This privacy policy sets out how Merdeka Coffee uses and protects any information that you give Merdeka Coffee and its other entities when you use this website.

Merdeka Coffee is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Merdeka Coffee may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 20th October 2012.

What we collect
We may collect the following information:

• name and job title
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.  
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
• Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Coffee came to the archipelago in the late 17th century. The legend of coffee itself makes fascinating reading, but for Indonesian purposes coffee arrived here in an organised fashion with the VOC (the Dutch East Indies company) via Yemen and the Dutch enclave of Malabar. These first coffee were Arabicas, and were well suited to the tropical conditions found on Java. The first plantations were located close to Batavia (old Jakarta). Later plantations were established in Sulawesi, Sumatra and Timor. Coffee, along with nutmeg, cloves and other spices, became the backbone of the VOC. After the demise of the VOC the Dutch colonial government took over many of the business activities in Indonesia. At one stage sale of these commodities made up almost 30% of the Dutch GDP.

In the late 1800's rust disease hit the coffee crops of Indonesia. The disease was debilitating, wiping out most of the Arabica trees in Java, as well as in the outer islands. The Dutch colonial government responded by replanting- mostly in the more resistant Robusta variety. Robusta still makes up around 90% of the coffee crop grown in Indonesia today.

Our philosophy is built around caring and working with our growing coop's to build them a better life, and to help them to improve their growing and production techniques to produce an excellent quality finished green coffee bean. Over the next 12 months we will be updating the projects we are currently working on and providing progress reports, stories and galleries based on what is happening out in the villages where our Arabica is being sourced from.

Initial Stage Consultancy
Are you planning on opening a cafe? Is it your first time in the hospitality or specialty coffee business? We can help work with you from developing an initial business plan to assisting with the design of both your retail outlet and bar area. Mistakes in these areas can prove costly later once you have opened your cafe/restaurant.

Barista Traning & Coaching 
How many times have you had a good espresso? Training is one area that is sadly lacking in the Specialty Coffee market in Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia. We aim to provide basic barista training programmes either in our roaster or at the clients store. The programme covers machine basics as well as all the espresso based drink recipes. Price on application.

Antipodean Academia
It is an ongoing resource and support platform that all baristas including cafe owners can rely on to success in the speciality coffee industry.