Last updated: July 30, 2026
This policy covers Founders Armory, operated by Founders Armory AZ LLC, and applies to this website only. Our guiding principle is to collect only what we need to answer you. We do not sell your information, we do not share it with advertisers, and we do not track you across the internet.
If you would rather not use a form at all, call or email us directly — the details are at the end of this page.
What we collect and why
Inquiry forms. The contact form and the "Find Your Piece" form ask for your name, a phone number, and — on the contact form — an email address. Both let you tell us what you're after in your own words. We use this for one purpose: to reach you back about the inquiry you sent. We do not add you to a mailing list, and we do not send marketing texts or emails.
Correspondence. If you email or call us, we keep that thread so we have a history to reference if you get in touch again.
Server logs. Our host records standard web server information for every visit, including your IP address, browser, and the pages requested. This is ordinary infrastructure logging used for security and reliability. We do not use it to build a profile of you.
Cookies and tracking
This website sets no cookies. It runs no analytics, no advertising pixels, no session recording, and no third-party trackers of any kind. Nothing on this site follows you to another website.
Because we do not track visitors across sites, a Do Not Track signal from your browser has no effect here — there is nothing for it to turn off.
Please don't send sensitive information through the forms
Our forms are for starting a conversation, not for transmitting documents. Please do not enter Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver's license or passport numbers, firearm serial numbers, trust documents, payment card details, or scans of any government form.
If we need any of that, we will tell you how to provide it securely or handle it in person at the shop.
What this policy does not cover
This policy governs the website. It does not govern the records Founders Armory AZ LLC creates in the course of doing business in person as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL 9-86-013-07-6E-17262).
Fingerprint cards, ATF eForm submissions, transaction records, and background check information are collected in person, handled under ATF and FBI requirements, and retained for the periods federal law requires. That information is never collected through this website and is not stored alongside website inquiries.
Who else sees your information
We keep the list of third parties as short as we can:
- Netlify, our web host, serves this site and receives and stores form submissions on our behalf. Submissions are also delivered to us by email.
- Our email provider, which carries and stores the messages we exchange with you.
That's it. We do not sell your personal information, we have never sold it, and we will not sell it. We do not share it with data brokers, advertisers, or marketing partners.
We may disclose information if we are legally required to — for example, in response to a valid subpoena, warrant, or court order — or where we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect someone's safety. If we are ever compelled to hand over your information, we will tell you unless the law forbids it.
How long we keep it
We keep inquiries for as long as they are useful to the relationship — typically no more than two years after our last contact with you — and then delete them. Correspondence you have with us by email may be kept longer as part of our normal business records.
You can ask us to delete your information sooner. See below.
How we protect it
The entire site is served over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), so anything you submit is encrypted in transit. Access to form submissions is limited to the people at Founders Armory who need it to answer you, and those accounts are protected by strong, unique passwords.
No system is perfectly secure, which is the honest reason for the section above asking you not to send sensitive documents through a web form.
Your rights
Whatever state you live in, we will honor these on request:
- Know what information we hold about you and where it came from.
- Get a copy of it.
- Correct anything that is wrong.
- Have it deleted.
- Opt out of any future contact from us.
Email mark@foundersarmoryaz.com or call (480) 269-6116 and tell us what you want done. We may need to ask a question or two to confirm you are who you say you are before we act — for a request to delete, that usually means replying from the email address or phone number you originally gave us.
We will not treat you differently for exercising any of these rights.
Children
This site is intended for adults. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us information through this site, contact us and we will delete it.
Where the site and data live
This site is operated in the United States and the information you send us is stored in the United States. If you are visiting from outside the U.S., be aware that your information will be transferred here, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.
Changes and questions
If we change how we handle information, we will revise this page and update the date at the top. Meaningful changes will be described here rather than slipped in quietly.
Questions, concerns, or a request about your information? Email mark@foundersarmoryaz.com, call (480) 269-6116, or write to Founders Armory AZ LLC, 10045 E Dynamite Blvd F200, Scottsdale, AZ 85262.
Adapted from the Basecamp open-source policies / CC BY 4.0.