Privacy policy

# Privacy Policy

**Last updated: April 2026**

This Privacy Policy describes how Samurai TCG (samuraitcg.shop, operated by Drawing LLC ) ("the Site", "we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.

## Collecting Personal Information

When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual as "Personal Information".

### Device Information

- **Examples of Personal Information collected**: version of web browser, IP address, time zone, cookie information, what sites or products you view, search terms, and how you interact with the Site.
- **Purpose of collection**: to load the Site accurately for you, and to perform analytics on Site usage to optimize our Site.
- **Source of collection**: Collected automatically when you access our Site using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels.
- **Disclosure for a business purpose**: shared with our processor Shopify and Google Analytics.

### Order Information

- **Examples of Personal Information collected**: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number.
- **Purpose of collection**: to provide products to you, to fulfill our contract, to process your payment information, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations, communicate with you, screen our orders for potential risk or fraud, and (in line with your preferences) provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
- **Source of collection**: collected from you.
- **Disclosure for a business purpose**: shared with Shopify (e-commerce platform), payment gateways (Shopify Payments, PayPal), shipping carriers (FedEx, Japan Post), and fraud prevention services.

### Customer Support Information

- **Examples of Personal Information collected**: name, email address, order number, and any information you provide in communications with us.
- **Purpose of collection**: to provide customer support.
- **Source of collection**: collected from you directly through email, Instagram DM, or Shopify Inbox.

## Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at support@samuraitcg.shop to request deletion.

## Sharing Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, 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 **Google Analytics** to understand how customers use the Site. You can read more here: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- We share shipping information with **FedEx, Japan Post**, and other carriers as necessary to fulfill orders.
- We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information, or to otherwise protect our rights.

## Using Personal Information

We use your Personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfillment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers.

## Lawful Basis (GDPR — EU Residents)

Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:

- Your consent
- The performance of the contract between you and the Site
- Compliance with our legal obligations
- For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms

## Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the "Your Rights" section below.

## Automated Decision-Making

Our processor Shopify uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud, which does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you. Services include:

- Temporary denylist of IP addresses associated with repeated failed transactions
- Temporary denylist of credit cards associated with denylisted IP addresses

## Your Rights

### GDPR (EU Residents)

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at support@samuraitcg.shop.

Your Personal Information will be initially processed in Japan and may be transferred outside of Japan for storage and further processing. For more information on how data transfers comply with the GDPR, see Shopify's GDPR whitepaper: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/privacy/GDPR.

### CCPA (California Residents)

If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (the "Right to Know"), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@samuraitcg.shop.

## Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of information downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services.

### Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

| Name | Function |
|------|----------|
| `_ab` | Used in connection with access to admin |
| `_secure_session_id` | Used in connection with navigation through the storefront |
| `cart` | Used in connection with shopping cart |
| `cart_sig` | Used in connection with checkout |
| `cart_ts` | Used in connection with checkout |
| `checkout_token` | Used in connection with checkout |
| `secret` | Used in connection with checkout |
| `secure_customer_sig` | Used in connection with customer login |
| `storefront_digest` | Used in connection with customer login |
| `_shopify_u` | Used to facilitate updating customer account information |

### Reporting and Analytics

| Name | Function |
|------|----------|
| `_tracking_consent` | Tracking preferences |
| `_landing_page` | Track landing pages |
| `_orig_referrer` | Track landing pages |
| `_s`, `_shopify_fs`, `_shopify_s`, `_shopify_y`, `_y` | Shopify analytics |
| `_shopify_sa_p`, `_shopify_sa_t` | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals |

The length of time that a cookie remains depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. You can control cookies through your browser settings. For more information, see www.allaboutcookies.org.

## Do Not Track

Because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to "Do Not Track" signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.

## Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

## Contact

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at **support@samuraitcg.shop** or by mail using the details provided below:

**Drawing LLC **
, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority.