Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 21, 2026
Northwoods BST is operated by Northwoods BST LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company and the data controller for the information described below.
What we collect
- Account information - email, name, password (hashed), account-type declaration
- Listings + messages - content you post or send
- Device fingerprint - anonymous browser fingerprint via FingerprintJS, used solely for anti-abuse signal at signup time
- Payment information - handled by Stripe; we never store card numbers or CVVs
- Pre-launch signups - if you provide your email on our pre-launch holding page, we store it (email + signup timestamp + UTM source if present in the link you arrived from + your browser's User-Agent header) for the sole purpose of sending you a single notification when we launch. We don't sell, share, or otherwise use this data. To request deletion, email admin@northwoodsbst.com.
What we do with it
- Operate the platform (display listings, route messages, deliver subscription benefits)
- Detect and respond to abuse (ban evasion, fraud, prohibited content)
- Send transactional emails (auth, account-state, payments - never marketing without opt-in)
What we don't do
- Sell or rent your personal data
- Share data with third parties beyond service providers
- Track you across the web
Your choices
- Notification preferences - toggle per-event email types at /account/notifications
- Read receipts - opt out under the Privacy section of /account/notifications
- Account deletion - delete your account anytime at /account/delete. We keep your data for 30 days in case you change your mind; email admin@northwoodsbst.com within that window to get it back. After 30 days it's erased for good. Signing up again with the same email erases the old account right away.
Cookies
Northwoods BST uses essential cookies only - session cookies for sign-in, CSRF tokens, and the cookie that records your firearms-category age affirmation.