Privacy Policy
“Tempering Trust, Sharpening Security. We guard your data privacy with the same rigor we apply to every inch of our steel.”
Effective: January 2026
Metallurgical Data Collection
To facilitate the seamless acquisition of your custom-forged blades, we collect specific data points. This precision ensures accuracy in forging, logistics, and lifetime maintenance services.
Identity Data
Includes first name, title, date of birth, and potential custom engraving details. We use this to establish a digital provenance for every piece.
Contact Data
Includes billing address, shipping address, email, and telephone numbers. For orders in restricted jurisdictions, we use this for regulatory compliance verification.
Financial Data
Encrypted payment tokens only. We do not store full credit card details. All transactions for high-end collectibles are processed via PCI-DSS compliant tokenized gateways.
Technical Data
IP address, login data, browser type, and your browsing preferences within our digital showroom.
The Forging Purpose
Your data is the fuel that drives our service engine. We process information strictly within legal boundaries for the following purposes:
- Order Fulfillment: Forging processing, secure delivery, and insurance coverage during transit.
- Compliance Verification: Analysis of restricted tools based on destination laws to prevent illicit shipments.
- Bladesmith Relations: Notifying you regarding maintenance schedules, policy changes, or inviting you to collector surveys.
- Digital Optimization: Utilizing analytics to improve our online gallery, forging techniques, marketing, and customer experience.
- Exclusive Insights (Opt-in): Providing previews of new works similar to your acquisitions or limited edition collaboration news.
Chain of Custody
We operate with absolute discretion. Data is shared only with trusted partners essential to the ecosystem, bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
Sovereignty & Retention
Your Rights
Under GDPR and CCPA, you retain full sovereignty over your data assets:
- Right to Access & Portability
- Right to Correction (Rectification)
- Right to be Forgotten (Erasure)
- Right to Restrict Processing
Data Retention
We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. By law, we must keep basic information about our customers for six years after they cease being customers for tax purposes.
Cookie Usage
We use digital cookies to remember your preferences, just as tempered steel maintains its edge profile. You may disable them in your browser, though some features (such as the cart) may stop functioning.
Concierge Support
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact our Data Compliance Officer.
Contact Compliance