Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: December 29, 2025
Last Updated: December 29, 2025

Who We Are

Forefather Threads is a constitutional originalist apparel company operated by Treesh Tech LLC, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We believe your privacy is as important as your other constitutional rights.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit forefatherthreads.com or make a purchase, we collect the following information:

Information You Provide to Us

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, shipping address, billing address, phone number.
  • Payment Information: Credit card details (processed securely through our payment processors—we do not store full card numbers).
  • Account Information: Username, password (encrypted), and order history.
  • Communication Data: Messages you send us, customer service interactions, and review content.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on site, click patterns, and referral sources.
  • Cookies & Tracking: We use cookies to improve your experience, track cart contents, and analyze site traffic via Google Analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Process Orders: Fulfill purchases, send confirmations, and provide shipping updates.
  • Communicate: Send order updates, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support.
  • Marketing (Email & SMS): Send promotional emails or texts about new products, limited drops, and site updates (only with your explicit consent).
  • Improve Our Website: Analyze site usage to fix bugs and enhance the user experience.
  • Fraud Prevention: Detect and prevent potentially fraudulent transactions (via Shopify Risk Analysis).
  • Legal Compliance: Comply with applicable laws, tax regulations, and legal requests.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. Period.

We may share your necessary data with trusted service providers to run our business:

  • Service Providers: Shopify (our e-commerce platform), Printful (print-on-demand fulfillment), Shopify Payments (payment processing).
  • Shipping Partners: USPS, UPS, and FedEx (to deliver your package).
  • Marketing Platforms: Email and SMS service providers (only to send messages you explicitly consented to receive).
  • Analytics: Google Analytics (to understand website usage and improve performance).
  • Legal Requirements: Law enforcement or government agencies when required by a subpoena or law.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets involving Treesh Tech LLC.

All third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the specified purposes.

4. SMS/MMS Mobile Marketing

By entering your phone number at checkout and completing a purchase, subscribing via our subscription form, or texting a keyword to our number, you agree that we may send you text notifications (for your order, including abandoned cart reminders) and text marketing offers.

What You're Agreeing To:

  • Recurring automated marketing messages
  • Up to 4 messages per month
  • Message and data rates may apply
  • Consent is not a condition of purchase

Supported Carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile, US Cellular, and other major US carriers.

How to Stop:

  • Reply STOP to any message to unsubscribe from marketing texts (you will still receive order notifications)
  • Reply HELP for customer support or email support@forefatherthreads.com

Privacy: We will never sell your phone number. Your information is handled according to this Privacy Policy.

5. Your Rights & Choices

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements like tax laws).
  • Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails (click "unsubscribe" at the bottom of any email) or texts (reply STOP).
  • Cookie Control: Disable cookies through your browser settings (note: this may affect site functionality).

To exercise your rights, contact us at: support@forefatherthreads.com

6. California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a resident of California, you have the right to:

  • Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold.
  • Request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Opt-out of the sale of personal information (Note: We do not sell your info).
  • Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

7. Data Security & Retention

Security: We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including SSL/TLS encryption for all payments and secure data storage on protected servers. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Retention: We retain your order information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. We are required by law to keep financial records of transactions for tax purposes for at least 7 years.

8. Data Breach Notification

In the unlikely event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you via email within 72 hours of discovery and provide details about the breach, affected data, and steps you should take.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at support@forefatherthreads.com.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

For questions about our privacy practices or to exercise your rights:

Treesh Tech LLC (d/b/a Forefather Threads)
6435 W Jefferson Blvd PMB #266
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Email: support@forefatherthreads.com
Website: forefatherthreads.com

This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 29, 2025. Your continued use of forefatherthreads.com constitutes acceptance of this policy.