Privacy policy
Last updated: August 29, 2025
Privacy at a Glance
We respect your privacy. Here’s the short version:
What we collect: Your contact details, orders, account info, and how you use our site.
Why: To process orders, provide services, improve your experience, prevent fraud, and (if you opt in) send you marketing.
Sharing: We share with trusted partners like Shopify, payment processors, and shipping providers. Sometimes we share limited data with advertising partners.
Cookies: We use cookies to run our store and show relevant ads. You can manage these in your browser.
Your rights: You can access, correct, delete, or limit your data. You can also unsubscribe from marketing anytime.
Children: We don’t collect info from anyone under 16.
Security: We protect your info but no system is 100% secure.
Global users: Your data may be stored or processed outside your country, always under lawful safeguards.
For full details, please read the policy below.
Authocracy Store (“we”, “us”, “our”) explains here how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our site and services (“Services”). By using our Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Updates will be posted here with a revised date.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information to provide and improve our Services. The type of information depends on how you interact with us:
From you directly:
Contact details (name, address, phone, email)
Order details (billing/shipping info, payment confirmation)
Account details (username, password, security info)
Customer support communications
Automatically (Usage Data):
Device/browser details, IP address, network connection, and activity on our Site.
Collected through cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.
From third parties:
Shopify (platform services)
Payment processors (card/bank details, billing address)
Vendors who provide analytics, fulfillment, or marketing support.
How We Use Your Information
Provide Services: process payments, ship orders, manage accounts, handle returns.
Marketing & Advertising: send promotions, show ads, personalize content.
Security & Fraud Prevention: detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activity.
Customer Support & Improvement: respond to requests, improve our Services.
Cookies
We use cookies to run and improve our Site, analyze use, and support advertising. You can manage cookies in your browser settings, but blocking them may affect functionality.
Our Site recognizes the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal for opt-out of targeted advertising.
See Shopify’s cookie policy: https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies
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Sharing of Information
We may share your personal information with:
Vendors/service providers (IT, shipping, payments, analytics, customer support)
Business and marketing partners
Affiliates within our group
As required by law or legal processes
During business transfers (merger, sale, etc.)
We do not disclose sensitive personal information without your consent. We may “sell” or “share” personal information for marketing as defined by law (e.g., contact details, purchase records, usage data).
Third-Party Links
Our Site may link to other websites. Their privacy practices are outside our control, and you should review their policies.
Children
Our Services are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 16. If this happens, parents/guardians may contact us for deletion.
Security & Retention
We use reasonable security measures, but no system is completely secure. We keep your data only as long as necessary to provide Services, meet legal obligations, or resolve disputes.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:
Access / know what we hold
Delete your data
Correct inaccuracies
Request portability of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Withdraw consent where applicable
Appeal denied requests
Manage marketing preferences (unsubscribe links included in emails)
We may verify your identity before fulfilling requests. Authorized agents can act on your behalf with proof.
Complaints
If you have concerns, contact us using the details below. You may also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
International Transfers
Your data may be transferred outside your country. For European/UK residents, transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful mechanisms unless the country has adequate protections.
Contact
For questions or to exercise your rights, contact:
📧 josephpierce@authocracy.com
📍 9 Greyfriars Road, Reading, ENG, RG1 1NU, GB