This Amazon Associates privacy policy, cookie notice, and FTC disclosure applies to CountertopSpec (www.countertopspec.com), including all guides under our Espresso Prep hub. We publish this policy in compliance with the Amazon Associates Operating Agreement, the FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255), and GDPR and CCPA data rules (Iubenda Amazon Affiliate Privacy Requirements).
1. Mandatory Identification Under Our Amazon Associates Privacy Policy
CountertopSpec participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Per Section 5 of the Amazon Associates Operating Agreement and the Amazon Associates Identification Requirement, we state on our site:
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Per the Amazon Associates Program Policies and the April 14, 2026 Associates Operating Agreement Updates:
- Product prices and stock status on Amazon.com change constantly. Price tier symbols ($, $$, $$$) or live API figures shown on CountertopSpec reflect the status only at the time of posting and can change on Amazon.com at checkout.
- Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
2. FTC Material Connection Disclosure (16 CFR Part 255)
Under the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Endorsement Guides, CountertopSpec discloses a financial relationship with merchants linked across our Espresso Portafilters, Calibrated Espresso Tamper, Low-Retention Espresso Grinder, and Espresso Machine Upgrade Kit guides.
Every article containing affiliate links includes a clear disclosure above the fold before the first product link. Clicking an Amazon link never changes the price you pay, and commission rates do not influence our dimensional compatibility tables. You can read our testing rules on our How We Review Kitchen Hardware and About CountertopSpec pages.
3. How Cookies Work on CountertopSpec and Amazon.com
Two types of cookies operate when you read CountertopSpec or click an outbound product link:
- First-party caching and consent cookies used by LiteSpeed Cache to serve static HTML pages and remember your banner settings.
- Third-party Amazon attribution cookies placed by amazon.com when you click an affiliate link or button. Amazon’s standard referral cookie lasts 24 hours (or until cart expiration, subject to the 180-day shipment and payment window under the Amazon Associates Program Policies) to credit qualifying purchases.
You can clear or block cookies at any time in your browser settings.
4. Server Logs and Email Contact
If you email us at editor@countertopspec.com, we use your address and message only to reply to you. We never sell or rent email addresses.
Our web server records standard anonymized log data, including browser user-agent, referring page, timestamp, and requests from search crawlers (Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave Search, OpenAI OAI-SearchBot, Perplexity PerplexityBot, and Anthropic Claude-SearchBot), to monitor uptime and site security.
5. GDPR and CCPA Privacy Rights
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, California, and other covered regions may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data we hold, and may opt out of non-essential cookies. Send any request under this Amazon Associates privacy policy to editor@countertopspec.com.