Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Holiday Build Countdown ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website https://blockadventcalendar.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.

1. Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as "Device Information."

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, and payment information (e.g., credit card numbers, PayPal details). We refer to this information as "Order Information."

When we talk about "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

2. How We Collect Your Personal Information

• Directly from you: We collect information you provide to us when you create an account, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us directly (e.g., name, email, shipping address, payment details).
• Automatically: We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
  • Cookies: Data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • Log files: Track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • Web beacons, tags, and pixels: Electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
• Third-party services: We may receive information about you from third-party services such as payment processors, shipping carriers, and analytics providers.

3. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

• Communicate with you;
• Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
• When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

We also use Device Information for targeted advertising and marketing purposes, as described in the "Advertising and Marketing" section below.

4. Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example:

• We use Shopify to power our online store—you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.
• We use payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to process payments. Your payment information is securely handled by these third parties and is not stored on our servers.
• We use shipping carriers (e.g., USPS, UPS) to deliver your orders. We share your name, address, and contact information with them.
• We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site—you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
• We may share your Personal Information with advertising platforms such as Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, and Snapchat to deliver targeted advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

5. Advertising and Marketing

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

• FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
• GOOGLE: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
• BING: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

6. Cookie Policy

Our Site uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and for advertising purposes. We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function correctly, enabling core functionalities like security, network management, and accessibility.
• Performance Cookies: Collect information about how you use our website (e.g., pages visited, loading errors) to help us improve its performance. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you.
• Functionality Cookies: Allow our website to remember choices you make (e.g., your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns.

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

7. Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. We retain data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Generally, order data is kept for a minimum of 7 years for tax and accounting purposes.

8. Your Rights

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

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale (CCPA): California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. We do not sell personal information.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

9. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us immediately at support@blockadventcalendar.com, and we will take steps to remove such information from our systems.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at support@blockadventcalendar.com.