Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Aria Ballistic Engineering

Effective Date: February 3, 2026
Last Updated: February 3, 2026

At Aria Ballistic Engineering, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our website (ariaballisticengineering.org), make purchases, or interact with our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

Personal Information You Provide:

  • Name, email address, phone number, shipping/billing address (during checkout/account creation).
  • Payment details (processed securely by third-party gateways; we do not store full card numbers).
  • Account credentials (username/password for registered users).

Automatically Collected Information:

  • IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent.
  • Usage data via Google Analytics (anonymized where possible).

Order Information:

  • Products purchased, order history, quantities, dates.

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Process and fulfill orders (shipping, payments).
  • Communicate order status, updates, support.
  • Prevent fraud, verify identity for compliance.
  • Improve site functionality and user experience.
  • Send promotional emails (with opt-out).

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

  • Contract: Order fulfillment.
  • Legitimate Interest: Fraud prevention, site security.
  • Consent: Marketing emails.

4. Sharing Your Information

We share data only when necessary:

  • Service Providers: Shipping (USPS/UPS), payments (Stripe/PayPal), email (WP Mail SMTP).
  • Compliance: Law enforcement/ATF if required (firearms/ammo regulations).
  • Business Transfers: Site sale/merger (with notice).

No selling/sharing for advertising.

5. Data Security

We use HTTPS/SSL, firewalls (Wordfence), rate limiting. No system is 100% secure—we limit access and encrypt sensitive data.

6. Data Retention

  • Orders: 7 years (legal/compliance).
  • Accounts: Until deletion request.
  • Logs: 30 days.

7. Your Rights (GDPR/CCPA)

  • Access: Request your data.
  • Correction: Update inaccurate info.
  • Deletion: “Right to be forgotten” (except legal obligations).
  • Opt-Out: Marketing emails (unsubscribe link).
  • CCPA: No “sale” of data; opt-out not applicable.

Contact us to exercise rights.

8. Cookies & Tracking

We use:

  • Essential: Cart, checkout functionality.
  • Analytics: Google Analytics (aggregate data).
  • Security: Wordfence.

Manage via browser settings. [Cookie Policy Link]

9. Third-Party Links

Links to external sites (not controlled). Review their policies.

10. International Transfers

US-based; EU data may transfer (EU-US Data Privacy Framework compliant where applicable).

11. Changes to This Policy

Posted here with date. Major changes emailed to users.

12. Contact Us

Email: ariaballisticengineering@gmail.com
Phone: Toll Free: (844) 770-4770