Overview

Sword Wolf Forge ("we," "us," or "our") is operated by Andy Burcham in Johnstown, Ohio. We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we handle your personal information when you visit swfknives.com.

Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

Contact form: your name, email address, and message content when you submit an inquiry.
Newsletter signup: your email address if you choose to join our mailing list.

Information collected automatically

Google Analytics (GA4): we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymized data such as pages visited, time on site, device type, and general geographic region. Google Analytics does not identify you personally. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on .
Cookies and local storage: standard browser cookies may be set by Google Analytics for session tracking purposes.

How We Use Your Information

To respond to your inquiries and custom order requests.
To send occasional email updates about new knife releases and forge news (newsletter subscribers only).
To analyze site traffic and improve our website.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Purchases and Payment

All purchases are processed through our Shopify store (swordwolfforge.myshopify.com). Payment information is handled directly by Shopify and is subject to Shopify's Privacy Policy. We do not store your credit card or payment details on our servers.

Data Retention

Contact form submissions and newsletter subscriber emails are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry or maintain your subscription. You may request removal at any time by contacting us directly.

Your Rights

You may contact us at any time to:

Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction or deletion of your personal information.
Unsubscribe from our mailing list.

Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external sites (YouTube, Shopify, social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies separately.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out:

Sword Wolf Forge
Johnstown, Ohio
swordwolfforge@gmail.com