Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Commitment

At Patriot250wear, we believe your privacy is fundamental to the trust you place in us. We see the handling of your personal information not as a legal requirement, but as a continuous responsibility that follows your data from the moment you first land on our site, through the checkout process, and all the way to the point where it is no longer needed. The following explanation walks you through that entire journey in straightforward terms, so you always know exactly what to expect.

Information We Gather During Your Visit

Simply browsing through our store tells us a little bit about your device, which helps us ensure everything displays correctly and runs smoothly. As you navigate our pages, we automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address, and that technical data gives us insights into your browser type and operating system. This is purely about making your visit seamless and understanding how people interact with our site, without it being tied to you as an identifiable individual at this stage.

When You Make a Purchase

The moment you decide to buy something, the nature of our interaction changes because we need specific details to fulfill your order. Completing a transaction, verifying your credit card, placing an order, arranging for a delivery, or processing a return all require you to share personal information like your name, address, and email address. By providing that information for these specific actions, you are consenting to our collection and use of it solely for that particular purpose. We don't assume permission for anything beyond what's necessary to complete the task at hand.

How Your Payment Details Are Handled

Your payment security is a top priority, and we’ve built our checkout process to reflect that. If you opt to use a direct payment gateway, your credit card data is stored by Shopify, Inc., and it is immediately encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). The entire lifecycle of your purchase transaction data is strictly limited: it is retained only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction, and after that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. This framework ensures that every step of the payment process meets rigorous security benchmarks.

Marketing and Your Choices

We’d love to keep you in the loop about our store, new products, and other updates, but only if you’re genuinely interested. We will never add you to a marketing list without your clear permission. For any secondary use of your information, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent or provide you with an opportunity to say no. You’re always in the driver’s seat, and you can change your mind at any time after opting in.

The Tools and Partners That Help Us Operate

Running an online store requires a few trusted partners, and we’re transparent about who they are and what they do. Our store is hosted on Shopify, Inc., which provides us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. We also use Google Analytics to help us learn about who visits our site and what pages are being looked at, which informs how we improve your experience. In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies. We recommend that you read their privacy policies to understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

Where Your Data Lives and How It's Protected

Your data is stored in Shopify’s data storage, databases, and the general Shopify application, where it is kept on a secure server behind a firewall. To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. When you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

When Data May Travel Across Borders

In our connected world, service providers may be located in or have facilities in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. If you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act. This is a reality of cross-border e-commerce, and we want you to be aware of it before you finalize a purchase.

Leaving Our Site

Our store may contain links that direct you away from our site, and once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements. Your journey on our site is protected, but we can’t extend that protection to the wider web.

Your Control Over Your Information

You have ongoing control over how we communicate with you and handle your data. If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at [email protected]. Additionally, we may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service, but these are exceptional circumstances outside of routine business.

Age Requirements

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site. This ensures that everyone engaging with Patriot250wear has the legal capacity to do so.

If Our Business Changes

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you. In such a scenario, your data would remain subject to the protections outlined in the policy in effect at the time of collection, unless you are notified otherwise.

Updates to Our Practices

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. We regularly review our practices to ensure they remain aligned with our commitment to you, and the most current version of this document will always reflect our latest thinking.