Privacy Policy
Version: 1.0
Effective Date: August 15, 2026
Owner: Brachy Breeze LLC
Purpose
Brachy Breeze respects the privacy of our customers, supporters, and website visitors.
This Privacy Policy explains how Brachy Breeze collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you visit our website, participate in the Brachy Breeze crowdfunding campaign, make a Community Support contribution or Founding Customer Reservation, subscribe to communications, contact us, or otherwise interact with Brachy Breeze online.
By using the website or providing information to Brachy Breeze, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Brachy Breeze.
Information You Provide
We may collect information you provide directly to us, including:
- name;
- email address;
- billing and shipping information;
- telephone number, where provided;
- account or transaction information;
- Community Support contribution information;
- Founding Customer Reservation information;
- communication and marketing preferences;
- information submitted through website forms;
- customer-service communications; and
- other information you choose to provide.
Payment Information
Payments made through the Brachy Breeze website are processed using third-party payment services, including Stripe.
When you complete a transaction, payment information may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment processor.
Brachy Breeze may receive transaction-related information necessary to administer your contribution, reservation, refund, future purchase credit, or other transaction. Depending on the payment method and integration used, payment processors may separately collect and process payment credentials and other financial information according to their own privacy practices.
Brachy Breeze does not intend to independently collect or store full payment-card numbers where those credentials are processed directly through our payment providers.
Information Collected Automatically
When you use the Brachy Breeze website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.
This information may include:
- IP address;
- browser and device information;
- operating system;
- referring website or source;
- pages viewed;
- approximate location derived from technical information;
- dates and times of visits;
- interactions with website features;
- session and usage information; and
- other technical information associated with website operation and analytics.
How We Use Information
Brachy Breeze may use information we collect to:
- operate and maintain the website;
- process Community Support contributions;
- administer Founding Customer Reservations;
- process payments, cancellations, and refunds;
- maintain customer and transaction records;
- communicate campaign and product-development updates;
- provide customer service;
- respond to questions and requests;
- administer future purchase credits and Founding Customer benefits;
- send marketing and promotional communications where appropriate;
- understand website traffic and visitor behavior;
- evaluate campaign performance and market interest;
- improve our website, communications, products, and customer experience;
- detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents;
- comply with legal, regulatory, accounting, and financial obligations;
- enforce applicable agreements and policies; and
- support legitimate business operations associated with Brachy Breeze.
Google Analytics
Brachy Breeze uses Google Analytics to better understand how visitors interact with our website.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website usage, including interactions with pages, sessions, devices, and other technical information.
This information helps us understand website performance, campaign engagement, visitor behavior, and opportunities to improve the Brachy Breeze website and customer experience.
Google may process information collected through Google Analytics according to Google’s own terms and privacy practices.
Google Analytics 4 may use first-party cookies, including cookies such as _ga, to distinguish users and support analytics functionality.
Cookies & Similar Technologies
Brachy Breeze and service providers supporting the website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- essential website functionality;
- checkout and transaction functionality;
- security and fraud prevention;
- remembering website or user preferences;
- analytics and performance measurement; and
- understanding website usage.
Some cookies are necessary for website functionality. Others may support analytics or other non-essential functions.
Where required or implemented, visitors may be provided with controls for managing non-essential cookies.
Browser settings may also allow users to block, restrict, or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Email & Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to Brachy Breeze communications, participate in the campaign, or otherwise provide your email address, Brachy Breeze may use your email address to send communications related to your interaction with us.
These may include:
- campaign updates;
- reservation communications;
- product-development updates;
- transaction and customer-service messages;
- Brachy Breeze news; and
- marketing or promotional communications where appropriate.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in those communications.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent Brachy Breeze from sending transactional, customer-service, reservation, policy, or other communications reasonably necessary to administer an existing relationship or transaction.
How We Disclose Information
Brachy Breeze may disclose information when reasonably necessary to operate the business and provide our services.
Recipients may include service providers supporting:
- website hosting and operation;
- WordPress and WooCommerce functionality;
- payment processing;
- analytics;
- email and marketing communications;
- customer communications;
- information technology and security;
- accounting and financial administration;
- professional services; and
- other business operations.
We may also disclose information:
- when required by applicable law, regulation, court order, or legal process;
- to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Brachy Breeze, our customers, or others;
- to investigate or prevent fraud, misuse, or unlawful activity;
- in connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, restructuring, sale, transfer, or other business transaction; or
- with your direction or consent.
We do not intend to disclose personal information to unrelated third parties solely for their independent use without an appropriate business, legal, or consent basis.
Third-Party Services
The Brachy Breeze website relies on third-party platforms and service providers.
These providers may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual relationships with Brachy Breeze.
Known services used in connection with the website include:
- WordPress;
- WooCommerce;
- Stripe;
- Google Analytics; and
- email and marketing service providers.
Additional integrations may be added or changed as the website and business develop.
Data Retention
Brachy Breeze retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and for legitimate business, accounting, tax, legal, compliance, customer-service, and recordkeeping purposes.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable obligations.
Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise disposed of according to applicable business practices and legal requirements.
Data Security
Brachy Breeze uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.
No website, information system, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Brachy Breeze therefore does not guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or maintained through the website.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on how you interact with Brachy Breeze and the laws applicable to you, you may have choices or rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the ability to:
- update or correct information you have provided;
- unsubscribe from marketing communications;
- manage certain cookie preferences;
- request information concerning personal information maintained about you;
- request deletion or other action concerning personal information where applicable; and
- exercise other privacy rights provided by applicable law.
Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.
Brachy Breeze may need to verify a request before taking certain actions and may retain information where necessary or permitted for legal, transaction, security, accounting, or other legitimate purposes.
Children’s Privacy
The Brachy Breeze website and crowdfunding campaign are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 13.
Brachy Breeze does not knowingly seek to collect personal information online from children under 13.
If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected in circumstances requiring deletion or other action, we will take appropriate steps consistent with applicable law.
Third-Party Links
The Brachy Breeze website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
Brachy Breeze does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information to them.
Business Transfers
If Brachy Breeze participates in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, transfer of ownership, or similar business transaction, information maintained by the business may be transferred or disclosed as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law and appropriate protections.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Brachy Breeze may update this Privacy Policy as our website, business, technology, service providers, or legal obligations change.
When material changes are made, we will update the effective date and version of the policy and provide additional notice where appropriate or required.
Changes will apply prospectively according to applicable law and the terms of the updated policy.
Contact Us
Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or Brachy Breeze privacy practices may be submitted through the contact information provided on the Brachy Breeze website.
Brachy Breeze LLC
Washington, United States
Version 1.0 · Effective August 15, 2026