Privacy policy

Last updated: November 7, 2026

AAU Academy operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products and services, in order to provide you (the customer) with a carefully curated shopping experience (the "Services"). AAU Academy 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 or make a purchase or other transaction through the Services, or otherwise communicate with us. In the event of any discrepancy between the Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy shall prevail with respect to the collection, processing and disclosure of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing and using any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how your information is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal information we collect or process

When we use the term "personal information", we mean information that identifies, or can reasonably be linked to, you or another individual. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or that has been de-identified so that it cannot identify or be reasonably linked to you. We may collect or process the following categories of personal information (including inferences drawn from this information), depending on how you interact with the Services, where you live, and to the extent permitted or required by applicable law:

  • Contact details including your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number and email address.
  • Financial information including credit card, debit card and financial account numbers, payment card information, financial account information, transaction details, payment method, payment confirmation and other payment details.
  • Account information including your username, password, security questions, preferences and settings.
  • Transaction information including the items you view, add to your cart, add to your wishlist, or purchase, return, exchange or cancel, as well as your past transactions.
  • Communications with us including the information you provide in the course of communicating with us, for example when you submit a customer support request.
  • Device information including information about your device, browser or network connection, your IP address and other unique identifiers.
  • Usage information including information about your interactions with the Services, including how and when you interact with or navigate the Services.

Sources of personal information

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

  • Directly from you including when you create an account, visit or use the Services, communicate with us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information;
  • Automatically through the Services including from your device when you use our products or services or visit our websites, and through the use of cookies and similar technologies;
  • From our service providers including when we engage them to enable certain technology and when they collect or process your personal information on our behalf;
  • From our partners or other third parties.

How we use your personal information

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

  • Provide, tailor and improve the Services. We use your personal information to provide you with the Services (including performing our contract with you, processing your payments, fulfilling your orders, remembering your preferences and items of interest, sending you account-related notifications, processing purchases, returns, exchanges or other transactions, creating, maintaining and managing your account, arranging shipping, facilitating returns and exchanges, enabling you to post reviews, and creating a personalized shopping experience for you, such as recommending products related to your purchases). This may include using your personal information to better tailor and improve the Services.
  • Marketing and advertising. We use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as sending marketing, advertising and promotional communications by email, text message or postal mail, and showing you online advertisements for products or services on the Services or other websites. This includes advertising based on items you have previously purchased or added to your cart and other activity on the Services.
  • Security and fraud prevention. We use your personal information to authenticate your account, provide a secure shopping and payment experience, and detect, investigate or take action on potentially fraudulent, illegal, unsafe or malicious activity, in order to protect public safety and the security of our services. If you choose to use the Services and register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure. We strongly recommend that you do not share your username, password or other access details with anyone.
  • Communicating with you. We use your personal information to provide customer support, respond to you, provide efficient service and maintain our business relationship with you.
  • Legal reasons. We use your personal information to comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process (including requests from law enforcement or government agencies), to investigate or participate in civil discovery, potential or actual litigation or other adversarial legal proceedings, and to enforce or investigate potential violations of our terms or policies.

How we disclose personal information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes as described in this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

  • With Shopify, vendors and other third parties who perform services on our behalf (for example, IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, order fulfillment and shipping).
  • With business and marketing partners to provide marketing services and advertising to you. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising with third-party services based on your online activity across different merchants and websites. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy notices. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask us not to share information about you in order to display targeted advertising and marketing content based on your online activity across different merchants and websites. You can exercise your right to opt out of such uses here .
  • When you direct, request or consent to our disclosing certain information to third parties, such as to ship products to you or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations.
  • With our affiliates or within our corporate group.
  • In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations (including to respond to subpoenas, search warrants and similar requests), to enforce any applicable terms of service or policies, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

Relationship with Shopify

The Services are hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services for you. Information you submit to the Services will be transmitted to and shared with Shopify and third parties that may be located outside the country where you live, in order to provide and improve the Services for you. In addition, in order to protect, develop and improve our business, we use certain advanced Shopify features that combine data and information collected from your interactions with our Store, as well as with other merchants and Shopify. To provide these advanced features, Shopify may use personal information collected about your interactions with our store, as well as with other merchants and Shopify. In these cases, Shopify is responsible for processing your personal information, including responding to requests to exercise rights regarding the use of your personal information for these purposes. To learn more about how Shopify uses personal information and any rights you may have, you can visit Shopify's Consumer Privacy Policy . Depending on where you live, you may exercise certain rights regarding your personal information at the link to Shopify's Privacy Portal.

Third-party websites and links

The Services may provide links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties. If you click on links to sites that are not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy policies, safeguards and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness or reliability of information found on them. Information you provide in public or semi-public venues (including information you share on third-party social media platforms) may also be viewed by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our provision of these links does not imply that we endorse the content on those platforms or their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.

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 in your jurisdiction. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided personal information to us, you may contact us using the contact details below to request deletion of that information. As of the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, we have no actual knowledge that we "share" or "sell" (as those terms are defined under applicable law) the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and retention of your information

Please note that no security measure is perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "perfect security". In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain your personal information depends on various factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, provide the Services to you, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce other applicable agreements and policies.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances and, in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

  • Right to access / know. You may have a right to request access to personal information that we hold about you.
  • Right to delete. You may have a right to request that we delete personal information that we hold about you.
  • Right to correct. You may have a right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we hold about you.
  • Right of data portability. You may have a right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.
  • Managing communication preferences. We may send you promotional emails. You may opt out of receiving these emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in the emails we send you. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your account or orders you have placed.

You may exercise any of these rights where indicated on the Services or by contacting us using the contact information provided below. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and any rights you may have, including rights relating to data processed by Shopify, you can visit https://privacy.shopify.com/en.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to verify your identity before we process your request, to the extent permitted or required by applicable law. Under applicable law, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request to exercise rights on your behalf. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require the agent to provide proof that you have authorized them to act on your behalf, and we may require you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request in a timely manner as required by applicable law.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the contact information provided below. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the contact details below, or to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

International transfers

Please note that we may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the country where you live.

If we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or any equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the United Kingdom, as applicable, unless the data is transferred to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time (including to reflect changes in our operating practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons). We will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website, update the "Last updated" date and provide notice as required by applicable law.

Contact

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of your rights, please email us at ttienss@gmail.com. You can find our other contact information at contact information policy.