Privacy Policy

1. Our Core Privacy Philosophy

At Gas Price Today (accessible at https://gas-price-today.com), your privacy is our baseline standard, not an afterthought. We believe that checking retail gasoline or diesel benchmark prices should never require surrendering your personal identity, browsing history, or physical location.

Unlike traditional ad-supported utility websites, we do not run third-party advertising networks, do not embed behavioral tracker pixels, do not sell user data to brokers, and do not require user account registration.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

To remain completely transparent about our minimal data posture:

• No Personal Identifiable Information (PII): We do not ask for or collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, or social media handles to use our site.
• No Precise Geolocation (GPS): We do not request your device's browser GPS coordinates. You navigate state gas prices manually via our interactive map or state directory.
• No Financial or Credit Information: We do not process payments, collect credit card numbers, or maintain financial accounts.
• No Biometric or Sensitive Telemetry: We do not gather device fingerprinting, canvas noise, or biometric identifiers.

3. Technical Edge Server Logs

When you request a page on Gas Price Today, your web browser transmits standard HTTP/HTTPS header metadata to our edge network infrastructure (powered by Cloudflare Pages and Cloudflare Workers). This metadata may include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address (used for geographic edge routing and automated DDoS rate-limiting)
• Browser type, engine version, and operating system
• Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) path requested and HTTP response code
• Timestamp and date of the request
• Referring webpage URL

Purpose and Retention: Edge server access logs are maintained temporarily solely to ensure uptime, prevent malicious denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, detect scraping abuse, and diagnose broken links. They are never combined with personal identifiers, and raw edge logs are automatically purged in accordance with standard Cloudflare edge retention periods.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

Zero Surveillance Cookies: Gas Price Today does not set persistent tracking cookies, cross-domain retargeting cookies, or third-party marketing cookies on your browser.

Browser Caching: Your browser locally caches static assets (such as HTML pages, CSS stylesheets, SVG graphics, and web fonts) so that repeat visits load instantly. You can clear this cache at any time via your browser settings without affecting site functionality.

5. External Links & Third-Party References

Our platform provides educational references and citations to authoritative public data sources, including:

• The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) at eia.gov
• The American Automobile Association (AAA) at gasprices.aaa.com
• The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

If you click an external link to visit a third-party website, their privacy policy and practices will govern your visit. We strongly recommend reviewing the privacy notices of any external site you visit.

6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have specific statutory rights regarding personal data:

• Notice of Non-Sale: Gas Price Today has not sold, does not sell, and will never sell or share consumer personal information to third parties or data brokers.
• Right to Know & Deletion: Because we do not store accounts, names, or identifiable personal records, there is no database of consumer profiles to inspect or delete.
• Non-Discrimination: We provide identical, unrestricted access to all users regardless of their privacy selections.

7. European GDPR & International Compliance

For visitors residing within the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland:

Our lawful basis for processing minimal technical network logs is Legitimate Interests under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, strictly necessary for maintaining the technical integrity, security, and cyber defense of our public service. We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Gas Price Today is a general audience educational and informational website. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personal information from children under 13 years of age (or under 16 in applicable jurisdictions), compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological adjustments, infrastructural updates, or statutory requirements. When changes are made, the "Last Revised" date at the top of this document will be updated accordingly.

10. Contacting Us Regarding Privacy

If you have questions, comments, or legal inquiries regarding our privacy policy or operational data architecture, please contact us: