Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [Insert Date]
Website: https://stardrifthq.com
Contact: hq@stardrifthq.com

Stardrift HQ respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our content, submit forms, join our email list, visit our shop, click affiliate links, watch embedded videos, or otherwise use Stardrift HQ.

By using Stardrift HQ, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Stardrift HQ may collect information you provide directly and information collected automatically through the website, embedded content, analytics tools, cookies, third-party platforms, and related services.

2. Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Message details
  • Collaboration or sponsorship inquiries
  • Licensing or media requests
  • Topic suggestions or content ideas
  • Newsletter signup information
  • Account information, if accounts are offered
  • Customer service or support requests
  • Any other information you choose to submit through forms, email, comments, surveys, or other website features

You may provide this information when you contact us, subscribe to updates, submit an idea, request licensing, ask a question, participate in community features, or interact with Stardrift HQ.

3. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Stardrift HQ, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Referring pages
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages
  • Clicks and interactions
  • Approximate location based on IP address
  • Website performance data
  • Cookie and tracking data
  • Embedded media interaction data

This information helps us understand how visitors use the site, improve the user experience, protect the website, measure content performance, and improve Stardrift HQ.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Stardrift HQ may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, embedded media, advertising tools, affiliate tracking, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function, while others help us understand visitor behavior, measure performance, personalize experiences, support marketing, improve content, or track affiliate referrals.

We may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

  • Website functionality
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Analytics and performance measurement
  • Embedded video playback
  • Remembering preferences
  • Newsletter and form functionality
  • Affiliate tracking
  • Advertising or retargeting, if enabled
  • Measuring product, content, or campaign performance

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some features of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

For visitors in locations where cookie consent is required, Stardrift HQ may display a cookie notice or consent banner.

5. Analytics

Stardrift HQ may use analytics tools to understand how visitors find and use the website.

Analytics tools may collect information such as page views, traffic sources, device information, browser information, general location, visit duration, and interactions with website content.

This information is used to improve site performance, content strategy, user experience, and marketing effectiveness.

6. Embedded Videos and Third-Party Media

Stardrift HQ may embed videos or media from YouTube or other third-party platforms.

Embedded content may behave as if you visited the third-party website directly. These platforms may collect data about you, use cookies, track your interaction with embedded content, serve advertising, or associate activity with your account if you are logged into that platform.

We do not control the privacy practices of YouTube, Google, or other third-party media platforms.

7. Shop, Orders, and Payment Information

Stardrift HQ may link to or operate an official shop through third-party commerce and fulfillment providers, such as Shopify, Printful, payment processors, shipping providers, or related services.

When you make a purchase, your order information, payment information, shipping information, billing information, and related customer data may be collected and processed by the shop platform, payment processor, fulfillment provider, and other necessary service providers.

Stardrift HQ does not directly store full payment card details unless explicitly provided by a payment platform feature. Payment information is generally processed by secure third-party payment processors.

Shop-related privacy practices may also be governed by the policies of the official Stardrift HQ shop and the platforms used to process and fulfill orders.

Please review:

Shop Policies: https://stardrifthq.com/shop-policies/
Shipping and Returns: https://shop.stardrifthq.com/pages/shipping-returns

8. Email Communications

If you subscribe to our email list, submit a form, contact us, make a purchase, or otherwise provide your email address, we may send you emails related to:

  • Website updates
  • New videos or content
  • Product launches
  • Limited drops
  • Shop updates
  • Promotions
  • Collaborations
  • Sponsorship or licensing responses
  • Customer support
  • Account or order-related messages

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those emails. Transactional, order-related, legal, or support-related emails may still be sent when necessary.

9. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Links

Stardrift HQ may use affiliate links, sponsored links, tracking links, or partner links.

If you click an affiliate link, a third-party affiliate platform, advertiser, or retailer may use cookies or tracking technologies to determine whether Stardrift HQ should receive credit for a referral or purchase.

Affiliate links do not change the price you pay.

Please review our Affiliate Disclosure here:

https://stardrifthq.com/affiliate-disclosure/

10. Contact Forms, Collaboration Requests, and Licensing Inquiries

If you submit a contact form, collaboration request, sponsorship inquiry, media request, licensing request, or topic idea, we may use the information you provide to review, respond to, evaluate, and manage the request.

We may keep inquiry records for business, legal, operational, or relationship-management purposes.

11. How We Use Information

Stardrift HQ may use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain the website
  • Respond to messages, questions, and inquiries
  • Send newsletters or updates
  • Process shop-related support requests
  • Improve content, products, and services
  • Analyze website traffic and performance
  • Protect against spam, abuse, fraud, and security threats
  • Manage collaborations, sponsorships, affiliate campaigns, and licensing requests
  • Personalize or improve user experience
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Enforce our Terms and Conditions
  • Support marketing, advertising, or promotional efforts where permitted

12. How We Share Information

We may share information with third parties when necessary to operate Stardrift HQ, provide services, process requests, or comply with legal obligations.

This may include:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Email marketing platforms
  • Analytics providers
  • Security and spam prevention tools
  • Shop platforms
  • Payment processors
  • Fulfillment providers
  • Shipping carriers
  • Affiliate networks
  • Advertising platforms
  • Professional advisors
  • Legal or regulatory authorities when required

We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, certain tracking, analytics, advertising, or affiliate technologies may be considered “sharing” or “selling” under some privacy laws. Where required, you may have the right to opt out of certain types of data sharing.

13. Third-Party Websites and Services

Stardrift HQ may link to third-party websites, including YouTube, social media platforms, shop platforms, affiliate partners, sponsors, advertisers, product pages, or external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, policies, or actions of third-party websites or services.

You should review the privacy policies of any third-party site or platform you visit.

14. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate Stardrift HQ, respond to inquiries, provide services, maintain records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, and support legitimate business purposes.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

15. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no website, platform, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You use Stardrift HQ at your own risk.

16. Your Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights related to your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain information
  • Opt out of marketing emails
  • Disable cookies through your browser
  • Limit certain tracking technologies
  • Object to certain processing
  • Request information about data sharing

To make a privacy request, contact us at:

hq@stardrifthq.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

17. Children’s Privacy

Stardrift HQ is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to Stardrift HQ, please contact us at hq@stardrifthq.com and we will take reasonable steps to delete the information.

18. International Visitors

Stardrift HQ is operated from the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

19. California and Other U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable laws. These rights may include the ability to request access, correction, deletion, portability, or opt-out of certain forms of data sharing or targeted advertising.

To exercise applicable rights, contact us at:

hq@stardrifthq.com

20. European, UK, and International Privacy Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar privacy laws, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information.

Depending on applicable law, these may include rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to processing, or request portability of your data.

Our legal basis for processing information may include consent, contract performance, legitimate interests, legal compliance, or other lawful bases depending on the context.

21. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers may send “Do Not Track” signals. Stardrift HQ may not respond to all Do Not Track signals because there is no consistent industry standard for how such signals should be interpreted.

You can manage many tracking preferences through browser settings, cookie controls, and third-party opt-out tools.

22. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we may revise the effective date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of Stardrift HQ after updates are posted means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy.

23. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy request, please contact us at:

Stardrift HQ
Email: hq@stardrifthq.com
Contact Page: https://stardrifthq.com/contact/
Website: https://stardrifthq.com