Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 27, 2026

APEXBLUEFORGE LLC operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, digital products and services, in order to provide you, the customer, with our Services.

Our store is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, make a purchase or other transaction using the Services, download or access our digital products, or otherwise communicate with us.

If there is a conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy controls with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term "personal information," we are referring to information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you or another person.

Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or that has been de-identified so that it cannot identify or reasonably be linked to you.

Depending on how you interact with the Services, where you live, and as permitted or required by applicable law, we may collect or process the following categories of personal information:

  • Contact details, including your name, billing address, phone number, and email address.

  • Financial information, including payment card information, transaction details, form of payment, payment confirmation, and other payment-related information.

  • Account information, including your username, password, preferences, settings, and other information associated with an account you may create.

  • Transaction information, including digital products you view, place in your cart, purchase, download, access, cancel, or request a refund for, as well as information regarding your past transactions.

  • Communications with us, including information you provide when contacting us for customer service, technical assistance, refund requests, or other inquiries.

  • Device information, including information about your device, browser, network connection, IP address, and other unique identifiers.

  • Usage information, including information regarding your interaction with the Services, such as how and when you interact with or navigate our website.

Personal Information Sources

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

  • Directly from you, including when you create an account, visit or use the Services, make a purchase, download or access a digital product, communicate with us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information.

  • Automatically through the Services, including from your device when you use our Services or visit our website and through cookies and similar technologies.

  • From our service providers, including when we engage third parties to provide payment processing, website hosting, analytics, digital delivery, customer support, marketing, or other technology and business services.

  • From our partners or other third parties, where permitted by applicable law.

How We Use Your Personal Information

Depending on how you interact with us or which Services you use, we may use personal information for the following purposes:

Provide, Tailor, and Improve the Services

We may use your personal information to:

  • provide and operate the Services;

  • perform our contract with you;

  • process your payments;

  • process and fulfill purchases of digital products;

  • provide access to purchased digital content;

  • send order confirmations and transaction-related notifications;

  • assist with accessing or downloading purchased materials;

  • process refund requests and other transactions;

  • create, maintain, and manage your account;

  • remember your preferences;

  • provide customer support;

  • improve our products, website, and Services; and

  • create a more personalized shopping and user experience.

Marketing and Advertising

We may use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, including sending marketing, advertising, or promotional communications by email or other permitted channels.

We may also use information about your activity on our Services to display or measure advertisements for our products and Services on our website or third-party platforms, where permitted by applicable law.

You may opt out of promotional email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in those communications.

Security and Fraud Prevention

We may use your personal information to authenticate accounts, provide a secure payment and purchasing experience, detect and investigate possible fraudulent, illegal, unsafe, or malicious activity, and protect our Services, customers, and business.

If you create an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and should not share your username, password, or other access information with others.

Communicating with You

We use your personal information to communicate with you about your purchases, provide customer support, respond to your questions or requests, assist with digital-product access, and maintain our business relationship with you.

Legal Reasons

We may use personal information to comply with applicable law or valid legal processes, respond to lawful requests from government authorities or law enforcement agencies, investigate or participate in legal proceedings, protect our legal rights, and enforce our Terms of Service and other policies.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes and subject to this Privacy Policy.

These circumstances may include:

  • Shopify and other vendors or service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, IT management, payment processing, analytics, customer support, cloud storage, email services, and digital-product delivery.

  • Business and marketing partners that help us provide marketing services or advertise our products and Services.

  • Third parties when you direct, request, or consent to the disclosure of certain information.

  • Our affiliates or other entities within our corporate group, where applicable.

  • Parties involved in a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or bankruptcy.

  • Government authorities, law enforcement, courts, regulators, or other parties where disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law.

  • Other parties where necessary to enforce our Terms of Service or policies or to protect the Services, our rights, our customers, or others.

Our business and marketing partners may process your information in accordance with their own privacy notices.

Depending on where you reside, you may have rights regarding the use or sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising or marketing purposes.

Relationship with Shopify

The Services are hosted by Shopify.

Shopify collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve its services.

Information you submit through the Services may be transmitted to and shared with Shopify and other third-party service providers, which may be located in countries other than the country where you reside.

We may use Shopify features that incorporate information obtained from your interactions with our store and, where applicable, other merchants using Shopify.

In circumstances where Shopify independently determines how certain personal information is processed, Shopify may be responsible for responding to requests regarding that processing.

For additional information about Shopify's privacy practices and the rights available to you, please consult Shopify's applicable consumer privacy information and privacy portal.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Like many websites, we and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to operate and improve our Services.

These technologies may be used to:

  • remember your preferences;

  • maintain website functionality;

  • understand how visitors use our website;

  • measure website and advertising performance;

  • help prevent fraud and abuse;

  • personalize certain aspects of your experience; and

  • support marketing and advertising activities where permitted.

Your browser may allow you to block or remove cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the Services.

Third-Party Websites and Links

The Services may provide links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties.

If you follow links to websites that are not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and their applicable terms and conditions.

We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of third-party websites or platforms.

Information you provide through public or semi-public platforms, including third-party social networks, may also be visible to other users or third parties.

The inclusion of a third-party link on our Services does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of that third party, its content, or its practices.

Children's Data

The Services are not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of majority applicable in their jurisdiction.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child has provided us with personal information, you may contact us using the information provided below to request deletion of that information.

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share, as those terms may be defined under applicable law, personal information belonging to individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and Retention of Your Information

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

However, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Information transmitted over the internet or through electronic communications may also be subject to risks while in transit. We recommend that you do not send sensitive or confidential information through unsecured communication channels.

How long we retain personal information depends on various factors, including whether we need the information to:

  • provide the Services;

  • maintain an account;

  • process transactions;

  • provide customer support;

  • comply with legal or regulatory obligations;

  • prevent fraud;

  • resolve disputes; or

  • enforce contracts and policies.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information.

These rights are not absolute and may apply only in certain circumstances.

Right to Access / Know

You may have the right to request information about the personal information we maintain about you and to request access to that information.

Right to Delete

You may have the right to request deletion of personal information we maintain about you, subject to applicable legal exceptions.

Right to Correct

You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.

Right to Portability

You may have the right to receive a copy of certain personal information we maintain about you and, in some circumstances, request that it be transferred to another party.

Managing Communication Preferences

We may send promotional emails or other marketing communications where permitted.

You may opt out of promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in those emails.

Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue to send non-promotional communications relating to purchases, transactions, customer support, account administration, security, or other service-related matters.

UK and European Economic Area Rights

If you reside in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, and subject to exceptions and limitations provided by applicable law, you may have additional rights.

These may include:

  • Objection to Processing: You may have the right to object to certain processing of your personal information.

  • Restriction of Processing: You may have the right to request that we restrict certain processing activities.

  • Withdrawal of Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before the consent was withdrawn.

You may exercise applicable rights by contacting us using the information provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests, as permitted or required by applicable law.

Where permitted, you may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. We may require evidence that you have authorized that individual to act for you and may also require you to verify your identity directly with us.

We will respond to valid requests within the time required by applicable law.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the contact information below.

Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to appeal certain decisions we make regarding your privacy request or submit a complaint to your applicable data protection authority.

International Transfers

We may transfer, store, and process personal information outside the country in which you reside.

When applicable law requires specific safeguards for international transfers, we will rely on legally recognized transfer mechanisms.

For transfers from the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, these mechanisms may include the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, applicable UK transfer mechanisms, or transfers to jurisdictions recognized as providing an adequate level of data protection, as appropriate.

Digital Products and Services

Our store primarily offers digital educational products and resources.

Purchases may provide access to materials such as guides, templates, workbooks, spreadsheets, checklists, digital tools, and other downloadable resources.

We may process transaction and contact information as reasonably necessary to provide access to purchased digital products, provide customer support, resolve access issues, administer refunds where applicable, and maintain records relating to purchases.

No physical shipment is required for products identified as digital downloads.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, Services, technology, or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will post the revised version on this website and update the "Last updated" date.

Where required by applicable law, we may also provide additional notice regarding material changes.

Contact

If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any privacy rights available to you, please contact us:

APEXBLUEFORGE LLC
4530 Lakeland Terrace
Westland, MI 48185
United States

Email: apexblueforge@outlook.com
Phone: +1 720-768-0922

For purposes of applicable data protection laws, APEXBLUEFORGE LLC is the data controller of personal information where it determines the purposes and means of processing.