Producer farm locations, certification data, cross-border payments to Colombia, equipment telemetry - your privacy policy must address coffee-specific data flows and multi-jurisdictional compliance.
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Data categories and flows unique to coffee marketplace platforms
Coffee marketplaces collect personal data from farmers in producer countries. Name, contact info, bank details for payments, ID documents for verification - this data has different protection requirements than buyer data.
Traceability requires precise farm locations. GPS coordinates for origin verification are sensitive - they reveal where farmers live and work. This location data needs explicit disclosure and security measures.
Fair Trade, organic, Rainforest Alliance certifications involve audits and compliance data. Who has access? How long is it retained? Third-party certifiers add another data processor layer.
Connected roasters (like Bellwether) transmit usage data, roast profiles, maintenance alerts. This IoT data reveals business operations - frequency, volume, timing. Disclosure is essential.
Data flows between Colombia (producers), US (platform), EU (buyers). Each jurisdiction has transfer requirements. SCCs, DPF certification, Colombian adequacy - the mechanisms must be disclosed.
Paying Colombian farmers involves banking data, tax IDs, possibly currency conversion. Payment processor sharing, retention periods, and PCI compliance intersect with privacy obligations.
Different laws apply depending on where your users, producers, and data are located
"Do Not Sell/Share" link, sensitive data disclosures, retention periods, service provider contracts
If CA UsersLawful basis, data subject rights, DPO requirement, international transfer mechanisms
If EU UsersSIC registration, authorization requirements, data localization considerations
If COL ProducersEU requires opt-in consent banner. US varies. CA requires opt-out of sale via cookies.
DependsPost-Brexit separate regime, UK representative requirement, ICO registration
If UK UsersIf Brazilian coffee producers or buyers, LGPD applies with its own consent requirements
If BrazilCOPPA (US), GDPR Art. 8 - unlikely for B2B coffee but verify no consumer-facing child access
VerifyIllinois BIPA, Texas, Washington - if any identity verification uses biometrics
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