Privacy Policy
Effective date: [DATE]
Shelf Test Studio ("we", "I") is a one-person business in Texas, USA, run by [LEGAL NAME / BUSINESS NAME]. We make video teardowns of Steam store pages. This page explains what we collect, why, and what you can ask us to do with it.
What we collect
When you join the founding list, we ask for:
- Your email address (required), so we can reply to you, send your order and tell you when founding slots open.
- Your Steam store page URL (required), so we know which public page to review.
- Which audit sounds most useful (optional): Quick Look, Full Teardown, Fix Pack or "not sure yet". This helps us plan which options to offer.
That's it for sign-ups. We don't ask for your Steamworks login, ever. If you choose to email us extra details (like wishlist numbers), we use them only for your teardown.
When you buy: payment is handled by our payment provider [Stripe or Gumroad]. They collect your card details and billing info under their own privacy policy. We never see or store your full card number. We receive a record of the sale (such as your name, email, amount and date).
Basic technical data: our website host (Cloudflare) may process technical data like your IP address and browser type to deliver and protect the site. We don't add advertising or analytics trackers to this site. The sign-up form is embedded from Tally (tally.so), so your browser loads it from Tally's servers.
How we use it
- To deliver the teardown you ordered and answer your questions.
- To send you a short note when founding slots open (you can opt out anytime).
- To keep basic business and tax records.
We don't sell or rent your information, and we don't use it to train AI models.
Who we share it with
Only the services we need to run the business, and only for that purpose:
- Website hosting: Cloudflare.
- Sign-up form: Tally (tally.so).
- Payments: [Stripe or Gumroad].
- Email and file delivery: [e.g. Gmail / Google Drive]; videos are delivered as private or unlisted links [e.g. YouTube unlisted]. Anyone you forward an unlisted link to can watch it.
We may also share information if the law requires it.
How long we keep it
Sign-up emails: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Order records: as long as needed for tax and accounting purposes. Teardown videos and notes: [e.g. 12 months] after delivery, unless you ask us to delete them sooner.
Your choices
You can ask us to show you, correct or delete the information we hold about you, or to stop emailing you. Email hello@shelfteststudio.com and we'll reply within 30 days. Every marketing email includes a way to unsubscribe.
Visitors outside the US
We're based in the United States and the services we use may store data in the US or elsewhere (for example, Tally stores form data in the EU). If you're in the EU/UK or another region with privacy laws, you have the rights those laws give you, and you can use them by emailing us.
Children
This service is for game developers and studios. It isn't meant for children under 13 and we don't knowingly collect their information.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date above. Big changes will be announced by email to people on our list.