Privacy policy
Effective: October 22, 2026
This policy explains what information DealSquishy (“we”) collects when you use this website, how it is used, and the choices you have. DealSquishy is meant for people in the United States.
What we collect
No accounts. You don't need to sign up, and we don't ask for your name, address or payment details.
Saved finds and feed layouts. If you save a find with the heart button or set up columns in My Feeds, that is stored in your own browser (local storage). It isn't sent to us. Clear it any time in your browser settings.
Server logs. Like most websites, our server and hosting provider record technical details for security and reliability, such as IP address, browser type, pages requested and the time of the request.
Squishy AI chats. When you send a message to Squishy AI, it goes to our server and then to Anthropic, which provides the Claude AI model that writes the reply. Anthropic handles it under its commercial terms, which by default do not allow training its models on it. Our server keeps recent messages in memory for up to two hours so follow-up questions make sense, and does not save chat text to disk. To limit abuse, it counts messages per visitor using a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address. Please don't share personal details in the chat.
Email. If you email us, we use your address and message only to reply.
Cookies, affiliate links and the stores we link to
DealSquishy does not set its own advertising or analytics cookies, and we don't show display ads or use ad networks.
When you click a paid link, you leave DealSquishy for the store's website. The stores we link to, including Walmart, and the affiliate networks that run their programs (such as Impact) may place or recognize cookies on your browser and may receive information about you and your visit, for example that you arrived from DealSquishy and what you bought, so they can credit us with a commission. Their own privacy policies apply to that information. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; doing so may stop us from being credited, but won't change your price.
Other services
The site loads fonts from Google Fonts, which may receive your IP address. If you join our Discord server, Discord's privacy policy applies there.
How we use and share information
We use information only to run, secure and improve DealSquishy. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may disclose information if the law requires it.
Your California privacy rights
If you live in California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives you the right to know what personal information we collect, to ask us to delete or correct it, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We don't sell or share it, so there is nothing to opt out of, but you can still make any request through our contact page. We won't treat you differently for using your rights.
Children
DealSquishy is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Email from us
We don't send marketing email. If we ever start a newsletter, it will be sign-up only, every email will include a working unsubscribe link and our mailing address, and we'll follow the CAN-SPAM Act.
Keeping information safe
We keep only what we need, for as long as we need it, and protect it with reasonable safeguards. No website can promise perfect security.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top. Questions or requests? Use our contact page.