Privacy Policy

DOCUMENT · Privacy Policy VERSION · 2.0 EFFECTIVE · May 2026

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Rowsfire ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects your personal information when you use our website at rowsfire.com, register an account, place an order, or interact with our services. We are committed to handling your data lawfully, transparently, and securely.

Plain-Language Summary

What we collect: Your name, email, address, phone, and order history when you shop. Anonymized analytics when you browse.

What we do with it: Process your orders, ship products, respond to support, send marketing emails (only if you opt in).

What we don't do: Sell your data. Share it with brokers. Track you off-site.

Your rights: Access, correct, delete, or export your data anytime by emailing service@rowsfire.com.

01

Who We Are (Data Controller)

Rowsfire is the Data Controller for personal information collected through rowsfire.com. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your data.

  • Legal Entity: [Rowsfire registered legal entity name — pending confirmation]
  • Registered Address: [Registered business address — pending confirmation]
  • Contact for Privacy Matters: service@rowsfire.com
  • Data Protection Officer (DPO): Designated representative reachable at privacy@rowsfire.com

For EU/UK customers: if you have concerns about our handling of your personal data, you have the right to file a complaint with your local data protection authority. We commit to working with you in good faith to resolve any concern before escalation.

⚠ Pending Final Filing The legal entity name, registered address, and DPO designation are placeholders pending Rowsfire's final compliance filing. The published version will reflect the actual entity information.
02

Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you register an account, place an order, contact support, leave a review, or subscribe to marketing, we collect:

  • Identity data: first and last name, billing/shipping name
  • Contact data: email address, phone number, shipping and billing addresses
  • Account data: username, password (stored encrypted), preferences
  • Order data: products purchased, order history, transaction amounts
  • Payment data: processed by our payment providers (Shopify Payments, PayPal, Klarna, Apple/Google Pay) — we do not store full card numbers on our servers
  • Communication data: messages sent to support, reviews submitted via Judge.me, social media interactions
  • Customs data: identification details (e.g., passport / ID copy) when required by destination country customs authorities

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you browse our site, our servers and analytics tools automatically receive:

  • Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system
  • Usage data: pages visited, time spent, click paths, referring URLs, search queries on our site
  • Location data: approximate geographic location derived from IP address (country / region level)
  • Cookies and similar technologies: see Section 6 for details

2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive limited data from:

  • Payment processors confirming successful transactions
  • Shipping carriers providing delivery status
  • Marketing platforms (e.g. Meta, Google) reporting ad campaign performance in aggregated form
  • Affiliate program partners (GoAffPro) reporting referral conversions
03

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data only for the purposes for which it was collected:

3.1 Order Fulfillment & Customer Service

  • Process payments and execute your orders
  • Ship products to you and provide shipping updates
  • Provide pre-sale and post-sale customer support
  • Process returns, exchanges, and warranty claims
  • Comply with customs declaration requirements

3.2 Account Management

  • Create and maintain your registered account
  • Authenticate logins and prevent unauthorized access
  • Save your preferences and order history

3.3 Communications

  • Transactional: order confirmations, shipping notifications, RMA updates (cannot be opted out as required for service delivery)
  • Marketing: newsletters, promotions, new product announcements (only with explicit opt-in for EU/UK customers; opt-out available for all)

3.4 Site Improvement & Analytics

  • Understand site usage patterns through aggregated analytics
  • Improve site performance, navigation, and conversion
  • Detect and prevent fraud, security incidents, or abuse

3.5 Legal Compliance

  • Comply with tax, accounting, and customs regulations
  • Respond to lawful requests from authorities
  • Enforce our Terms and Conditions
04

Lawful Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the EU, UK, or another jurisdiction with similar data protection laws, we rely on the following lawful bases under Article 6 of the GDPR:

  • Contractual Necessity: processing required to fulfill your order and provide post-sale services (e.g. shipping, returns, warranty)
  • Legal Obligation: processing required by law (e.g. tax records, customs declarations, fraud prevention)
  • Legitimate Interests: processing for our legitimate business purposes (e.g. site security, fraud prevention, basic analytics) — balanced against your privacy rights
  • Consent: processing you have explicitly opted into (e.g. marketing emails, non-essential cookies, social media tracking)

You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing. To withdraw, email service@rowsfire.com or use the unsubscribe link in any marketing email.

05

Third-Party Services We Use

To operate our store and services, we share necessary data with the following processors. Each is bound by data processing agreements (DPAs) and is subject to applicable privacy laws.

Service
Purpose
Data Processed
Shopify
E-commerce platform hosting our store, processing orders, payments
Name, address, email, order history, payment tokens
Shopify Payments / PayPal / Klarna
Process payments securely
Payment details, billing address (we receive only confirmation, not full card numbers)
Yun Express / DHL / S.F Express
Ship products and provide tracking
Name, shipping address, phone, order details
Klaviyo
Email marketing automation (only with consent)
Email, name, purchase behavior, preferences
Judge.me
Collect and display product reviews
Name (or initial), email (not displayed), review text, photos you upload
Google Analytics 4
Anonymized site usage analytics
IP (anonymized), browsing behavior, device info — no personally identifying data
Meta Pixel (Facebook)
Advertising attribution and audience building (only with consent)
Browsing events, conversion events, hashed identifiers
GoAffPro
Affiliate program management
Affiliate ID, referral conversions, payout email
WhatsApp Business / Email providers
Customer support communications
Phone number, email, message content you send to us

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to data brokers, advertisers, or any other third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may disclose information when legally required (court order, regulatory request) or when necessary to protect our rights and safety.

06

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to function correctly and improve your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a site.

6.1 Types of Cookies We Use

  • Strictly Necessary: required for the site to work — login, cart, checkout, security. These cannot be disabled.
  • Performance / Analytics: help us understand how visitors use the site (e.g. Google Analytics). Anonymized.
  • Functional: remember your preferences (language, currency, recently viewed products).
  • Marketing: used to deliver relevant ads on third-party sites (e.g. Meta Pixel). Set only with your consent.

6.2 Managing Cookies

You can manage cookies in three ways:

  • Cookie Banner: on first visit (and on demand), you can accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your choice is remembered.
  • Browser Settings: all major browsers allow you to block cookies entirely, accept only first-party cookies, or be notified before each cookie. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
  • Opt-Out Tools:

6.3 Do Not Track

Our site currently does not respond to "Do Not Track" browser signals because there is no industry-standard interpretation. Instead, we honor your explicit choices through the cookie consent banner.

07

International Data Transfers

Rowsfire operates internationally. Your personal information may be processed and stored in countries other than where you reside, including the United States (where Shopify, Google, and Meta servers are located) and [Hong Kong / China] (where some Rowsfire operations are based).

When we transfer personal data of EU/UK residents outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we rely on:

  • Adequacy Decisions issued by the European Commission for transfers to countries with recognized adequate protection
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission for transfers to other countries
  • Supplementary technical measures such as encryption in transit and at rest, where appropriate

You may request a copy of the SCCs or other transfer mechanisms applicable to your data by emailing privacy@rowsfire.com.

⚠ Pending Legal Confirmation The specific data hosting jurisdictions and SCC arrangements are placeholders pending final legal review. The published version will reflect actual transfer arrangements.
08

How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, plus required legal / accounting retention periods.

Data Type
Retention Period
Reason
Order & transaction records
7 years from order date
Tax / accounting law compliance
Account information
Until account deletion request, or 3 years of inactivity
Service provision
Marketing email subscribers
Until unsubscribe
Consent-based
Customer support communications
3 years after last contact
Service quality, dispute history
Analytics data (aggregated)
26 months (Google Analytics default)
Trend analysis
Cookies
Session to 2 years (varies by cookie)
Defined by individual cookie purpose

After the retention period expires, we securely delete or irreversibly anonymize your personal information. You can request earlier deletion at any time per Section 10 (Your Rights).

09

How We Protect Your Information

9.1 Technical Safeguards

  • Encryption in transit: all data sent to/from our site uses TLS (HTTPS) 1.2 or higher
  • Encryption at rest: sensitive data on Shopify and our processor servers is encrypted using industry-standard methods
  • Payment security: payment processing follows PCI DSS standards via Shopify Payments and other certified processors. Full card numbers are never stored on Rowsfire's own servers.
  • Access controls: staff access to personal data is role-based, on a need-to-know basis

9.2 Your Responsibilities

  • Use a strong, unique password for your Rowsfire account (do not reuse passwords from other sites)
  • Never share your login credentials
  • Notify us at service@rowsfire.com immediately if you suspect unauthorized access
  • Always log out from shared or public computers

9.3 Honest Limitation

While we implement industry-standard security measures, no internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but commit to promptly notifying affected users in case of a verified breach (see Section 13).

10

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

10.1 Universal Rights

  • Right of access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention requirements
  • Right to restrict processing: ask us to limit how we use your data while a dispute is resolved
  • Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing
  • Right to withdraw consent: for any processing based on consent

10.2 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, email service@rowsfire.com or privacy@rowsfire.com with:

  • Your full name and the email address used for your account/orders
  • Specific request (access / correct / delete / etc.)
  • Sufficient detail to identify the data in question

We will respond within 30 days of receiving a verified request. We may need to verify your identity before processing the request to protect against unauthorized disclosure.

10.3 Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you are unhappy with how we handle your privacy request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. For EU residents, this is your national DPA; for UK residents, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

11

California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

11.1 Categories of Personal Information We Collect

In the past 12 months, we have collected the following CCPA categories from California consumers:

  • Identifiers (name, email, IP address, account ID)
  • Customer records (billing/shipping address, phone)
  • Commercial information (products purchased, transaction history)
  • Internet activity (browsing on our site, interactions with email)
  • Geolocation (approximate from IP)

11.2 California Rights

  • Right to Know: what personal information we collect, use, disclose, or sell
  • Right to Delete: request deletion of personal information we have about you
  • Right to Correct: ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: we currently do not use sensitive personal information beyond what is required to provide services
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights

11.3 "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information"

Rowsfire does not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. However, the use of certain third-party advertising cookies (such as Meta Pixel) may be considered "sharing" under CPRA. To opt out:

11.4 Authorized Agents

You may designate an authorized agent to make a privacy request on your behalf. We will request verification of the agent's authority before responding.

12

Children's Privacy

Our website and products are not intended for children under 16 years of age (or the applicable age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.

If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at service@rowsfire.com, and we will take steps to delete the information promptly.

Parents and guardians: if you discover that your child has created an account or made a purchase without your authorization, contact us with proof of relationship and we will assist with cancellation, refund, or data deletion.

13

Data Breach Notification

In the unlikely event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we commit to:

  • Investigate the breach immediately and contain its impact
  • Notify affected users by email within 72 hours of confirmation, where required by GDPR or other applicable law
  • Notify relevant supervisory authorities within the legally required timeframe
  • Provide clear information about: what happened, what data was affected, what we're doing to fix it, what you can do to protect yourself
  • Offer reasonable remediation, which may include identity protection guidance
14

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. The "Effective" date at the top of this page indicates the latest version.

For material changes that significantly affect how we process your personal data, we will provide additional notice (such as a prominent banner on the site or an email to registered customers) at least 30 days before the changes take effect.

Continued use of our site after the effective date of revised Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the changes. If you disagree with material changes, you may discontinue use and request deletion of your data per Section 10.

15

Contact & Data Protection Officer

For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or your personal data:

  • General Privacy Inquiries: service@rowsfire.com
  • Data Protection Officer: privacy@rowsfire.com
  • Mailing Address: [Rowsfire registered business address — pending confirmation]
  • EU Representative: [If applicable — pending confirmation per GDPR Article 27]
  • UK Representative: [If applicable — pending confirmation]

We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days. For urgent matters (e.g., suspected account compromise), please use WhatsApp Live Support: +86 190 3218 0624.

Have a privacy question?

We take privacy seriously. Email us — we typically respond within 24 hours on business days, and within 30 days for formal data requests.