Effective date: 16 July 2026 · Contact: support@mercato.gg

1. Who we are

Mercato ("we") operates mercato.gg, a read-only market intelligence platform for the Steam economy, run by sole proprietor Artem Titorenko (Ukraine). Mercato is not affiliated with Valve Corporation.

2. Information we collect

• Visitors. Standard server logs (IP, page requested, time) for security, plus anonymous website analytics (page views, searches, filters, ad/partner link performance). No account required, and we never identify anonymous visitors. See §3.
• Account. Signing in with Steam gives us your SteamID and public profile (name, avatar, profile URL, country). We never see your Steam password.
• Email (optional). Only if you add one, for account notices and future alert delivery. Never required, never used for marketing.
• Your data. Watchlists, alerts, portfolio positions and notes you create, plus a read-only Steam inventory snapshot if you choose to sync one (deletable anytime in Settings).
• Session. One HttpOnly cookie keeps you signed in. Preferences like theme live in your browser only.
• Product usage (signed-in users only). See §3.

3. Cookies & analytics

We use analytics to understand how Mercato is used and to improve it. For everyone, we collect anonymous, aggregate usage — such as page views, searches, filters and how any partner or ad links perform — never linked to your identity. Once you sign in, we also measure how you use features and move through sign-up and checkout, including anonymised session recordings, linked to your account but never to your Steam profile or the content you enter.

Analytics may set a cookie, and we honour your browser's Do Not Track setting.

4. How we use this data

To run the product you signed up for, keep the platform secure, and — once paid plans are live — meet billing and legal obligations. We collect only what a feature needs, and we never sell or share your personal data with third parties for their own purposes.

5. Payments

Mercato has no live paid plans yet. When payments launch, they'll be processed by Creem, our merchant of record — card details never touch Mercato's servers.

6. Retention

We keep account data while your account exists, and logs on a rolling operational schedule. Analytics data is retained on a rolling window and carries no identifying content. Ask us to delete your data anytime (see §7).

7. Your rights

Manage your email and Steam credentials directly in Settings. For anything else — access, correction or deletion of your personal data — email support@mercato.gg ("Privacy request"). We respond within 30 days.

8. Changes

We'll post material changes here with a new effective date before they take effect. Continued use after that date means you accept the update.