookies.
  • Legitimate interests — for security monitoring and product analytics.
  • Legal obligation — where required by law.

4. Cookies

We use the following cookies and storage mechanisms:

  • theme (localStorage) — stores your dark/light mode preference. Not a cookie; never sent to any server.
  • Analytics cookies — if we use a third-party analytics service (e.g. Google Analytics or Plausible), it may set first- or third-party cookies to count unique visitors and sessions. You can opt out via your browser settings or a cookie consent banner.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies will not affect your ability to use the core features of this site.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website may load resources from or share data with the following third parties:

  • Google Fonts — fonts served from fonts.googleapis.com. Google may log your IP address.
  • Chart.js CDN — JavaScript library served from cdn.jsdelivr.net.
  • CoinGecko API — we fetch market data from CoinGecko servers. Your browser does not connect to CoinGecko directly.
  • Alternative.me API — historical fear & greed data fetched server-side. Your browser does not connect directly.

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for their data practices.

6. Data Retention

  • Email subscribers — your email is retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email we send.
  • Contact form messages — retained for up to 12 months, then deleted.
  • Analytics data — aggregated and anonymised; typically retained for 24 months.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access — request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Erasure — request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Restriction — request that we limit processing of your data.
  • Portability — request your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@coinmoodindex.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

Coin Mood Index is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. International Transfers

Our servers and infrastructure may be located outside your country. If you are in the EEA, any transfer of personal data to countries without an adequacy decision will be protected by appropriate safeguards (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses).

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us: