Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 20, 2026

1. Who We Are

Bearly Defense (bearlydefense.com) is an online store operating under the Bearly Nature umbrella. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit the Site or place an order. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here.

2. Information We Collect

Account information — your name, email address, and password (stored as a secure hash) when you register.
Order information — your shipping name and address, which products you ordered, quantities, and prices.
Payment confirmation — we receive a payment reference (e.g. Stripe payment intent ID) but we never see or store your full card number. Payment data is handled directly by Stripe.
Contact messages — name, email, topic, and message content when you use the contact form.
Newsletter email — your email address if you subscribe to our newsletter.
Technical data — standard server logs (IP address, browser type, referring page) retained for a limited period for security and debugging.

3. How We Use Your Information

To process, fulfill, and ship your order.
To verify your email address and manage your account.
To send transactional emails (order confirmation, shipping notice, password reset).
To respond to your contact form submissions.
To send the Bearly newsletter if you opted in (you can unsubscribe at any time).
To detect fraud, enforce state-based sales restrictions, and comply with legal obligations.
To improve the Site and our product offerings.

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only in the following limited ways:

Stripe — processes your payment. Your card details go directly to Stripe and are governed by Stripe's Privacy Policy.
Email delivery provider — used to send transactional emails. Your email address is shared solely to deliver those messages.
Legal compliance — we may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Bearly Defense, our customers, or the public.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Order records are retained for business, legal, and tax purposes even after account deletion. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use a session cookie (bd_cart) to maintain your shopping cart across page loads. We do not use third-party advertising cookies or cross-site tracking. Standard web server logs may be collected for security and performance analysis.

7. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us through the form at bearlydefense.com/contact. We will respond within 30 days. Some data (such as order records required for legal or tax purposes) cannot be deleted on request.

8. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your information. Passwords are stored as secure hashes and are never readable by us. However, no method of data transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children

The Site is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the Effective Date above. Continued use of the Site after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

All privacy inquiries must be submitted through the contact form at bearlydefense.com/contact. We do not publish a direct email address or accept postal mail on behalf of this store.